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News Articles: oil

A man stops to fill up his car at a gas station in Washington, D.C., in November. Gas prices have fallen this spring, despite the fact that they typically rise this time of year, largely because of lower oil prices. That saves drivers money and also brings down the costs of goods.

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  • Business

Why oil prices are falling, and what it means for the economy

Between tariffs roiling the global economy and OPEC putting more barrels on the market, prices have dropped significantly since January. That's good for consumers, and bad for oil companies.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Scott Rabinowitz, president of Grand Resources, stands near a pump jack in Sperry, Okla., on March 20, 2024.

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  • Business

Why a tiny bit of oil can be a big deal

More than three-quarters of U.S. wells make just 6% of the country's oil. They're called marginal wells because of their small output. But they're a big deal to oil producers and environmentalists.

March 26, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
An aerial view of oil storage containers near the Chevron Pasadena Refinery in June 2024 in Pasadena, Texas.  The U.S. is now the world's largest oil producer. President Trump says he is declaring a 'national energy emergency' as one of his first acts in office.

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  • Politics

Trump plans to declare a 'national energy emergency.' What does that mean?

President Trump is making energy a top priority on his first day in office, pledging to declare a national emergency – which no president has ever done before. The implications aren't clear.

January 20, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Three oil platforms are seen in federal waters off the southern California coast in 2021.  President Biden has prohibited new oil and gas leases in more than 625 million acres of federal ocean; existing leases are not affected.

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  • Business

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.

January 06, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
An oil pumpjack is seen near a field of wind turbines in October 2023 in Nolan, Texas. The U.S. oil industry is headed towards a record-breaking year; renewable energy has also set several records this year. Prominent Republicans, including several in President-elect Donald Trump's circle, are talking about an "all-of-the-above" approach to energy that supports fossil fuel and clean energy.

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  • Business

Under Trump, an 'all of the above' energy policy is poised for a comeback

Trump promised to "drill, baby, drill." What does that actually mean for the U.S. oil and gas industry – and other types of energy, too?

December 09, 2024
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
The sun shines behind a refinery in the South Pars Gas-Condensate field in Asalouyeh Seaport in Iran. Iran's oil and natural gas infrastructure is a possible target for Israeli attacks as tensions in the Mideast mount.  Oil prices have risen as a result — but remain relatively low, compared to most of 2024.

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  • Middle East

Tensions are rising in the Middle East, but the rise in oil prices is muted – so far

Crude oil prices have risen as Iran and Israel trade attacks, but not as much as you might expect. One reason? OPEC+ could pump a lot more oil if it wanted to.

October 03, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
A customer purchases gas in June at a station in Chicago.

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  • National

Gas prices are down. We could be headed for lows not seen since 2021

Pump prices having been falling all summer, and as Labor Day approaches, they're 47 cents lower than this time last year. Some analysts see $3 gasoline in our future.

August 23, 2024
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  • Scott Neuman
A man walks past a mural featuring oil pumps and wells in Caracas, Venezuela, as the country faces the prospect of the U.S. reimposing oil sanctions.

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  • World

Biden has to decide soon whether to sanction Venezuela. Here's what to know

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government faces a deadline this week — to commit to holding free and fair elections or face renewed U.S. oil sanctions.

April 16, 2024
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By:
  • John Otis
Colonial Gas sign

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  • Environment

‘There will be consequences’: EPA set to settle with Savannah oil company amid Clean Air Act lawsuit

Colonial Oil would pay a $2.8 million fine and spend $12.2 million on renewable fuel credits, under a proposed settlement.

April 11, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Sea levels in Guyana are rising several times faster than the global average. High tides sometimes spill over the seawall that is meant to protect the coastline.

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  • Science

The two sides of Guyana: a green champion and an oil producer

For Guyana the potential wealth from oil development was irresistible — even as the country faces rising seas. Today on the show, host Emily Kwong talks to reporter Camila Domonoske about her 2021 trip to Guyana and how the country is grappling with its role as a victim of climate change while it moves forward with drilling more oil. (encore)

For more of Camila's reporting and pictures from her visit, check out "Guyana is a poor country that was a green champion. Then Exxon discovered oil."

Want to more about how countries around the world are grappling with climate change? Write us at shortwave@npr.org to let us know — your suggestion might become a future episode!

April 03, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske,
  • Emily Kwong,
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An oil pump jack stands near a field of wind turbines in Nolan, Texas, on Oct. 4. Oil companies are under pressure to pivot more swiftly toward renewable energy. Here's one reason why that's not happening so quickly: It's still incredibly lucrative to sell oil.

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  • Climate

Making oil is more profitable than saving the planet. These numbers tell the story

Major oil companies are under pressure to invest more money in clean energy — but there's a big hurdle: It's still a hell of a lot more profitable to produce fossil fuels.

December 12, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Drilling rigs sit unused on a lot in Odessa, Texas, in the Permian Basin, in March 2022. U.S. oil companies are thriving as they look to avoid the boom-and-bust cycles of the past. That has big implications, including for consumers and global producers.

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  • Energy

America is going through an oil boom — and this time it's different

Business is pretty good in America's busiest oil patch. Prices are high enough to turn a profit and then some. But instead of going wild, producers have been aiming for something new: Discipline.

June 10, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Oil tankers are seen at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, on Oct. 11. This is one of the largest facilities for oil and petroleum products in southern Russia.

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  • World

Russia has amassed a shadow fleet to ship its oil around sanctions

Russia would have to use tankers willing to get around sanctions to ship its crude to Asia. It's known in the oil industry as a "shadow fleet."

January 21, 2023
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By:
  • Jackie Northam
The logo of the Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen outside of OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on March 3, 2022.

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  • Business

OPEC keeps oil targets the same amid uncertainty on Russian sanctions

The decision at a meeting of oil ministers Sunday comes a day ahead of the planned start of two measures aimed at hitting Russia's oil earnings in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

December 04, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, Oct. 11, one of the largest facilities for oil and petroleum products in southern Russia. The deadline is looming for Western allies to agree on a price cap on Russia oil.

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  • World

What to know about the West's new efforts to slash Russia's oil revenue

Plans take effect next week that would ban most Russian oil imports from Europe and put a price cap on the oil going elsewhere. But Russia could still make money off oil to fund its war in Ukraine.

December 02, 2022
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  • Jackie Northam
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