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Energy Policy 19 December 2025 - 11 July 2026

Ohio waste injection halt hits 24% of Washington County wells; impact on Select Water draws scrutiny

Ohio waste injection halt hits 24% of Washington County wells; impact on Select Water draws scrutiny

Ohio regulators say four oil and gas wastewater injection wells in Washington County shut down July 1 and 2 after the state raised concerns about possible impacts on nearby producing wells. One, Nichols No. 1-A, is recorded under Select Water Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Select Water Solutions Inc.. WTAP reported the shutdown at 8:10 p.m. EDT Friday, after WTTR stock closed at $19.25, up 0.4%. Charlotte Nichols told WTAP the well had not stopped running, while Andy Chow, communications chief for ODNR, said, “The division chief is under the impression that the well owner agreed to cease operations.”
11 July 2026
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Oklo rises for the week after Centrus fuel agreement draws attention to nuclear supply concerns

Oklo rises for the week after Centrus fuel agreement draws attention to nuclear supply concerns

Oklo Inc shares climbed in the shortened week after the advanced nuclear company signed a fuel supply letter with Centrus Energy. Investors saw the move as progress on the fuel supply challenge for next-generation reactors. The stock finished Thursday at $61.17, up 4.0% for the day and about 6.4% above last Friday’s close. U.S. markets were closed Friday for Juneteenth and will stay shut through the weekend.
20 June 2026
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Oil prices rise after Trump issues Iran warning

Oil prices rise after Trump issues Iran warning

Oil soared over 3% Friday after President Donald Trump warned his patience with Iran was nearly gone, pushing traders back into supply risk mode. Investors eyed the Strait of Hormuz, still mostly closed, with about a fifth of global oil and LNG trade passing through the waterway. Brent hit $109.07. U.S. WTI finished at $105.02.
15 May 2026
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Constellation Energy’s Three Mile Island Restart Faces a 73-Million-Gallon Test

Constellation Energy’s Three Mile Island Restart Faces a 73-Million-Gallon Test

Restarting Three Mile Island Unit 1 isn’t getting any simpler for Constellation Energy Corp. The company needs clearance to pull as much as 73.2 million gallons daily from the Susquehanna River to supply the Crane Clean Energy Center. According to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the application is still pending. If approved, about 21 million gallons per day wouldn’t make it back to the river, the commission’s documents show.
26 April 2026
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Big Tech’s data-center power bill fight: Warren presses Google as PJM auction plans grow

Big Tech’s data-center power bill fight: Warren presses Google as PJM auction plans grow

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and two colleagues said Big Tech firms responding to their inquiry on data-center electricity costs pledged to pay more. However, the companies stopped short of detailing how they would prevent households from footing the bill for grid upgrades. https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-senators-secure-new-commitments-from-big-tech-on-electricity-costs-but-companies-dodge-accountability-for-hiking-families-utility-bills
24 January 2026
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J.D. Irving seeks an NB Power grid exit as minister backs self-generated wind power plan

J.D. Irving seeks an NB Power grid exit as minister backs self-generated wind power plan

New Brunswick’s natural resources minister supports J.D. Irving Ltd. and other major industrial users in their bid to produce renewable electricity independently of NB Power’s grid—the main network serving most customers. NB Power warns this move could drive up costs for the rest. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/jd-irving-nb-power-grid-9.7044129
15 January 2026
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Empire Wind decision day: Judge weighs Trump offshore wind pause as Equinor warns of termination

Empire Wind decision day: Judge weighs Trump offshore wind pause as Equinor warns of termination

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols is due to rule Thursday on whether Equinor can resume construction of its $5.5 billion Empire Wind project off Long Island after the Trump administration paused offshore wind activity in federal waters. Equinor has told the court it could face project termination if work does not restart by Jan. 16, and a telephonic hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. local time. At Wednesday’s hearing, Empire Wind attorney Ann Navaro called the pause an “existential risk,” while Justice Department attorney Stanley Woodward dismissed the feared harms as “speculative.”
15 January 2026
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Venezuela oil barrels return: Vitol, Trafigura court India and China as Trump export plan takes shape

