As the year comes to a close, gas prices in the U.S. are at their lowest point of 2023. And not coincidentally, domestic oil production is at a record level.

William Brangham speaks to Clifford Krauss for more.

U.S. energy companies are cranking out a record 13.2 million barrels of oil a day, more than Russia or Saudi Arabia. But the comeback in U.S. production poses big risks, too, Clifford Krauss explains: nyti.ms/47CyrUd

US oil production is up, bringing geopolitical benefits and helping w inflation but Permian barrels are carbon intensive (flaring) and new boom jobs fewer (robotics, digital, mergers) via ⁦Clifford Krauss⁩ ⁦Amy Myers Jaffe⁩ quoted nytimes.com/2023/12/01/bus…

American oil production is booming again. Good news for the economy can be bad news for the climate. Clifford Krauss
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American oil production is booming again. Good news for the economy can be bad news for the climate. Clifford Krauss
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Happy holidays from OPEC Plus: Gasoline prices are plunging. Clifford Krauss

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Exxon Mobil said on Monday that it planned to set up a facility in Arkansas to produce lithium, a critical raw material for electric vehicles, which pose one of the biggest challenges to the company’s oil business. nyti.ms/3QAITEg

Exxon plans to hedge its bets by producing lithium in Arkansas. Is it a sign of real change for America's biggest oil company? Clifford Krauss
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The Big Bet: ExxonMobil and Chevron acquire Pioneer Natural Resources and Hess, counting on resilient demand for their products in the face of predictions that electric vehicles and renewables will own the future

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The Big Bet: ExxonMobil and Chevron acquire Pioneer Natural Resources and Hess, counting on resilient demand for their products in the face of predictions that electric vehicles and renewables will own the future

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Soy cliff krauss del New York Times, reportero de energia. Llego a mexico hoy en la tarde para escribir sobre electrificación de two y three wheelers. Podemos comunicar? twitter.com/andreslajous?s…

In its biggest deal since merging with Shell a generation ago, Exxon announces that it is acquiring Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion

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the difference 100 years can make

Oil prices were weakening, but then came war in the Middle East

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—QUESTION:

“Is the US Department of State concerned that Mexico, one of your closest partners, invited Russian troops to take part in its Independence Day celebrations on September 16th?”

—Matt Miller, Matthew Miller:

'I would say that we did find it to be an odd decision'

WASHPOST: This Alaskan glacier holds back billions of gallons of water. Until it doesn’t.
Some 15 million people worldwide live under the threat of sudden flooding from glaciers.
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Perhaps repeating cyclical oil profits linked to war and geopolitics is not actually a praiseworthy lasting corporate strategy arjun⚡️murti Liam Denning Christian Malek Bob McNally

Renewables aren't reliable? This is the last 30 days of solar on the ERCOT grid. That looks pretty reliable to me.

Data from Grid Status

Dr. Leah C. Stokes How do we get more Americans to join the #GreenEnergy revolution?

1. Show them the money they'll save
2. Wow them on performance
3. Create more jobs
4. Cut climate mentions

More from Jack Ewing, Lisa Friedman, and Clifford Krauss in NYT Climate.
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