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Utility giant Duke Energy plans to spend industry record $103 billion on growth as data centers and affordability take center stage

Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are all expanding in the Duke service footprint.

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California’s oil and jet fuel supply is getting slammed by a perfect storm of unfortunate timing—and help is years away

California's refinery closures near Los Angeles and San Francisco are occurring just as the Iran war limits global supplies.

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Feud between AI power startup Fermi and its fired CEO and top shareholder heats up over proposed sale

The former CEO wants to sell the company to make money for shareholders rather than see Fermi's plans to fruition.

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Halliburton CEO: U.S. oil is in the ‘early innings’ of a rebound—and a drilling ramp-up is coming

The smaller U.S. producers are the first movers bringing new oil wells online.

21.04.2026 4

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Struggling AI power startup Fermi loses its CEO and CFO for ‘2.0’ reset

Fermi touts "acceleration in customer conversations" since the leadership changes.

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Iran and White House say the Strait of Hormuz is ‘completely open.’ But it definitely isn’t—at least for now

Iran remains unwilling to give up its control over the Strait of Hormuz for now.

17.04.2026 4

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Why no nation is truly ‘energy independent’ while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed

The U.S. blockade is working, but a potential global recession still looms.

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U.S. utilities are planning a $1.4 trillion spending spree, up 30%, over the next five years amid the AI construction boom

Capital spending plans and consumer rate hikes are rising in tandem even though they aren't directly linked.

14.04.2026 6

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With the U.S. now blockading the Strait of Hormuz, the focus is on who has ‘the guts to go through first’

A coalition of U.S. allies is now working on a plan to safely secure the Strait of Hormuz.

13.04.2026 8

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Former ‘Citgo 6’ political prisoner sees ‘karma’ in Maduro ouster, but Venezuelan oil won’t rebound until there’s true regime change

Former 'Citgo Six' captive sees democratic elections as the only way to build international business trust in Venezuela again.

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Data centers and gas demand make boring pipelines great again

Williams is the "poster child" for gas pipeline and power growth amid the new construction boom.

11.04.2026 3

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The Iran war is either concluding with the world worse off, or escalation is just delayed again

Iran aims to control the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint for the foreseeable future with or without a ceasefire, experts said.

08.04.2026 4

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Iran’s military may be decimated, but it’s winning the energy war as it controls who gets cargoes through the Strait of Hormuz

The war of attrition in Iran could lead to an Iranian "major victory" if the U.S. withdraws without controlling commerce.

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Microsoft and Chevron enter exclusivity deal on powering West Texas AI data center complex

The colocated data center and power plant campus would start with 2.5 gigawatts of power and the potential to double that size.

01.04.2026 7

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Trump has a labyrinth of bad options in the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s why some warn that walking away could transcend ‘our defeat in Vietnam’

Ceding control of the Strait of Hormuz would represent a U.S. defeat worse than Vietnam, critics said.

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Former BP CEO takes over Wyoming data center developer, as first woman leader of Big Oil giant becomes new BP chief

The former BP chief is entering the AI age with American data center projects.

31.03.2026 9

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Emerald AI raises $25 million from Nvidia and others to build a fast pass for data centers connecting to the grid

Emerald AI touts new fundraising success and partnerships with utilities and power generators.

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Energy ‘vulnerable’ India seeks U.S. help to produce more oil and wean itself off Russia, Middle East reliance amid geopolitical turmoil

Cairn Oil & Gas aims to rapidly grow as India's top private energy producer.

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Hyperscalers often lack the ‘aptitude’ on power as the political push picks up to expedite grid connections and pipelines

A bevy of efforts in the federal bureaucracy and Congress are underway to expedite power generation, pipelines, transmission, and grid...

30.03.2026 8

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An uneasy mix of celebration and anxiety dominates the ‘Davos of energy’ as the month-long Iran war further disrupts the global economy

The longer the Iran war lasts the more long-term demand destruction, inflation, and a global recession take hold.

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Meta orders 10 gas-fired power plants for its Hyperion AI campus in rural Louisiana—more than triple the initial plan

The Meta AI complex represents an over 30% increase to Louisiana’s total power grid capacity.

27.03.2026 6

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Dow CEO warns petrochemical shortage from Iran war could fuel inflation for rest of the year

Dow chairman and CEO Jim Fitterling estimates unwinding the shortages could take up to 275 days.

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U.S. natural gas exporters literally answer Asia’s calls for ‘help’ from the Iran war, but aid can’t come overnight

Global natural gas shortfalls from Qatari facility damages may last years, but a massive wave of U.S. export growth is underway.

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Trump despises wind farms so much he’s paying a French energy giant $1 billion to stop building them and invest in natural gas instead

Speaking at the CERAWeek by S&P Global event in Houston, TotalEnergies chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné said he is opting “not to litigate, but to...

23.03.2026 6

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Chevron’s CEO says oil prices are still too low—and the effects of the Strait of Hormuz closure are not ‘fully priced in’

“Physical supply changes don’t respond immediately,” said Wirth. “Even when strait reopens at some point, it will take time.”

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Three weeks into the Iran war that’s requested $200 billion, here’s what success for Trump might look like

The top priority remains reopening the Strait of Hormuz after the military offensive achieves enough success to weaken Iranian capabilities.

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Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but it can’t solve for the Strait of Hormuz ‘math problem’

Venezuelan oil is a 'drop in the bucket' of the global supply shortage triggered by the Iran war.

