Energy in America

Hurricane Laura made landfall Wednesday night

An intensifying Hurricane Laura over the Gulf of Mexico is threatening the center of the U.S. energy industry on Wednesday as the storm edges closer to land.

California's emphasis on renewable energy is “a case study in how not to approach our electricity grid and how not to approach the energy needs of this country,” Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told Fox Business Network's “Varney & Co.” on Tuesday.

California officials are determining whether to give an extension to four gas plants that were expected to shut down by 2020.

SINGAPORE - Crude oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as traders weighed massive production cuts in the U.S. Gulf Coast from Tropical Storms Marco and Laura against rising coronavirus cases in Asia and Europe.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC spent billions of dollars developing one of the world's most challenging energy projects, a floating gas terminal five football fields long. The coronavirus pandemic is posing a new problem: How to get workers to safely start it back up.

Trump said Biden was “no friend of Pennsylvania” during a searing speech ahead of Biden’s appearance at the final night of the Democratic National Convention.

As the state of California enters its sixth day of a record heatwave, Pacific Gas and Electric Compay (PG&E) is encouraging its customers to conserve electricity as current energy supply forecasts indicate the potential for rotating power outages Wednesday. 

The Golden State's recent power problems have drawn anger and new focus over an increased reliance on renewable energy and gaps in storage capacity for an event like a big heat wave.

OPEC currently calls for reducing output by 7.7 million barrels per day