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Why U.S. Oil Companies Are Not Plugging the World’s Energy Gap
ByRebecca F. Elliott May 1, 2026

American producers are under pressure from investors to keep spending in check, and they are wary of drilling more wells because they are not sure oil prices will stay high.

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Iran War Drives Deeper Oil Shock Than Prices Reveal
ByRebecca F. Elliott April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don’t fully capture the scale of the disruption.

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As Gas Prices Spike, California Is Hit Hardest
ByIvan Penn and Kurtis Lee March 25, 2026

A gallon has climbed to nearly $6 in the state, about $2 above the national average.

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Energy Crisis Will Not Be Resolved Quickly if War Ends, I.E.A. Chief Warns
ByRavi Mattu March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Fatih Birol, the leader of the International Energy Agency, said the Iran war was a bigger crisis than the two oil shocks in the 1970s combined.

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Chevron Agrees to Explore Oil and Gas Work in Syria
ByChristina Goldbaum February 4, 2026

Chevron has signed an initial agreement to start working in Syria, weeks after the Syrian government seized control of key oil and gas fields in the north of the country.

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Trump Says U.S. Is ‘In Charge’ of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It
ByEdward Wong January 4, 2026January 5, 2026

The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country’s acting leadership.

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U.S. Oil ‘Quarantine’ of Venezuela Will Remain, and Troops Could Land, Rubio Says
ByEdward Wong January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration would work with Venezuela’s acting leader, Delcy Rodríguez, a Maduro ally, to get foreign investment into the oil industry.

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Israel Approves $37 Billion Deal to Deliver Gas to Egypt
ByEphrat Livni and Johnatan Reiss December 17, 2025December 18, 2025

Israel’s granting of an export permit is the final step to allow the deal, first announced by energy companies in August, to proceed.

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Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro
ByEdward Wong and Julian E. Barnes December 16, 2025December 17, 2025

In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority.

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A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
ByRebecca F. Elliott and Peter Eavis December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

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