Shell and Equinor Oil and Gas Production Is Blocked at Sites Off British Coast

A court in Scotland blocked the production of oil and gas on Thursday at two large project sites being developed in British waters until their impact on climate change can…

Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers

The artificial intelligence boom has turbocharged demand for electricity, and everyone who is anyone in the U.S. energy industry wants a piece of the action. The latest entrant is Chevron,…

Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

President Trump is swinging American energy policy sharply in favor of fossil fuels, but oil and gas companies say those changes won’t push them to engage in the frenzy of…

Doug Burgum, Trump’s Pick for Interior Secretary, Gets His Confirmation Hearing

Walleye cakes, peach cobbler and wine provided by North Dakota’s top energy lobbying group were on the menu in May when Doug Burgum, then the governor, invited oil and gas…

Are Biden and Trump at Odds on Global Energy Strategy? Maybe Not So Much.

At their confirmation hearings on Wednesday, the two men in line to oversee the United States’ global energy policies, Senator Marco Rubio and the fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, are…

Choice for Energy Secretary Has Been an Evangelist for Fossil Fuels

Chris Wright, Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy, landed the job during his first encounter with the past and future president. The founder and chief executive…

U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.

For years, as oil and gas companies increased production, they hired lots of workers, enriching communities across the United States. That is no longer true. The country is pumping more…