ENERGY

Here’s where Russian oil flows

The countries that import Russian crude and other petroleum products — and what it would take to turn off the spigot.

By Steven Mufson,  Aaron Steckelberg,  Andrew Van Dam and Naema AhmedMarch 8, 2022

Calls for U.S. to ban Russian oil gain momentum despite inflation concerns

An increasing number of Republicans and Democrats are calling for a U.S. import ban to punish President Vladimir Putin.

By Steven Zeitchik,  Yasmeen Abutaleb and Annie LinskeyMarch 6, 2022

Exxon is latest oil major to announce departure from Russia over Ukraine invasion

Exxon becomes the latest major oil company to announce it's leaving Russia.

By Jeanne WhalenMarch 1, 2022

Uncertainty over what Putin will do next shakes up oil and natural gas markets

Russia's aggressive stance in Ukraine will unsettle oil and natural gas markets.

By Jeanne WhalenFebruary 22, 2022

Senate Democrats, with White House backing, unveil Russia sanctions bill

The measure will be offered as an alternative to a bill from Sen. Ted Cruz that will get a vote this week.

By Seung Min KimJanuary 12, 2022

Longer, more frequent outages afflict the U.S. power grid as states fail to prepare for climate change

State officials are reluctant to ask ratepayers to foot the bill for investments experts say are needed to fortify the grid against increasingly severe weather.

By Douglas MacMillan and Will EnglundOctober 24, 2021

U.S. begins detaining solar panel imports over concerns about forced labor in China

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has started detaining imported solar panels made with Chinese materials over concerns about forced-labor practices in China.

By Jeanne WhalenAugust 27, 2021

Running on empty

The threats — real and imagined — driving a run on gas across the Southeast. And why Peloton decided to recall 125,000 treadmills.

By Maggie Penman,  Alexis Diao,  Ted Muldoon,  Reena Flores,  Jordan-Marie Smith,  Linah Mohammad,  Rennie Svirnovskiy,  Ariel Plotnick,  Sabby Robinson and Emma TalkoffMay 13, 2021

Ransomware attack leads to shutdown of major U.S. pipeline system

Colonial’s 5,500 miles of pipelines carry fuel from refineries on the Gulf Coast to customers in the southern and eastern United States. The company says it shut down its pipelines temporarily after a cyber attack.

By Ellen Nakashima,  Yeganeh Torbati and Will EnglundMay 8, 2021

Thomas F. Farrell II, former CEO of Virginia-based Dominion Energy, dies at 66

He led Virginia’s largest utility company from 2007 to 2020 and was a powerful force in business and politics.

By News Services and Staff ReportsApril 3, 2021

Ten years ago, 241 Texas power plants couldn’t take the cold. Dozens of them failed again this year.

More than 30 Texas power plants failed during a 2011 winter freeze and again in 2021, despite warnings about the need to winterize their equipment.

By Neena Satija and Aaron GreggMarch 6, 2021

Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi minister and symbol of ‘the new age of oil,’ dies at 90

He led the kingdom through the 1973 oil crisis and the nationalization of its state energy company.

By Jon GambrellFebruary 23, 2021

The lone grid state

Understanding the freezing weather sweeping across the United States — and why Texas’s independent power grid was doomed to fail in its wake. Plus, NASA tries to land a car on Mars.

By Maggie Penman,  Alexis Diao,  Ted Muldoon,  Reena Flores,  Jordan-Marie Smith,  Linah Mohammad and Rennie SvirnovskiyFebruary 17, 2021

Biden wants to create millions of clean-energy jobs. China and Europe are way ahead of him.

China dominates battery production today, with 93 "gigafactories" that manufacture lithium-ion battery cells, vs. only four in the United States.

By Jeanne WhalenFebruary 11, 2021

Biden rejoins Paris climate accord, works to overturn Trump’s climate policies

President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign a slew of executive orders Wednesday afternoon aimed at unwinding President Trump’s environmental legacy, from restoring boundaries to national monuments to rejoining the Paris climate accord to reviving the government's role in protecting the air, water and endangered species.

By Juliet Eilperin,  Steven Mufson and Brady DennisJanuary 20, 2021

Federal court scraps Trump administration’s power plant rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a Trump administration rule on carbon dioxide emissions, effectively restoring President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan, which limited those pollutants from power plants.

By Steven MufsonJanuary 19, 2021

President-elect Biden to end Keystone XL pipeline in fight on climate change

Biden is expected to soon reverse the efforts of the Trump administration and end a project proposed more than a decade ago.

By Steven Mufson and Juliet EilperinJanuary 18, 2021

French oil giant Total quits American Petroleum Institute

French oil giant Total quits American Petroleum Institute over differences on subsidies for electric vehicles and carbon pricing.

By Steven MufsonJanuary 15, 2021

United Airlines aims to suck carbon dioxide from the friendly skies

When it comes to cutting greenhouse gases that are driving up global temperatures and threatening the planet, there are few ways to reduce the pollution caused by air travel.

By Steven MufsonJanuary 12, 2021

Biden wants to make the climate fight central to his presidency. What do big oil and gas firms think about that?

President-elect Biden is set on making climate change a central part of his agenda. How do big oil and gas companies feel about that?

By Steven Mufson and Dino GrandoniDecember 22, 2020