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Rebecca F. Elliott
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Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump’s Efforts to Slow It
With federal subsidies ending or becoming hard to claim, companies are racing ahead with solar, wind and battery projects.
Unexpected Critics of Trump’s Attacks on Wind Energy: Oil Executives
Business leaders and trade organizations have been especially worried by attempts to stop work on wind farms that had already secured federal approval.
California’s High Gas Prices Could Climb Further as Refineries Close
The state has led the country in adopting electric cars and reducing gas use, but it now faces much higher gas prices as oil companies…
Exxon Wants to Make More of the Materials Needed for E.V. Batteries
The oil giant said Tuesday that it was acquiring assets from a Chicago company as it looks to start producing graphite, a key battery ingredient,…
The Biggest U.S. Oil Companies Are Eliminating Thousands of Jobs
ConocoPhillips of Houston on Wednesday announced plans to reduce its global work force by up to 25 percent.
America’s Clean Hydrogen Dreams Are Fading, Again
The market for the clean-burning fuel remains nascent, costs are rising, and Congress just put a lucrative tax credit out of reach for many companies.
Exxon Chief Says Demand for Oil Remains ‘Very, Very Strong.’
The largest U.S. energy companies reported their lowest second-quarter profits in years, as tariffs have weighed on oil prices.
Chevron Wins Green Light to Buy Into One of World’s Hottest Oil Projects
An arbitrator cleared the way for Chevron to buy Hess, allowing the energy giant to acquire a piece of one of the most promising oil…
Energy Markets Wait to See if Iran Will Close the Strait of Hormuz
Crude oil futures will begin trading at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, providing an early look at the market’s reaction to the U.S. strikes.
Oil Prices Climb as Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Surrender’
They rose more than 4 percent as traders wondered if the United States would take a more active role in the conflict between Israel and…