• May 25 2025
  Oil chiefs warn of end to US shale boom

  Companies cut spending and idle their drilling rigs despite Donald Trump’s pledge to ‘unleash’ production

  
• May 5 2025
  Oil & Gas industry

  US oil output has peaked amid price fall, top shale producer warns

  Crude fell to four-year lows on Monday on Opec supply increases and fear that tariffs will hurt demand

  
• April 22 2025
  News in-depthOil & Gas industry

  Trump tariff talk roils US oil industry in bedrock Republican territory

  North Dakota was a pioneer in the shale boom but now finds itself wrestling with falling prices amid trade war rhetoric

  
• April 10 2025
  US shale sector in peril as oil price plunge rattles drillers

  Trump trade war and Opec output surge create toughest challenge since the pandemic, executives say

  
• April 10 2025
  Oil & Gas industry

  Abu Dhabi steps up US gas investment over hopes of industry boom

  Gulf state buys significant stake in US shale operations amid Trump administration’s pledge to unleash energy exports

  
• April 8 2025
  Mexico

  Mexico looks to step up fracking in face of Trump threat

  Claudia Sheinbaum, a former climate scientist, explores shale to ease dependence on unpredictable US president

  
• April 3 2025
  Energy Source

  How deepwater producers remain resilient amid fluctuating oil prices Premium content

  The industry has made a comeback and is one of the biggest sources of growth for large operators

  
• March 26 2025
  Oil & Gas industry

  Trump ‘chaos’ threatens US oil output, say shale executives

  Dallas Fed survey shows mounting alarm among Texas drillers at the administration’s energy strategy

  
• March 19 2025
  Oil & Gas industry

  Greenpeace hit with $660mn damages bill over US oil pipeline protests

  Jury finds group responsible for damage to Dakota Access Pipeline in decision criticised as setback to free speech

  
• March 18 2025
  Energy Source

  ‘The show must go on’: South Africa’s energy transition withstands Trump tensions Premium content

  The EU has stepped up to fill a $1bn gap in the country’s plan to shift towards renewables after the US withdrew funding

  
• March 13 2025
  Oil & Gas industry

  Would $50 oil really be good for the US?

  Bosses warn potential consumer benefits would be offset by squeezed domestic shale industry

  
• March 12 2025
  Continental Resources Inc

  Hamm’s Continental Resources expands into Turkey to develop oil reserves

  Shale pioneer and US-based TransAtlantic Petroleum in joint venture with Ankara’s national energy company

  
• March 10 2025
  Energy sector

  US energy groups call on Trump to take steadier approach on policy

  Executives seek more predictable long-term rules after executive order whirlwind on climate, LNG, drilling and wind

  
• March 10 2025
  Interview

  Trump’s energy chief says US shale can ‘drill, baby, drill’ at low oil price

  Chris Wright claims industry can raise output even if crude falls to $50 a barrel as administration has suggested

  
• March 5 2025
  InterviewTrump tariffs

  North American pipeline company warns Trump tariffs will hit fuel prices

  TC Energy chief says continent needs to deepen cross-border ties to avoid inflation and protect energy security

  
• February 5 2025
  Behind the Money podcast18 min listen

  Why Big Oil is resisting Trump’s call to ‘drill, baby, drill'

  Several factors are playing into energy producers’ decisions on drilling

  
• January 27 2025
  FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen

  Can US oil afford to ‘drill, baby, drill’?

  Shale bosses say that Wall Street will stymie Trump’s US oil surge plan

  
• January 24 2025
  Wall Street will stymie Trump’s US oil surge plan, say shale bosses

  Output set to rise more slowly under new president than during Joe Biden’s term

  
• January 24 2025
  Lex

  A shale boom is not Trump’s gift to give  Premium content

  What inhibits the flow of oil is not red tape but low prices that fail to cover costs and pay dividends

  
• January 9 2025
  Markets InsightAmrita Sen

  Trump will struggle to drive down oil prices

  Energy production in the US will rise but more of the output will be gassy

  
• January 6 2025
  Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of US coastline

  Action will protect 625mn acres of ocean as outgoing president seeks to bolster environmental legacy

  
• December 19 2024
  Energy Source

  The trends that defined the energy sector in 2024 Premium content

  From stable oil markets to a nuclear energy revival, these were the themes that shaped the industry

  
• December 11 2024
  ExxonMobil

  Exxon cranks up oil output despite fears of supply glut

  Energy supermajor’s bet on production comes after US rival Chevron announced cut to capital expenditure

  
• December 5 2024
  Oil & Gas industry

  Chevron cuts capital budget for first time since Covid-19 oil crash

  Supermajor’s move comes despite Donald Trump’s pledge to unleash new US fossil fuel surge

  
• November 20 2024
  News in-depthUS politics & policy

  How oil ‘wildcatters’ ended up in charge of Trump’s energy policy

  Shale barons are jubilant about the Republican’s plan for US ‘energy dominance’. Climate campaigners are not

  

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