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President Donald Trump has been busy reversing the Biden administration’s so-called climate policies from the moment he was sworn in. He declared a national energy emergency, revoked the Biden ban on new LNG export capacity, and suspended some $300 billion in funding for transition projects in the country. With that, …

In classic Trump fashion, the President declared at the World Economic Forum in Davos, “Nothing can destroy coal. Not the weather, not a bomb. It’s a great backup.” These words, delivered with signature bravado, sent a warm glow through U.S. coal producers—along with a noticeable bump in their stock prices. …

Despite President Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” policies, it will be oil prices and Wall Street that will determine how much U.S. oil production will grow in the near term, shale investors and executives say. President Trump signed on his first day in office an executive order to unleash America’s energy …

Bitcoin hit record highs on Monday, as President- Donald Trump, and First Lady-again Melania Trump launched their meme coins, days ahead of the inauguration. The cryptocurrency leader reached above $108,000(£88,668) for the first time ever on Monday morning, ahead of Trump’s official return to office. Susannah Streeter, head of money …

U.S. President Donald Trump revoked offshore oil and gas leasing bans that effectively blocked drilling in most U.S. coastal waters as he made sweeping moves his first hours in office to unleash American energy development. Trump’s move came as part of a broad assault on executive orders issued by former …

Ever since President-elect Donald Trump started talking about tariffs, Canada’s government has gone through a transformation. Overtly not huge fans of oil and gas, the ministers in Ottawa suddenly turned defensive. The latest to do that was resource minister Jonathan Wilkinson, who this week threatened in-kind retaliation against Trump’s tariffs. …

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to take over control of the Panama Canal unless the Panamanian authorities stop charging excessive rate for the use of the chokepoint. “Has anyone ever heard of the Panama Canal?” Trump said at a conservative event in Arizona, as quoted by Reuters. “Because we’re being …

Producers in the Permian basin, America’s top oil producing region, have made a lot of progress in reducing methane emissions, a recent report suggests, but the incoming Trump Administration could undo some of that progress, environmentalists warn. The Biden Administration has enacted rules on reducing emissions from oil and gas …

The rise of data centers and their quest for renewable energy to power AI technology will boost the growth of renewables even under President Donald Trump, the Americas head of Japan’s biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, told Reuters. “The new administration will be more constructive on fossil fuels, but …

The transition team of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump is drafting an energy package to expand domestic oil and gas drilling on federal lands and offshore lease sales, in addition to expediting LNG export permits, Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources with knowledge of the plans. President-elect Trump has vowed …