Hawaii’s long-awaited plans to import natural gas — and burn it to produce electricity — are advancing, with Japan’s largest power-generation company laying out a blueprint for development over the next five years.
Hawaii’s long-awaited plans to import natural gas — and burn it to produce electricity — are advancing, with Japan’s largest power-generation company laying out a blueprint for development over the next five years.
Josh Green, governor of Hawaii, right, during the governors working session in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. US President Donald Trump said the US can reduce use of illegal drugs through an anti-drug ad campaign. Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg/Getty Images
The Trump administration’s push for coal could lead to the first new US plant to be built since 2013.
Steam rises from the Miller coal Power Plant in Adamsville, Alabama on April 11, 2021. The James H. Miller Jr. site faces no immediate shutdown threat and has the backing of many locals because of the jobs it offers -- despite sending about as much planet warming carbon dioxide into the sky last year as 3.7 million cars. The plant highlights a key problem in counteracting climate change -- even for people who have accepted it is happening, the threat can be overshadowed by pressing daily needs like paying bills. That ongoing battle will bring together world leaders this week in Washington as President Joe Biden works to revitalize a global effort left in chaos by his predecessor Donald Trump. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP
Terra Energy Center is pouring $1 billion into a deal for a planned coal project in Alaska, marking the first investment in new US coal power in more than a decade.
Terra Energy Center is pouring $1 billion into a deal for a planned coal project in Alaska, marking the first investment in new US coal power in more than a decade.
Steam rises from cooling towers at the American Electric Power Co. (AEP) coal-fired John E. Amos Power Plant in Winfield, West Virginia, U.S., on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. American Electric Power Co., Duke Energy Corp., and others say they can't recoup money they spent to meet requirements to cut mercury and other air toxics from their facilities and therefore want the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to retain the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule as is.
Terra Energy Center is pouring $1 billion into a deal for a planned coal project in Alaska, marking the first investment in new US coal power in more than a decade.
Terra Energy Center is pouring $1 billion into a deal for a planned coal project in Alaska, marking the first investment in new US coal power in more than a decade.
Steam rises from cooling towers at the American Electric Power Co. (AEP) coal-fired John E. Amos Power Plant in Winfield, West Virginia, U.S., on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. American Electric Power Co., Duke Energy Corp., and others say they can't recoup money they spent to meet requirements to cut mercury and other air toxics from their facilities and therefore want the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to retain the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule as is.
The Mideast war’s disruption of oil and gas flows is prompting new interest from Asian countries in importing more energy from the US, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.
The Mideast war’s disruption of oil and gas flows is prompting new interest from Asian countries in importing more energy from the US, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.
Storage tanks at a terminal in Texas. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg
Trade representatives from the US and South Korea are set to meet in Washington this week to discuss potential investments in American energy projects and other ventures under a recently approved $350 billion fund, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trade representatives from the US and South Korea are set to meet in Washington this week to discuss potential investments in American energy projects and other ventures under a recently approved $350 billion fund, according to people familiar with the matter.
Reach stackers transport containers at the Uiwang Inland Container Depot in Uiwang, South Korea, on Monday, May 31, 2021. South Korea’s exports surged the most since 1988 in May as a reopening of overseas economies boosted demand for products manufactured by the Asian nation.
The US Export-Import Bank advanced plans for up to $4.2 billion in financing to support Japanese and South Korean nuclear operators’ purchase of enriched fuel from California-based General Matter.
The US Export-Import Bank advanced plans for up to $4.2 billion in financing to support Japanese and South Korean nuclear operators’ purchase of enriched fuel from California-based General Matter.
The Trump administration has discussed trading in the oil futures market as a strategy to help curb surging crude prices amid the war in Iran, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.
The Trump administration has discussed trading in the oil futures market as a strategy to help curb surging crude prices amid the war in Iran, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.
Fuel storage tanks at the Sunoco LP Terminal in Crockett, California, US, on Sunday, March 1, 2026. Oil surged by the most in four years, as the US-Israeli war against Iran plunged the global crude market into turmoil, with the effective closure of the critical Strait of Hormuz. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Japan and other Asia-Pacific nations are set to unveil at least $30 billion worth of agreements with US companies this weekend, as Trump administration officials descend on Tokyo to press for more collaboration with regional allies on energy and critical minerals.
