Energy
Business
Donald Trump is throttling America’s oil industry
Many shale producers cannot turn a profit at current prices
Middle East & Africa
Nigeria has more people without electricity than any other country
Fixing that will be fiendishly difficult
Business
America won’t be able to bully the world into buying more gas
Donald Trump’s tariffs get in the way of his energy ambitions
Science & technology
The tricky task of calculating AI’s energy use
Making models less thirsty may not lessen their environmental impact
China
China could greatly reduce its reliance on coal. It probably will not
Even though solar and wind power are growing at a blistering pace
Finance & economics
Will Europe return to Putin’s gas?
A deal with the devil would boost the continent’s miserable economy
The Americas
Argentina’s Javier Milei is betting big on an oil gusher
The country’s shale fields are on track to yield 1m barrels of oil per day by 2030
International
Why don’t more countries import their electricity?
The economics make sense, but the geopolitics are nerve-racking
Leaders
To make electricity cheaper and greener, connect the world’s grids
Less than 3% of the world’s power is internationally traded—a huge wasted opportunity
Business
A new electricity supercycle is under way
Why spending on power infrastructure is surging around the world