Venezuela oil revival reality
In the early parts of 2026, the global energy world watched with stunned anticipation as United States’ troops captured Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. This...
Venezuela energy crisis
Venezuela has faced increasingly frequent power outages in recent years, due to decades of underinvestment in the country’s energy infrastructure, much of which has...
Venezuelan oil comeback
In the early hours of January 3, 2026, President Trump carried out a unilateral military operation in Venezuela in which the South American country’s...
The Global Oil Surplus
In early December of 2025, the International Energy Agency (IEA) once again shifted its global market outlook for 2026. Contrary to the trend in...
Trump U.S. Steel Strategy
Trump U.S. Steel Strategy and the Future of American Steel Following the takeover of U.S. Steel by the Japanese firm Nippon Steel earlier this year,...
As America moves towards an AI-enabled economy, the demand for reliable, high-density power is reaching unprecedented levels. Data centers, which serve as the backbone...
United States rare earths
Originally published December 18, 2025 Updated by Kym Bolado on December 22, 2025 The Trump administration has emphasized the need to develop the United States’ critical...
Small modular reactor funding
The United States government has shown significant interest in expanding the country’s nuclear energy industry in recent months, and this does not just mean...
Trump administration gasoline vehicles
The Trump administration has announced changes to fuel efficiency requirements on a wide range of new vehicles, which is expected to hit the electric...
Rick Figueroa talked to us from his ranch in Brenham, Texas, where he spends most of his time with his wife and four children...