Energy in America

A look at what we know, and what we don't, about one of the most disruptive digital shakedown efforts to hit a U.S. company.

The FBI announced on Twitter Sunday that it is aware of a “network disruption” at the Colonial Pipeline, which is one of the country’s largest and transports fuel across the East Coast.

The White House was working closely with top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline on Sunday to help it recover from a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut a critical fuel network supplying populous eastern states.

The cyberattack attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital gasoline and diesel pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang known as DarkSide that cultivates a Robin Hood image of stealing from corporations and giving a cut to charity, a person close to the investigation said Sunday.

President Biden’s agenda for a clean-energy future requires ratcheting up demand for rare-earth elements, the essential materials for many high-tech items, including green-energy products like electric vehicles and wind turbines.

The largest gasoline and diesel pipeline in the U.S. abruptly shut down Friday after a cyberattack, and the shutdown could affect gas prices if it drags on, according to one expert. 

Former Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette argues the proposed taxpayer-funded 'climate corps' doesn't address tangible climate change solutions.

Jobs in the U.S. solar industry fell nearly 7% last year due to work restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic and large gains in labor efficiency, according to an industry report published on Thursday.

A looming fuel shortage could mean more pains at the pump this summer, but it’s not due to a lack of oil and gas.

Buffett protégé Abel currently serves as Berkshire Hathaway's vice chairman of non-insurance operations and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Energy.

Nineteen states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the Environment Protection Agency's authority to protect energy jobs.

Exxon Mobil reported a quarterly profit of $2.73 billion, despite facing major spending reductions as a result of the pandemic.

OPIS Energy Analysis Global Head Tom Kloza addresses a possible gas shortage this summer due to a lack of truck drivers.