United States

Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?

Saudi Arabia is pressing the United States to lift its blockade on Iranian ports, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed “Arab officials”. Riyadh’s concern, per the report, is that the blockade could push Iran to further escalation instead of negotiations, and could result in the closure o

The government hails the ‘green revolution’ as a solution to economic decline, but some young jobseekers say the rhetoric does not match their experienceOn paper, Jake Snell, 19, sounds like the perfect candidate for a role in the UK’s burgeoning green energy sector. He has high grades in maths and

Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trade on Tuesday, giving up gains from the previous session as hopes of diplomatic progress between the U.S. and Iran tempered fears of a further supply shock. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $98.08, down 1.28% on the day, while West Texas Int

On March 9th, I wrote in an article for Oilprice.com titled “Why $100 Oil Isn’t Going to Spark a New Shale Boom.” My point, nine days into Operation Epic Fury, was that “No one—that I know—is carrying on much about the recent jump in prices, let alone cheering them on. Outside of thinking we'd

Some of the cheapest fuel in the country can be found on tribal land due to tax exemptions.

Swedish retailer continued to advertise partnership with Soly and failed to offer me any adviceI am one of many left thousands of pounds out of pocket after signing up for solar panels via Ikea’s website late last year.Ikea had partnered with the European installer Soly, and the fact the panels were

The Ukraine war on our doorstep is a constant threat. Contaminated drinking water is a dangerous new twistIn the second week of March, the nature vlogger Ilie Cojocari went out to film the arrival of spring on the Nistru (Dniester) river, 70 metres away from his home in Naslavcea, a village borderin

Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weatherBritain’s sunny spring weather powered the grid to new solar energy records on two consecutive days this week.Solar farms in England, Wales and Scotland generated 14.1GW of low-carbon electri