Culture
Retail giant raises motor oil price, caps customer purchases as Iran war drags on(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Costco is rationing motor oil and nearly doubling the price of its Kirkland Signature product as turmoil in global oil markets during the Iran… Read More
World
Energy secretary gives reality check after US military takes out 3 Iranian oil tankers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Secretary of Energy Chris Wright outlined America’s long-term goal for securing global trade passing through the Strait of Hormuz even as its conflict with… Read More
World
With eye on midterms, U.S. wages quiet war as Iran tries to get loudA series of inconsequential attacks from Iran on U.S. assets in the Middle East hit Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait, which the U.S. says resulted in no casualties for Americans. … Read More
World
Trump, Venezuela announce historic oil deal as Democrats, China fumePresident Donald Trump announced the U.S. is close to completing what he called history’s largest oil deal, with Venezuela, which could give America control of 65 billion barrels of… Read More
World
Why this small island chain could be the first domino in a Taiwan war(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Chinese first strike against Taiwan could place American forces across the western Pacific at risk while threatening semiconductor supply chains underpinning large portions… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court to kick off next term with high-stakes climate change caseThe Supreme Court is set to begin its next term with a blockbuster climate change case that will determine if local governments can hold oil companies accountable for their alleged contributions to… Read More
World
U.S. launches ‘powerful strikes’ against Iran, halts oil sales(The Center Square) – The United States on Tuesday launched a “series of powerful strikes” against Iran in response to attacks on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Read More
World
Trump lifts sanctions on Iran, undercutting China as American energy prices begin to easeThe Treasury Department announced Monday that it issued a temporary license authorizing Iranian oil sales in a move analysts told The Lion hinders China, while the U.S. still skirts… Read More
Culture
‘Global trade on American terms’: US becomes world’s top oil exporterThe U.S. has become the world’s top oil exporter as the conflict between Washington and Iran appears to wind down, according to a Reuters report. America has now led the world… Read More
Government
Rubio sanctions Cuba’s oil machine(The Daily Signal) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced multiple sanctions against the Cuban communist regime, this time targeting the regime’s cash cow. “Today, I… Read More
World
The Red Sea is closed for business(Daily Caller News Foundation) – As Iran-backed Yemeni Armed Forces threaten Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, shipping companies steer clear. Major global shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd told the… Read More
World
Maduro’s grip over Venezuela has ended, but cleaning up his regime’s mess is another story(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Venezuela is no longer locked in the same Maduro-era standoff with Washington, but the country remains poor, politically fragile and its future is deeply… Read More
World
Taliban gets into the oil game(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Taliban has just opened the spigot on five new oil wells in Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrew from the country during the… Read More
World
Cuba’s officially out of oil(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Cuba’s communist government confirmed on Friday what many of us predicted months ago: The island nation has officially run out of oil. Read More
World
Iranian drone strikes oil tanker as gas hits new high in conflict; Trump warns hesitant alliesIran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker off the Dubai coast on Tuesday, according to multiple reports, as global gas prices continue to climb. An Iranian drone hit the vessel shortly after midnight local time,… Read More
Government
California ‘engineered the conditions’ for gas crisis hammering state harder than nationFollowing Operation Epic Fury, supply chain disruptions have ricocheted across the market and hiked gas costs for the average American – with Californians paying the prettiest penny at the pump. Though AAA data… Read More
World
Cuba goes dark after power grid collapseCuba’s power grid suffered a complete collapse Monday, leaving around 10 million people without electricity. The nation’s grid operator, Unión Eléctrica, announced the news on social media and said it would continue providing… Read More
Opinion
US energy realism pays off in Iran crisis(The Daily Signal) – The Iran war has exposed the fragility of much of the world’s energy system. Years of political theater disguised as climate policy—demonizing fossil fuels and… Read More
World
Venezuela opens oil to private investors(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Venezuela’s government on Thursday approved opening the country’s oil sector to private investors. This move ended decades of state control over the oil… Read More
World
America poised to be ‘master of the hemisphere’ after Trump’s Maduro takedown, energy experts say(Daily Caller News Foundation) – After President Donald Trump’s removal of Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. has emerged as the “master of the hemisphere” and is positioned… Read More