Thomas Catenacci

White House Talks Oil With Venezuela In Rare Face-To-Face Meeting

The White House is considering removing sanctions from Venezuela’s energy sector amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis which has sparked higher…

4 years ago

Stock Market Sinks, Oil Tops $130 As West Considers Russian Energy Sanctions

The stock market dropped during early trading Monday after the U.S. benchmark oil index briefly touched its highest level since…

4 years ago

‘Hate To Say It’: Elon Musk Says US Must Boost Fossil Fuel Production ‘Immediately’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the U.S. must “immediately” increase its production of crude oil and natural gas amid the…

4 years ago

Oversight Democrats Quietly Cancel Climate Hearing Into Big Oil ‘Disinformation’ Amid Ukraine Crisis

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee abruptly canceled a hearing that was intended to be part of a monthslong probe…

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Massive Bipartisan Coalition Introduces Legislation Banning Russian Oil Imports

A group of bicameral Republican and Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would prohibit the U.S. from importing Russian oil…

4 years ago

Nancy Pelosi Echoes Republicans’ Calls For Russian Oil Import Ban

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would support a ban on Russian oil imports, aligning herself with bipartisan lawmakers pushing…

4 years ago

France Seizes Russian Energy Oligarch’s $120 Million Super-Yacht

The French government seized a massive yacht belonging to Russian oligarch Igor Setchin, the head of a state-run energy giant,…

4 years ago

White House Finally Announces Sanctions Targetting Russian Energy Sector … Kinda’

The Biden administration unveiled a round of sanctions Wednesday, sort of targeting a tiny portion of Russia’s massive oil and…

4 years ago

How Biden’s Energy Policies Enabled Putin’s Aggression In Ukraine

President Joe Biden has pushed an aggressive anti-fossil fuels agenda since taking office, harming U.S. energy independence goals and enabling…

4 years ago

Oil Hits 11-Year High As Big Oil Dumps Russia, White House Mulls Energy Sanctions

The price of crude oil touched its highest level in nearly 11 years on Wednesday amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis…

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Biden Administration Drags Feet On Mandated Keystone XL Economic Fallout Report

The Biden administration has failed to issue a congressionally-mandated study on the consequences of canceling the Keystone XL pipeline more…

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ExxonMobil Joins Other Big Oil Companies In Withdrawing From Russia

U.S. Big Oil corporation ExxonMobil joined multiple other multinational energy firms in announcing that it would distance itself from Russian…

4 years ago

‘Entire World Is Watching’: Manchin Joins Calls For Russian Oil Import Ban

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin doubled down on his call for President Joe Biden to ban all Russian crude…

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Shell Becomes Latest Big Oil Company To Distance Itself From Russia

Big Oil corporation Shell announced Monday that it would leave its partnership and ventures with Russian state-controlled energy giant Gazprom.…

4 years ago

Supreme Court Hears Blockbuster Climate Case With Separation Of Powers Implications

The Supreme Court heard arguments in West Virginia v. EPA on Monday, a blockbuster case that could have major ramifications…

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