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Biden’s Oil Boom: How Fossil Fuels Thrived Despite the White House’s Climate Policies

Record oil production. Booming exports. Rapid jobs growth. Soaring CEO pay and shareholder returns. Almost no matter the metric, the U.S. oil and gas industry has flourished under President Joe Biden, even though his administration has pushed hard to transition the U.S. economy toward a carbon-free future to fight climate change. By Prinz Magtulis, Nichola …

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Shale CEOs Bemoan U.S. Political ‘Uncertainty,’

Bloomberg US oil prices are more than high enough to make drilling new wells profitable but some shale bosses say they’re hesitant because of political and regulatory “uncertainty” that won’t be settled until the November election, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. “Until the next administration is decided, we’re in a state of flux when …

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More Than 20% of Global Oil Refining Capacity at Risk, Analysis Finds

(Reuters) – More than a fifth of global oil refining capacity is at risk of closure, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie found in analysis published on Thursday, as gasoline margins weaken and the pressure to reduce carbon emissions mounts. Of 465 refining assets analysed, the consultancy ranked about 21% of 2023 global refining capacity at some …

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