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Trump-supporter CEO calls out administration’s ethane export ban to China: ‘These kinds of actions rarely hurt the intended target and often backfire’

About half of all ethane exports go to China to feed its petrochemical manufacturing industry.

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Halliburton CEO: Oil and gas markets are “softer” than expected and will remain weak for all of 2025

The oil sector braces for a bearish back half of 2025 while remaining optimistic for the long run.

22.07.2025 1

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Chevron wins huge legal fight against Exxon to close $53 billion Hess acquisition—getting access to the biggest oil discovery of the century

The landmark legal ruling gives Chevron entry into the massive oil discovery in Guyana.

18.07.2025 10

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Kinder Morgan kicks off oil and gas earnings season with a bullish outlook, in part thanks to thirsty data centers

The company is focused on building pipelines to feed data center growth from Arizona to South Carolina and beyond.

17.07.2025 1

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At its centennial, Caterpillar finds its growth is now led by powering data centers

The rise in global energy demand fuels Caterpillar’s growth.

11.07.2025 3

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Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will accelerate an American energy crisis—and it could cost the U.S. the AI race

The megabill just passed by Congress handicaps clean energy when the U.S. needs more power more quickly.

03.07.2025 4

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Renewables leaders parse the damage to their industry as Senate approaches vote on ‘big beautiful bill’

Renewables energy leaders are watching closely to see what becomes of tax credits, rules about transferring credits, and sourcing from foreign...

27.06.2025 3

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After denying reports of BP takeover, Shell is legally barred from making an offer for six months—and there are no other suitors in sight

A theoretical Shell-BP combination would carry debt and anti-trust issues while requiring greater layoffs and divestments.

26.06.2025 10

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Shell denies reports of BP mega-merger of Big Oil rivals

A Shell-BP deal would represent the biggest energy deal of the century—if not ever.

25.06.2025 8

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The global oil and gas industry is ‘deteriorating,’ says top credit ratings agency

Fitch lowered its 2025 rating of the global oil sector from "neutral" to "deteriorating."

11.06.2025 10

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How a little-known Texas city turned into the energy export gateway of the country

The completion of a channel deepening and widening project is taking the booming Port of Corpus Christi to new heights—and depths.

06.06.2025 9

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As China restricts rare earths, Trump targets ethane in plastics manufacturing blow

Trump administration denies ethane exports to China in trade war escalation.

05.06.2025 4

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EOG Resources bets big on Ohio oil boom with $5.6 billion Encino deal

EOG aims to consolidate the Utica shale oil window, anticipating a potential boom in Ohio.

30.05.2025 6

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How Trump and Williams reviving the Constitution Pipeline may result in another New York gas project proceeding instead

Williams Cos. is resurrecting the previously killed Constitution Pipeline and Northeast Supply Enhancement projects two months after President Trump...

30.05.2025 10

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NRG CEO Larry Coben rides the power wave with big deals as the S&P 500’s biggest riser in 2025

NRG is doubling its natural gas-fired power plant fleet through acquisitions and preparing to thrive with or without the data center power boom.

27.05.2025 10

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Why filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve could be the secret to success of Trump’s Middle East visit

President Trump and OPEC both want increased oil production, but there could be a solution to their difference on opinion on prices.

16.05.2025 6

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BP’s chief U.S. economist worries China is winning the global energy war. Here’s why

Renewable energy should double worldwide by 2050 while global oil demand is likely to peak in a decade, energy economists said.

14.05.2025 4

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NRG acquiring LS Power portfolio for nearly $10 billion to compete in “power-demand supercycle” of data centers

NRG scaling up with natural gas power to meet data center demand and help balance renewable power on electric grids.

12.05.2025 5

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As the oil industry freezes up, ConocoPhillips CEO warns against cutting production too fast: ‘Don’t whipsaw this thing too hard right now’

“The ultimate depth and duration of this current price environment remains unclear,” said ConocoPhillips chairman and CEO Ryan Lance in the...

09.05.2025 3

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A top CEO declared the U.S. oil industry has ‘peaked’

“We’re a little over 100 days into this new administration and, ‘Good Lord.' There’s been a tremendous amount of volatility introduced."

06.05.2025 10

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Sunoco buying Parkland for $9 billion to create largest retail fueling and convenience store giant in the Americas

Canada's Parkland is selling after losing a bitter proxy fight to billionaire Kyffin Simpson.

05.05.2025 10

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Exxon and Chevron hold the line against tariffs, OPEC, and plunging oil prices

Exxon Mobil and Chevron are pushing back on “shortsighted” investors and maintaining their growth plans even as they feud with each other.

03.05.2025 4

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Top US solar firm sees stock plunge after big guidance drop from ‘significant challenges’ of Trump tariffs

Renewable energy faces a potential double whammy of tariffs and tax credit reductions.

01.05.2025 10

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The CEO of Australia gas giant Woodside explains what’s driving its ‘single biggest investment’ in US

Woodside now homes in on new financial partners for its $175 billion project.

30.04.2025 20

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Halliburton CEO sees ‘more risk’ to company’s outlook than 3 months ago

Crude prices, tariffs contribute to a North American slowdown for Halliburton and the industry.

23.04.2025 6

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As Big Oil producers start exploring again, the Gulf of Mexico is making a comeback with new projects from Chevron, Shell, and BP

New technologies and cost savings are unlocking Big Oil projects in the Gulf.

22.04.2025 6

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As Trump escalates his war against wind energy, giant 54-turbine project off the coast of New York ceases construction

The project was slated to power the equivalent of 500,000 New York homes.

17.04.2025 2

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Phillips 66 and activist investor Elliott face off on a classic conglomerate quandary: Are the pieces of a huge company worth more together or broken up?

Elliott aims to replace much of the board and break up Phillips 66 into parts to potentially maximize value.

13.04.2025 7

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In the reeling energy sector, an unexpected OPEC production hike plus tariff fears send oil prices plunging 7%

The 'bloom is off the rose' for Trump and the energy sector as stocks and prices plunge

03.04.2025 3

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