How advance knowledge of presidential oil announcements could create profitable trading advantages, using Trump's Venezuela oil deal as a revealing market case study.

Global CO2-equivalent emissions hit another record in 2025 as U.S. emissions rebounded, China’s growth slowed, and clean power surged.

Beyond the 'I Did That!' stickers, this article analyzes gas price spikes under Biden and Trump, detailing how war, embargos, and the SPR move the needle at the pump.

Why diesel prices rise faster than gasoline during global crises—and how higher diesel costs ripple through freight, food, and inflation across the economy.

U.S. refineries can process shale oil, but economics—not capability—drive imports and exports. Here’s why the system works and why export bans miss the mark.

Why gas prices spike overnight—even in the world’s top oil producer. Global markets, replacement costs, and “rockets and feathers” explain the surge.

Iran may not have a nuclear weapon—but it controls the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s why this narrow waterway could become Tehran’s most powerful strategic weapon.

Oil prices have surged above $90 amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s a reality-based look at how high crude could go—and what ultimately limits the spike.

California’s lack of pipeline access and heavy reliance on imported crude leave it uniquely exposed to a Strait of Hormuz disruption despite U.S. energy abundance.

How a disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could choke off global nitrogen fertilizer exports, threatening crops, food prices, and the stability of the global food system.

Venezuela claims the world’s largest oil reserves, but most of that oil is extra-heavy, expensive to produce, and highly sensitive to prices and infrastructure.