17.03.2026 10

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Skyrocketing energy prices and inflation woes mount as the ‘absurd’ reality in Iran sinks in

Energy prices may jump to all-time highs soon as the Iran war escalates without a ceasefire or a clear victory.

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Exxon, Chevron, and other US oil and gas producers and refiners hit all-time-high stock values amid Iran war while consumers pay the price

The U.S. aims to fill gaps in global oil and gas demand from the Iran war, but big worldwide shortfalls mean big profits.

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Oil and gas shutdowns in Iraq and Kuwait widen the Iran war’s impact on energy prices, while the U.S. lines up insurance and naval escorts in response

The U.S. plans to offer tanker and cargo insurance in a scramble to get exports moving—and ease prices.

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Trump pledged the ‘free flow of energy’ from the Middle East, and he has a week to show progress before prices really spike again

Solving the insurance and security issues is massive so long as Iran can still strike tankers.

05.03.2026 20

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U.S. oil and gas exporters can’t fill the Middle East supply gap, but Trump’s pledge to insure and protect tankers stems the tide on surging prices

Energy prices continue to spike, but a worst-case scenario has yet to unfold.

03.03.2026 10

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Energy markets offer ‘relatively small reaction’ to Iran war, but prices would spike if oil and gas aren’t flowing by the end of the week

Crude prices jumped 6% March 2, but they've risen 25% since the beginning of the year as Iranian tensions escalated.

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Your utility bills keep going up. Here’s everyone you can blame—AI data centers included

Utilities announce hundreds of billions in spending as data centers boom and ratepayers' costs rise.

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Google is building a bevy of renewable energy in Minnesota—including the world’s largest battery system providing power for a whopping 100 hours

Form Energy is nearly ready to go public and scale up with its 100-hour battery storage systems.

28.02.2026 20

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Trump loves cheap gas—but a military conflict in Iran could nearly double your price at the pump

As Trump builds the biggest military force since 2003 outside Iran, the U.S. impacts could swing from $2.50 to $5 gasoline.

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Cuba is quickly nearing a point of no return as the U.S. weaponizes its Venezuelan oil supplies

A U.S. resolution in Cuba may not require full regime change, as the Cuban leadership rapidly runs out of options.

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Forgent’s IPO is ‘bringing sexy back’ to the electrical equipment helping power the AI boom, CEO says

Forgent is riding the data center and power grid boom with a nationwide manufacturing expansion.

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Sam Altman’s fusion startup Helion Energy hits 150 million degree plasma temperature—a milestone that could bring first grid power in 2028

Helion Energy achieves plasma at a stunning 150 million degree Celsius, well above the threshold to eventually generate stable fusion power.

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The Trump administration calls its climate change policy shift the ‘largest deregulatory action’ in history—but experts say the impact will be limited

The EPA rescission sets a dangerous environmental precedent, critics say. But legal challenges and prevailing trends mean the industry won’t...

12.02.2026 10

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Big Oil embraces global exploration again as Chevron returns to Libya

American Big Oil is returning to countries in the Middle East, Africa, and beyond to find new sources of oil and gas.

12.02.2026 10

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The Trump administration is touting approvals for oil-exporting hubs in the Gulf of Mexico—but no one seems to want to build them

The Texas GulfLink project was just licensed to build an oil-shipping hub 30 miles into the U.S. Gulf, but demand for such projects has tumbled.

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Next-gen nuclear’s tipping point: Meta and hyperscalers start deals with Bill Gates’ TerraPower, Sam Altman-backed Oklo, and more

Meta, Google, Amazon, and more all hope to lean on a nuclear construction boom to power AI.

08.02.2026 10

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New ‘Project Vault’ critical minerals stockpile is ‘first step of many’ needed for U.S. to break China’s supply-chain chokehold

The new stockpile plans are compared the the 50-year-old Strategic Petroleum Reserve, created in response to the 1973 Arab oil embargo.

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Devon Energy CEO: ‘Stars align’ to acquire Coterra for nearly $26 billion as merger mania returns to the oilfield

The massive Permian Basin merger creates a combined Devon with a $58 billion enterprise value.

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Exxon and Chevron decline new spending in Venezuela while taking a wait-and-see approach for the years ahead

Exxon maintains long-term interest in Venezuela despite Trump's threat to keep the company out, while Chevron aims to hike its Venezuelan volumes...

31.01.2026 20

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‘The new politics of electricity’: Utilities seek $31 billion in hikes as voters revolt over soaring bills

This year promises new scrutiny for justifying rate hikes and pressuring hyperscalers to cover their own power generation costs.

29.01.2026 10

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Trump administration buys stake in USA Rare Earth as wave of government deals in critical minerals continues

The White House stake in USA Rare Earth could exceed 15% for the mining and magnet-manufacturing player.

27.01.2026 20

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American oil company CEOs feel increasingly ‘slighted’ by Trump’s focus on Venezuela: ‘That’s bad for U.S. producers’

Trump's fixation on hiking oil volumes from OPEC and Venezuela to lower prices at the pump is leaving U.S. oil producers annoyed with weak domestic...

23.01.2026 10

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Greenland rare earths mining company stock spikes nearly 150% on Trump ‘trepidation’

Critical Metals aims to launch heavy construction in early 2027 in Greenland to break China's chokehold on rare earths.

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