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Soaring temperatures are forcing drastic measures in Europe, where heatwaves are straining an economy under pressure from higher energy prices due to the Iran war.

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How China Is Managing Lower Oil Imports

The ongoing disruption of oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz has caused a substantial decline in China's crude oil imports.

Blog by Erica Downs & Michal Meidan • August 13, 2026

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Is US Gas Storage Sufficient to Meet Growing Demand?

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Blog by Ira Joseph • August 12, 2026

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The Trump Administration’s Necessary but Insufficient Critical Minerals Investments: Q&A

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Blog by Tom Moerenhout & Kevin Brunelli • August 11, 2026

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Luisa Palacios on Rebuilding Venezuela’s Oil Industry After the Quakes

It started last year as a pressure campaign at sea, with the United States seizing tankers as part of what President Trump called a “total and complete blockade”...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Luisa Palacios • August 11, 2026

Luisa Palacios on Rebuilding Venezuela’s Oil Industry After the Quakes

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Javier Blas on Lessons from Closing Hormuz (So Far)

Over the past five months, the Strait of Hormuz has been closed for extended stretches of time, disrupting roughly 10 to 15 million barrels of oil supply each...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Javier Blas • August 4, 2026

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Senator Alan Armstrong on Building American Energy Infrastructure

As the demand for power surges across the US, the debate over how to build energy infrastructure has reached a fever pitch. And while both sides of the...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Senator Alan Armstrong (R-OK) • July 28, 2026

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Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Luisa Palacios • August 11, 2026

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Javier Blas on Lessons from Closing Hormuz (So Far)

Over the past five months, the Strait of Hormuz has been closed for extended stretches of time, disrupting roughly 10 to 15 million barrels of oil supply each...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Javier Blas • August 4, 2026

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Senator Alan Armstrong on Building American Energy Infrastructure

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The Great Battery Manufacturing Race

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Tom Moerenhout and Tomasz Nadrowski on Fixing the Mineral Supply Chain

Critical minerals sit at the intersection of energy technology, industrial competitiveness, and economic resilience. The issue has hit a fever pitch in the United States, driving the Trump...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Tomasz Nadrowski • July 21, 2026

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Suzanne Maloney on Whether Perpetual Conflict is New Normal for the Gulf

Nearly a month after a ceasefire, the US-Iran deal seems to have all but collapsed as both nations have slipped back into active conflict. On Sunday, Tehran announced...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Suzanne Maloney • July 14, 2026

Suzanne Maloney on Whether Perpetual Conflict is New Normal for the Gulf

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Iran Conflict Brief: How Renewed Strikes Impact Global Energy

In the 23 days since the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, strikes have returned, following a familiar pattern: Iran attacks vessels using an internationally backed sea...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Anne-Sophie Corbeau and Karen E. Young • July 10, 2026

Iran Conflict Brief: How Renewed Strikes Impact Global Energy

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Alice Yake on Planning for a Reliable, Cleaner Grid

Grid operators sit at the center of many of the biggest forces reshaping the global energy system. They’re navigating rising electricity demand, a lack of transmission infrastructure, shifting...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Alice Yake • July 7, 2026

Alice Yake on Planning for a Reliable, Cleaner Grid

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Doug Arent and Robin Millican on What’s Really Driving Electricity Prices

Concerns about the affordability of electricity in the US have been rising along with prices. And while the headlines have pointed to AI and data centers as the...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Douglas J. Arent and Robin Millican • June 30, 2026

Doug Arent and Robin Millican on What’s Really Driving Electricity Prices

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Michael Cembalest Does the Math on the Energy Transition

The energy transition is in the midst of its own transition. Spiking electricity demand and geopolitical events are driving up energy prices, while debates over the best sources...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Michael Cembalest • June 23, 2026

Michael Cembalest Does the Math on the Energy Transition

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Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer on the US-Iran Deal, Hormuz Realities, and Iran’s Nuclear Future

Yesterday, the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding starting the clock on a 60-day truce. The agreement intends to halt attacks, begin lifting the US naval...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • June 18, 2026

Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer on the US-Iran Deal, Hormuz Realities, and Iran’s Nuclear Future

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Iran Conflict Brief: The US-Iran Deal and a New Phase of Accommodation

The 109-day-old Iran crisis is heading toward an off-ramp in the form of a not-yet-public Memorandum of Understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. While energy markets are...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Karen E. Young , Richard Nephew and Ira Joseph • June 16, 2026

Iran Conflict Brief: The US-Iran Deal and a New Phase of Accommodation

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Jessica Uhl on the Fractured Energy Transition: Why Speed Matters Now

The clean energy transition had real momentum at the end of 2024. It was buoyed by federal support, billions of dollars of investment in new technologies, and broad...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jessica Uhl • June 9, 2026

Jessica Uhl on the Fractured Energy Transition: Why Speed Matters Now

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Ashley Finan and Amy Roma on Speed, Safety, and Reforming Nuclear Energy

For years, the energy transition was discussed as a shift that would happen in steady, predictable increments. But a massive surge in electricity demand in recent years—now colliding...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • June 2, 2026

Ashley Finan and Amy Roma on Speed, Safety, and Reforming Nuclear Energy

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Katie Auth on How the ‘Modern Energy Minimum’ Can Drive Economic Growth

Despite all the advancements we have achieved globally in recent decades, as many as 750 million people still lack access to electricity. Tackling energy poverty requires far more...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Katie Auth • May 26, 2026

Katie Auth on How the ‘Modern Energy Minimum’ Can Drive Economic Growth

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Speed to Power: Christian Bruch on Siemens Energy’s Turnaround

For years, the energy transition was discussed as a shift that would happen in steady, predictable increments. But the last 24 months have shattered that illusion. Energy providers...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Christian Bruch • May 19, 2026

Speed to Power: Christian Bruch on Siemens Energy’s Turnaround

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