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• Venezuela Overhauls Mining Laws to Attract Foreign Capital and Critical Mineral Investment

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Mergers & Acquisitions

  The Venezuelan National Assembly has unanimously passed a landmark law designed to modernize the nation's mining sector and invite foreign corporations to extract its vast untapped...

• Trump Administration Intensifies Campaign for U.S. Energy Investment in Venezuela Amid Persistent Corporate Skepticism

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Americas

  U.S. officials are aggressively pitching Venezuela’s massive oil and gas reserves to American executives following the recent collapse of the Maduro government. Despite high-level...

• Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Attributes Energy Crisis to Biden Policies Amid Spiking Gas Prices Following Iran Attacks

  Published: Mar 9, 2026

  Section: World

  Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has blamed the previous administration for the current volatility in energy markets, despite record-high domestic production recorded during the Bide...

• Shell expands energy footprint in venezuela through landmark offshore gas and oil reform agreements

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Mergers & Acquisitions

  Shell plc has finalized a series of critical agreements with the Venezuelan government to advance the Dragon offshore gas project and launch new onshore ventures. Supported by rece...

• A Liquid Crisis: The Trump Administration Inherits the Looming Collapse of the Vital Colorado River System

  Published: Feb 27, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  The Colorado River is teetering on the edge of a systemic collapse, posing an immediate and unprecedented challenge for the second Trump administration. As the 2026 deadline for a...

• Department of the Interior Proposes 1.3 Billion-Acre Offshore Drilling Expansion Amid Fierce Bipartisan Resistance

  Published: Feb 27, 2026

  Section: Environment

  The Trump administration has unveiled a five-year leasing program to open nearly the entire U.S. Outer Continental Shelf to oil and gas exploration. Coastal governors and environme...

• Montana Senator Tim Sheehy Among Nine GOP Lawmakers Using Private Solar After Voting to Repeal Federal Credits

  Published: Feb 24, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Montana Senator Tim Sheehy, a vocal critic of "subsidized green energy," is one of at least nine congressional Republicans revealed to have installed rooftop solar or battery stora...