'A bit of FOMO': Oil companies give Venezuela a second look amid Mideast chaos Politico | Energy & Environment By: By Ben Lefebvre and James Bikales 16 June 2026 at 07:57 President Donald Trump’s policy misfires in the Middle East are having one unexpected beneficiary — his policy goals in Venezuela. © Pavel Golovkin/AP
Oil industry warns Trump administration of price spikes within weeks Politico | Energy & Environment By: By Ben Lefebvre and James Bikales 4 June 2026 at 19:28 Industry executives said the loss of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is draining petroleum inventories to dangerously low levels. © Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP
Trump’s energy ‘tiger team’ struggles to find its roar with Iran Politico | Energy & Environment By: By Ben Lefebvre and James Bikales 12 March 2026 at 06:30 Trump's vaunted “energy dominance” team is in danger of fumbling the biggest energy crisis of his second term, critics say. © Illustration by Claudine Hellmuth/POLITICO (source images via Getty)
One early risk of Trump's Iran strategy is already emerging Politico | Energy & Environment By: By Ben Lefebvre and James Bikales 2 March 2026 at 07:43 President Donald Trump’s decision to topple the Iranian regime is threatening to torch an oil market his administration has been at pains to keep cool since he returned to office. © Michael Gonzalez/AP