Japan and other Asia-Pacific nations are set to unveil at least $30 billion worth of agreements with US companies this weekend, as Trump administration officials descend on Tokyo to press for more collaboration with regional allies on energy and critical minerals.
Tokyo, Japan. Photographer: Shiho Fukada/Bloomberg
The Trump administration plans to waive a century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between US ports as it seeks to blunt surging oil and gasoline prices, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Trump administration plans to waive a century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between US ports as it seeks to blunt surging oil and gasoline prices, according to people familiar with the matter.
A crude oil tanker at the Enterprise Marine Terminal in Freeport, Texas.
The Trump administration plans to waive a century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between US ports as it seeks to blunt surging oil and gasoline prices, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Trump administration plans to waive a century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between US ports as it seeks to blunt surging oil and gasoline prices, according to people familiar with the matter.
A crude oil tanker at the Enterprise Marine Terminal in Freeport, Texas.
President Donald Trump is preparing to invoke Cold War-era powers to clear the way for renewed oil production off the southern California coast, a long-shot bid to help ease the global crude supply crunch spurred by his war with Iran.
President Donald Trump is preparing to invoke Cold War-era powers to clear the way for renewed oil production off the southern California coast, a long-shot bid to help ease the global crude supply crunch spurred by his war with Iran.
Offshore oil and gas platforms off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.
The US said no oil tanker has been escorted by its navy through the Strait of Hormuz, refuting an earlier, since-deleted social media post by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
The US said no oil tanker has been escorted by its navy through the Strait of Hormuz, refuting an earlier, since-deleted social media post by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
The US said no oil tanker has been escorted by its navy through the Strait of Hormuz, refuting an earlier, since-deleted social media post by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
The US said no oil tanker has been escorted by its navy through the Strait of Hormuz, refuting an earlier, since-deleted social media post by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
President Donald Trump’s efforts to stabilize prices at the pump underscore the unique role oil and gasoline play in the economy — and American voters’ perceptions of it.
President Donald Trump’s efforts to stabilize prices at the pump underscore the unique role oil and gasoline play in the economy — and American voters’ perceptions of it.
Prices for regular, plus, and premium unleaded gasoline on a fuel pump at a 76 gas station in Seattle, Washington, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices have jumped, as the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran chokes off oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
Energy markets whipsawed for a second consecutive day as investors raced to interpret rapidly shifting comments from the Trump administration over the war in Iran.
Energy markets whipsawed for a second consecutive day as investors raced to interpret rapidly shifting comments from the Trump administration over the war in Iran.
Smoke following an air attack in Tehran, on March 10. Photographer: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu/Getty Images
President Donald Trump is mulling a menu of possible options to combat surging oil and gasoline prices in the wake of the Iran war, according to people familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump is mulling a menu of possible options to combat surging oil and gasoline prices in the wake of the Iran war, according to people familiar with the matter.
A driver refuels at a gas station in Seattle, Washington, on March 9.
The Trump administration has opened the door for Venezuela to sell gold into the US in a major boost to a country facing crippling dollar shortages due to restrictions on oil exports.
The Trump administration has opened the door for Venezuela to sell gold into the US in a major boost to a country facing crippling dollar shortages due to restrictions on oil exports.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was still flying back from Venezuela when the Trump administration made it official: The US would re-establish diplomatic relations with the South American country, seven years after suspending operations at its embassy in Caracas.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was still flying back from Venezuela when the Trump administration made it official: The US would re-establish diplomatic relations with the South American country, seven years after suspending operations at its embassy in Caracas.
Trump administration officials aren’t prioritizing having the Treasury Department trade oil futures as the White House weighs a long list of options to relieve pressure on global energy prices, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Trump administration officials aren’t prioritizing having the Treasury Department trade oil futures as the White House weighs a long list of options to relieve pressure on global energy prices, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Cars line up at a BJs gas station in Linden, New Jersey on March 5, 2026.
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