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EnergySource

May 13, 2025

Four energy deals Trump will look to make on his Middle East trip 

By Ellen Wald

President Trump’s upcoming trip to the Middle East will focus on advancing energy and commercial agreements, including securing Gulf investments in US manufacturing, increasing US LNG imports, deepening nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia, and locking in oil production commitments. These efforts are ultimately aimed at advancing broader geopolitical objectives—countering Russian influence and strengthening US energy dominance.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

EnergySource

May 9, 2025

Environmental risk weighs heavily on the possible rewards of deep sea mining 

By William Yancey Brown

Despite growing political momentum to advance deep sea mining for critical minerals, the practice remains at odds with existing US and international environmental laws. Current proposals fail to meet legal standards, and the potential for irreversible damage to marine ecosystems raises serious concerns.

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

EnergySource

May 5, 2025

Make critical mineral spending matter this time  

By Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes

The United States has a crucial opportunity to translate large-scale funding into critical mineral stockpiling and resilient supply chains—but only if Congress structures spending to create durable markets. Without clear demand signals, real commercial offtakes, and price stability, proposed funding risks falling short of delivering on its potential.

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Sep 5, 2024

Webster quoted in VOA on potential impact of PS-2 pipeline on US

By Joseph Webster

Central Asia China

In the News

Sep 4, 2024

Shaffer quoted in S&P Global on recent Houthi attacks on oil tankers

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Sep 3, 2024

Webster joins DW Russian to discuss Ulaanbaatar’s dependence on Russian energy resources

By Joseph Webster

East Asia Energy & Environment

EnergySource

Aug 29, 2024

The US government should build a Resilient Resource Reserve for wartime and peacetime

By Gregory Wischer and Morgan Bazilian

China currently dominates critical mineral supply chains, putting American security needs at risk. Congress should both incentivize domestic mineral production and mitigate supply disruptions to the US military in a potential conflict with China by building a physical stockpile of strategic minerals that would last for five years.

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Aug 28, 2024

Webster quoted in Carbon Brief on US tariffs on Chinese EVs

By Joseph Webster

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Aug 27, 2024

Webster featured in Axios on hurricane resilience of LNG terminals

By Joseph Webster

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Aug 26, 2024

Webster featured in Wall Street Journal on Canadian tariffs on Chinese EVs

By Joseph Webster

China Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Aug 26, 2024

Hurricanes could upend US oil and gas exports and global energy markets. Here’s what to know.

By Joseph Webster, Reid I’Anson, and Anya Herzberg

Texas and Louisiana are home to some of the world’s most important export sites for oil, liquefied natural gas, and other energy products. They’re also in the crosshairs of intensifying hurricanes.

Climate Change & Climate Action Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 24, 2024

Katz joins The Prode to discuss Russia-Iran relations

By Atlantic Council

Geopolitics & Energy Security Iran

In the News

Aug 23, 2024

Brahimi quoted in Express on Putin and Libya’s oil

By Atlantic Council

Libya Middle East

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