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Oil Prices Fall After Reports Supertankers Are Moving Through Strait of Hormuz

Crude prices remain elevated but there appears to be movement in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday.

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Flurry of Suspicious Oil Trades Worth $800 Million Triggers Regulatory Probe

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of trades made before a social-media post by President Trump.

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Oil Prices Drop as Trump Waffles on Timeline for an Iran Deal

Oil prices fell slightly Tuesday on fuzzy messaging from the President on when he might restart military action against Iran if no deal is struck.

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Germany to Sell Off Most of Its Stake in Nationalized Utility Uniper

German government said it plans to cut its stake in utility Uniper to a minority position, four years after being forced to bail the company out in the wake of the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Statkraft to Invest $8.6 Billion in Norwegian Power Generation

Around half of the investment will be spent on major maintenance of existing assets to safeguard current generation capacity, the energy producer said.

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Fermi’s Ousted CEO Pushes for Board Overhaul Vote in June

Toby Neugebauer, the co-founder, largest shareholder and former chief of Fermi, looks to wrest back control of the company from its new management.

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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on oil futures, inflation, Dominion Energy and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

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The Biggest Challenge of a Utility Megadeal: Regulators

NextEra and Dominion must convince state and federal regulators that combining two of the U.S.’s largest utilities will benefit customers and avoid increasing electricity bills.

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NextEra to Buy Dominion Energy in $67 Billion Deal

The deal would combine two of the largest U.S. utilities into an East Coast energy titan with territory in Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia.

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Justice Department Drops Criminal Case Against Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani

The move comes as part of the Trump administration’s broader resolution of pending legal matters against the business magnate and his associates.

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The World Can’t Get Enough U.S. Energy, Keeping Prices High for Americans

Overseas buyers are looking to America for oil and transportation fuels, helping deplete its domestic inventories.

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Coal Makes a Comeback, Fueled by War in the Middle East

Countries are returning to the highly polluting but reliable source of power after the Iran war effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz.

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May 20, 2026 07:15 ET (11:15 GMT)

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