Trump says Venezuela sent him 1 million barrels of oil as a ‘gift.’ But the U.S. is reportedly paying for it A gift with a price tag. We Got This Covered · Oct 28
Billionaire oil tycoon Harold Hamm donates $150M to the University of Oklahoma to help study a cause that’s personal to him: diabetes The gift is the largest in OU’s history, and it arrives as Oklahoma ranks near the bottom nationally for health system performance. Fortune · Sep 29
Trump-Allied Continental Resources Signs Deal to Develop 30 Billion-Barrel Region In Venezuela The Orinoco Belt holds the majority of Venezuela's estimated 303 billion barrels of oil reserves. International Business Times · Sep 17
US billionaires are piling millions into Argentina's Shale boom, here’s what is driving it American billionaires are increasing investments in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale basin. Harold Hamm's Continental Resources plans a $4 billion joint venture with Mercuria Energy Group. Peter Thiel's hedge fund acquired a significant stake in Vista Energy, a leading producer. These investments follow President Javier Milei's economic reforms and deregulation. Vaca… The Economic Times · Aug 24
More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda US courts, scholars and Democrats are pushing back against the president’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels The Guardian - US · Feb 10
Trump to huddle with U.S. oil executives Friday on Venezuela Boosting output from the nation's dilapidated oil infrastructure will require massive outlays. Axios · Jan 7
Big oil spent $445m in last election cycle to influence Trump and Congress, report says Investments ‘likely to pay dividends’, analysis says, as Trump unleashes dozens of pro-fossil fuel executive actions The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2025
Wealth of US ‘oil-garchs’ went up 15% in nine months as industry figures plan Trump inauguration party Oil and gas firms have given more than $75m to Trump’s campaign and stand to benefit from his ‘drill, baby drill’ plan The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2025
Doug Burgum could soon be driving Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ promises on public lands Conservationists fear an expansion of drilling with North Dakota governor Trump’s pick for secretary of the interior and White House ‘energy czar’ The Guardian - US · Dec 1, 2024
Climate denial a unifying theme of Trump’s cabinet picks, experts say Loyalists selected for important roles have offered staunch support to fossil fuels and downplayed climate crisis The Guardian - US · Nov 27, 2024
Trump’s picks to reward top donors who helped him win, watchdogs say President-elect taps allies to roll back rules and cut taxes in ‘nakedly transactional’ ploy critics call ‘unprecedented’ The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2024
Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary after his second administration begins in January The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2024
Trump's 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Mantra May Fizzle In Market An increase in oil production, which is already the highest in the world, could lead to lower prices and smaller corporate profits Latin Times · Nov 9, 2024
Trump's 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Mantra May Fizzle In World Market An increase in oil production, which is already the highest in the world, could lead to lower prices and smaller corporate profits International Business Times · Nov 9, 2024
The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2024 Trump gets record donations from big oil but far less than $1bn he wanted Republican ex-president has received $14.1m oil and gas industry making it his fourth-biggest source of cash
The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2024 If Trump wins the election, US parks and wildlife will face a new age of mining Intense heat in the north, epic rains in Miami, fires in New Mexico and California. Trump plans for ‘energy dominance’, removing protection from mining and drilling on public lands
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024 How Trump set the Biden administration up for an economic disaster with a bargain made in 2020 When Biden took office in 2021, he faced the prospect of responding to a number of Trump’s decisions made during his chaotic final year in office — including one important one made about oil
The Guardian - US · Sep 6, 2024 If Trump wins the election, it will doom our efforts to slow climate disaster Donald Trump gets everything wrong about global heating. The results of the vote in November could reverberate for a million years
The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2024 Trump’s $1bn pitch to oil bosses ‘the definition of corruption’, top Democrat says Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls audacious request ‘definition of corruption’ amid investigation into Mar-a-Lago meeting in April
The Guardian - US · May 22, 2024 Trump attends Houston lunch to ask oil bosses for more campaign cash Invitation-only meeting comes on heels of controversial dinner at Mar-a-Lago where Trump reportedly offered $1bn quid pro quo
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 More hearings begin soon for Summit's proposed CO2 pipeline. Where does the project stand? More hearings this month and in September are set for Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed $5.5 billion, 2,000-mile pipeline network
The Texas Tribune · May 30, 2023 Ron DeSantis plans 3-day fundraising swing through Texas next week The Florida governor’s events in six cities are drawing some of the state’s biggest Republican donors.
Financial Times · Jan 16, 2023 What the end of the US shale revolution would mean for the world Fracking catapulted America to the top of the energy hierarchy, but low yields and a lack of reinvestment threaten that position
Benzinga · Oct 17, 2022 Merger Monday Vindicated This Analyst Who Nailed BP's Offer Price As Energy M&A Heats Up On Oct. 4, Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) analyst Michael Blum initiated coverage of Archaea Energy Inc.
Benzinga · Mar 14, 2022 Harold Hamm Purchases $20 Million Worth Of Continental Resources A challenging macro environment continued to roil markets last week with the S&P 500 dropping 2.4% and the Nasdaq dropping 3.6%.