China Tightens Rare-Earth Grip on U.S. Firms, Threatening Trade Clash NYT - Energy & Environment By: Keith Bradsher 22 June 2026 at 14:34 The move targets two U.S. manufacturers at the center of the Trump administration’s effort to rebuild the domestic supply chain for critical magnets. © Steve Marcus/ReutersMP Materials’ open-pit rare-earth mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., in 2020.
While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks NYT - Energy & Environment By: Keith Bradsher 21 June 2026 at 10:01 The possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may not prompt China to return quickly to prewar levels of oil purchases from the Persian Gulf. © Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAn oil refinery in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, last month. Chinese companies kept their refineries running throughout the war.
U.S. Will Waive Oil Sanctions That Have Long Crimped Iran NYT - Energy & Environment By: Rebecca F. Elliott 17 June 2026 at 21:19 The preliminary U.S.-Iran deal temporarily waives restrictions that have limited the country’s oil sales and how much money it has been able to make from those exports. © Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAn oil facility on Kharg Island, Iran, in 2017.
The World Is Draining Oil Reserves, Raising Pressure for a Peace Deal NYT - Energy & Environment By: Rebecca F. Elliott and Lazaro Gamio 12 June 2026 at 19:28 The amount of oil and fuel stored by businesses and governments has fallen sharply since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. © The New York Times
The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward NYT - Technology By: Rebecca F. Elliott 8 June 2026 at 14:26 The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.
The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward NYT - Energy & Environment By: Rebecca F. Elliott 9 June 2026 at 16:06 The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets. © Jes Aznar for The New York TimesThe president of Solaric, a rooftop-solar installer based near Manila, said people were now seeing the technology as “a way to survive this new age.”
European Union Outlines Plan to Reduce Dependence on American Tech NYT - Technology By: Adam Satariano 3 June 2026 at 19:00 The 27-nation European Union outlined how it hopes to expand the region’s data centers, semiconductors and cloud computing capabilities.
Which Countries Are Profiting From the Iran War Oil Shock NYT - Energy & Environment By: Amy Fan and Rebecca F. Elliott 22 May 2026 at 18:28 An analysis of oil export data offers clues about which nations have benefited from higher prices, and which have lost a lot of revenue. © The New York Times
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