Why China is Winning the Nuclear Energy Race | OilPrice.com Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is a writer and journalist based in Mexico City. She has extensive experience writing and editing environmental features, travel pieces, local news in the… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Feb 17, 2025, 2:00 PM CST China has significantly increased...Continue Reading

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pressuring the country’s environmental regulators to approve oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, arguing that revenue from this new fossil fuel supply could help finance a transition to green energy. Located in the Equatorial Margin, the offshore site, Bloc 59, is about 160 kilometers...Continue Reading

Trump Administration Cuts Spark Chaos at Nuclear Agency | OilPrice.com Kurt Cobb Kurt Cobb is a freelance writer and communications consultant who writes frequently about energy and environment. His work has also appeared in The Christian Science… More Info Premium Content By Kurt Cobb – Feb 17, 2025, 1:00 PM CST The Trump administration’s firings...Continue Reading

U.S. Fuel Prices Surge On Refinery Maintenance And Outages | OilPrice.com Alex Kimani Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com.  More Info Related News By Alex Kimani – Feb 17, 2025, 12:30 PM CST U.S. gasoline prices have resumed their uptrend, with AAA reporting the national average at $3.161...Continue Reading

A US start-up has formally entered the running to build four micro-nuclear plants in South Wales without a dime from the taxpayer. Washington-based Last Energy on Monday announced confirmation from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) that it had entered the nuclear site licensing process for the plans. The ONR’s notice follows seven months of...Continue Reading

Global Warming May Be Reducing Wind Speeds in Europe | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Feb 17, 2025, 11:30 AM CST Global warming makes Europe’s summers less windy, which reduces wind power generation and could strain European electricity systems which are increasingly relying...Continue Reading

Upstream Oil Investment Needs 30% Boost to Meet Demand | OilPrice.com Tsvetana Paraskova Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews.  More Info Premium Content By Tsvetana Paraskova – Feb 17, 2025, 11:00 AM CST The slow pace of the energy transition,...Continue Reading

Drone Attack in Southern Russia Disrupts Kazakhstan’s Oil Flows | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Feb 17, 2025, 10:00 AM CST A drone attack on a major pumping station of a pipeline in southern Russia on Monday disrupted crude oil flows from Kazakhstan,...Continue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declined a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to acquire approximately 50% of Ukraine’s rare earth mineral rights. Valued at several trillion dollars, Ukraine’s mineral reserves include lithium, titanium, and graphite which are essential for high-tech industries. The proposal was delivered by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as part of...Continue Reading

Russia and U.S. to Discuss Relations in Saudi Arabia Meeting | OilPrice.com RFE/RL staff RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many… More Info Premium Content By RFE/RL staff – Feb 17, 2025, 9:00 AM CST Volodymyr Zelenskyy...Continue Reading