Energy & Mining
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Granholm Drives U.S. Grid Modernization and Clean Energy Storage
WASHINGTON, July 8 — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has spent the last several years steering the Department of…
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Strait of Hormuz: Key Chokepoint for 20% of Global Oil
MANAMA, July 8 — The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply…
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OPEC’s Production Capacity and Iran’s Role in Global Oil Markets
VIENNA, July 8 — The global oil market is facing a fresh moment of uncertainty, and for communities…
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How the Power Grid Works: Transmission, Distribution, and Frequency
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The United States electric power grid, a sprawling network that the Department of Energy…
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How the Modern Power Grid Works and the Future of Energy Storage
WASHINGTON, July 8 — By the numbers, the U.S. electric grid is a sprawling machine: over 600,000 miles…
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Trump’s Iran ceasefire end sends oil prices surging
WASHINGTON, July 8 — President Donald Trump’s declaration on March 30, 2025, that the ceasefire with Iran is…
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U.S. Power Grid Faces Reliability Challenges as Aging Infrastructure Rises
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The United States electricity grid is a sprawling, aging machine, and the numbers tell…
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How Oil Markets React to Geopolitical Shocks
NEW YORK, July 8 — By the numbers, the oil market’s memory is long and its reflexes are…
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History of U.S. Power Grid: Edison to Regional Links
NEW YORK, July 8 — The figure that matters: 59. That was the number of customers Thomas Edison’s…
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Global Oil Inventories Hit Five-Year Low, Markets Vulnerable
SINGAPORE, July 8 — Global oil inventories are sitting at their lowest level in five years, a fact…
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OPEC’s 64-year influence wanes as OPEC+ extends 2025 output cuts
TEHRAN, July 8 — The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, a group that began with five founding…
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Oil Route at Risk: Strait’s History of Tensions and Threats
TEHRAN, July 8 — A narrow stretch of water between Iran and Oman, the Strait of Hormuz, has…
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Itaipu Dam powers 90% of Paraguay and 15% of Brazil
ASUNCIÓN, July 8 — The Itaipu Dam, a 14,000-megawatt hydroelectric plant straddling the Paraná River on the border…
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Oil Output, Exports, and Strategic Reserves Amid Crisis
TEHRAN, July 8 — Iran pumped 3.8 million barrels of crude per day in 2024, and exported roughly…
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China’s Three Gorges Dam: 22,500 MW Power, Heavy Costs
BEIJING, July 8 — The world’s largest hydroelectric power station, the Three Gorges Dam on China’s Yangtze River,…
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Aswan High Dam Provides Year-Round Irrigation And Power For Egypt
ASWAN, Egypt, July 8 — The Aswan High Dam, a structure that reshaped life along the Nile and…
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Oil Markets React to Geopolitical Shocks: Historical Precedents
LONDON, July 8 — Oil prices surged 6% today as markets priced in the risk of a major…
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Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint Controls Global Oil Supply and Prices
MANILA, July 8 — For communities across Asia that rely on stable energy prices to keep their economies…
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The Strait of Hormuz Calculus Tests Global Energy Security
MANAMA, July 8 — The United States Fifth Fleet, the Navy’s primary combat force across the Persian Gulf…
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Strait of Hormuz Scenarios: Global Oil Supply at Risk
LONDON, July 8 — For all the noise around the geopolitics of the Persian Gulf, the salient point…
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Ceasefire Breakdown Threatens Global Oil Supply Chains
SINGAPORE, July 8 — The global petroleum market is holding its breath, watching a narrow stretch of water…
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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz: 17M Barrels Daily at Economic Risk
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The economic stake in the Strait of Hormuz is enormous, and a new analysis…
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Strait of Hormuz: A History of the World’s Vital Oil Chokepoint
DUBAI, July 8 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the open…
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Russia’s Shadow Fleet Keeps Oil Flowing Amid Sanctions
MOSCOW, July 8 — The shift is subtle but devastating: Ukraine is no longer just fighting Russian troops…
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