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Trump Urges Oil Companies to Speed Work in Venezuela
10 January 2026 at 00:25

Trump Urges Oil Companies to Speed Work in Venezuela

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10 January 2026 at 00:25

By: Rebecca F. Elliott， Emiliano Rodríguez Mega， Eric Schmitt and Michael Levenson

The president met with executives on a day when the U.S. seized another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil.

President Trump and members of his cabinet at a meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday.

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Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat
18 December 2025 at 02:37

Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat

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18 December 2025 at 02:37

By: Edward Wong， Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt

Pentagon officials, surprised by President Trump’s orders, scrambled to work out a plan to halt sanctioned tankers as Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, vowed resistance.

An oil tanker anchored near the Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.

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Trump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil Fields Sets Off a Nationalist Reaction
17 December 2025 at 23:25

Trump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil Fields Sets Off a Nationalist Reaction

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17 December 2025 at 23:25

By: Simon Romero

President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.

Derricks in the Maracaibo oil fields of Venezuela in the early 20th century. American oil companies invested millions of dollars in the region, generating profits that flowed to the United States, rather than Venezuela.

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France’s Energy Giant Sees Opportunity in the Volatile Electricity Market
7 October 2025 at 04:00

France’s Energy Giant Sees Opportunity in the Volatile Electricity Market

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7 October 2025 at 04:00

By: Stanley Reed

Hoping to help grid operators adapt to changes buffeting the power markets, TotalEnergies is assembling a portfolio of battery farms and natural-gas-fired power plants.

Above the air-cooled condensers at the TotalEnergies power plant in Toul, France.

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To Understand Ukraine at War, Stop by a Gas Station
23 September 2025 at 13:53

To Understand Ukraine at War, Stop by a Gas Station

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23 September 2025 at 13:53

By: Constant Méheut， Olha Konovalova and Brendan Hoffman

Filling stations have become must-stop spots for soldiers traveling to and from the front, helping them win a place in Ukrainians’ hearts.

Ukrainian flags and the flags of various brigades hanging at OKKO gas station in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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Miguel Uribe, Colombian Senator Shot at Campaign Event, Dies at 39
11 August 2025 at 12:01

Miguel Uribe, Colombian Senator Shot at Campaign Event, Dies at 39

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11 August 2025 at 12:01

By: Genevieve Glatsky

Mr. Uribe, a presidential hopeful, was shot in June at a campaign rally in Bogotá in an attack that shocked the nation.

Senator Miguel Uribe, a conservative politician, was a grandson of a former president of Colombia.

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A Court Debates Whether a Climate Lawsuit Threatens National Security
30 May 2025 at 23:59

A Court Debates Whether a Climate Lawsuit Threatens National Security

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30 May 2025 at 23:59

By: Karen Zraick

The judge asked lawyers how a suit by Charleston, S.C., claiming oil companies misled people about climate risks, might be affected by a Trump executive order blasting cases like these.

Recent construction work on a sea wall to protect Charleston’s downtown areas.

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Trump’s Renewed Attacks on Powell Drive Markets Lower and Weaken Dollar
21 April 2025 at 20:09

Trump’s Renewed Attacks on Powell Drive Markets Lower and Weaken Dollar

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21 April 2025 at 20:09

By: Danielle Kaye and Kevin Granville

President Trump’s pressure on the Federal Reserve, on top of the uncertainty about his tariff policy, continued to jar investors as stocks, bonds, oil and the U.S. dollar all tumbled.

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Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea
10 March 2025 at 16:55

Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea

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10 March 2025 at 16:55

By: Megan Specia

A container ship hit a stationary U.S.-flagged oil tanker on Monday, forcing the crews to abandon ship and raising fears about a leak of jet fuel.

Multiple explosions were reported and jet fuel leaked after a container ship, the Solong, right, collided with an oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, on Monday.

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Trump’s Attacks Give Zelensky a Popularity Boost in Ukraine
10 March 2025 at 16:15

Trump’s Attacks Give Zelensky a Popularity Boost in Ukraine

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10 March 2025 at 16:15

By: Kim Barker

The Ukrainian leader’s approval rating is rising, and critics have backed off after he was humiliated and criticized by President Trump, who has also demanded new elections in Ukraine.

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during their contentious meeting at the White House last month.

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Biden Approved a Big Oil Project. Now, He’s Cracking Down on Drilling.
7 September 2023 at 21:55

Biden Approved a Big Oil Project. Now, He’s Cracking Down on Drilling.

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7 September 2023 at 21:55

By: Lisa Friedman

In the months since the president allowed the Willow project in Alaska, his administration has curtailed fossil fuel activities on millions of acres of public land and in federal waters.

ConocoPhillips pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska, near the planned site of the Willow Project.