In a Warming World, Clean Energy Stocks Fall While Oil Prospers

In a Warming World, Clean Energy Stocks Fall While Oil Prospers

The market is focused on making money now and isn’t heeding urgent warnings about climate change, our columnist says.
Chasing Big Mergers, Oil Executives Dismiss Peak Oil Concerns

Chasing Big Mergers, Oil Executives Dismiss Peak Oil Concerns

Exxon Mobil and Chevron are spending tens of billions of dollars buying oil and gas assets, betting that the International Energy Agency’s predictions of declining oil demand are wrong.
Big Oil Gets Bigger as ESG Funds Are Falling Out of Favor

Big Oil Gets Bigger as ESG Funds Are Falling Out of Favor

Chevron’s $53 billion bid for Hess may drive consolidation in the oil patch. Meanwhile, investors are pulling back from climate-focused investment products.
Exxon Acquires Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 Billion

Exxon Acquires Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 Billion

The acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, Exxon’s largest since its merger with Mobil in 1999, increases the company’s presence in the Permian basin in Texas and New Mexico.