President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska’s vast pipeline system and build a massive natural gas project, a top administration official said Monday.
oil drilling
Posted inNPR
Oil companies expected a big business boom under Trump. Now they’re worried
Many oil company executives celebrated Donald Trump’s return to the White House. But now expectations of higher profits are fading amid fears of a recession.
Posted inNPR
Biden makes an 11th-hour move to block coastal oil drilling
President Biden has issued an executive order blocking drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. It’s the largest such move in history, but is almost guaranteed to be challenged under the incoming Trump administration.
Posted inNPR
Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power
A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone: Southern California Edison has contracted for enough of the energy to power 400,000 homes.