Venezuela oil barrels return: Vitol, Trafigura court India and China as Trump export plan takes shape

Vitol and Trafigura have begun talks with refiners in India and China to buy Venezuelan crude for March delivery, according to trade sources on Monday. These discussions mark some of the first serious moves by major traders to secure cargoes as Venezuela gears up to resume exports under a U.S.-supported program. One trader saw an offer pricing a cargo at an $8 to $8.50 per barrel discount to ICE Brent, the global benchmark, with delivery into Asia. The companies have reached out to Indian Oil and Hindustan Petroleum, and also contacted China’s PetroChina. Another source added that Vitol has already shipped a naphtha cargo expected to arrive at Venezuela’s Jose terminal on Jan. 28—a crucial step since this lighter fuel is used to dilute Venezuela’s heavy crude.
12 January 2026
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Exxon Mobil stock faces Monday test as Trump pitches Venezuela oil rebuild for U.S. giants

Exxon Mobil stock faces Monday test as Trump pitches Venezuela oil rebuild for U.S. giants

Exxon Mobil shares are in focus ahead of Monday’s session after President Donald Trump said U.S. oil companies would spend “billions of dollars” to restore Venezuela’s “badly broken” oil infrastructure, hours after Nicolás Maduro was captured and removed by U.S. forces. Analysts cautioned that the effort would run into years of repairs and a U.S. embargo that Trump said remains in place. “It will take tens of billions of dollars to turn that industry around,” said Peter McNally, global head of sector analysts at Third Bridge. Reuters
5 January 2026
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Venezuela Oil Update: PDVSA Cuts Output as U.S. Embargo Chokes Exports; Brent Near $60

Venezuela Oil Update: PDVSA Cuts Output as U.S. Embargo Chokes Exports; Brent Near $60

Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has started shutting oilfields and ordering some joint ventures — including projects with Chevron and China National Petroleum Corporation — to curb output as it runs out of storage after a U.S. tanker blockade halted crude exports, sources said. After filling more than 45% of its 48-million-barrel onshore storage capacity, PDVSA began using tankers as floating storage — keeping crude at sea — with more than 17 million barrels waiting offshore, according to TankerTrackers.com. Shipping data showed cargoes from Chevron’s ventures have not left Venezuelan waters since Thursday amid shortages of diluents, the light oils used to thin Venezuela’s heavy crude for export. Reuters
5 January 2026
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Chevron caught in Venezuela oil clamp as PDVSA cuts output under U.S. embargo

Chevron caught in Venezuela oil clamp as PDVSA cuts output under U.S. embargo

Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has begun cutting crude output as storage fills after a U.S. export embargo — enforced through a blockade of sanctioned tankers — halted oil exports, the country’s main source of revenue, sources said. Chevron-chartered tankers that had kept moving under a U.S. authorization have not left Venezuelan waters since Thursday, while PDVSA has struggled to import diluents — lighter oil and naphtha used to thin extra-heavy crude for transport. Reuters
4 January 2026
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Exxon Mobil stock: what to watch after U.S. strike on Venezuela and Trump oil-company push

Exxon Mobil stock: what to watch after U.S. strike on Venezuela and Trump oil-company push

Exxon Mobil will be in focus when U.S. markets reopen on Monday after President Donald Trump said U.S. forces struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Trump later said U.S. oil companies would help rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry, thrusting the sector into the center of the weekend’s geopolitical shock.
4 January 2026
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Dominion Energy’s Silent Solar Generator Debuts as Virginia Regulators Pause Chesterfield Gas Plant Approval

Dominion Energy’s Silent Solar Generator Debuts as Virginia Regulators Pause Chesterfield Gas Plant Approval

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s energy debate sharpened on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, as two Dominion Energy storylines collided: the utility’s push for new, fast-response power to meet booming demand—and a parallel push for cleaner, quieter alternatives to the diesel equipment that keeps communities running during outages and events.
19 December 2025
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