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Derek Brower

US energy editor

Derek Brower leads the FT's energy coverage in the US, the world's biggest and most dynamic market, reporting on companies and investors from Texas to New York; the shale patch to the solar sector; and from Washington oil politics to the environment and transition.

He has covered energy and global politics for 20 years, working across the Middle East and North Africa, North America, and Russia.

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  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Markets InsightOil & Gas industry
    US signals it still depends on cheap oil from abroad

    Energy secretary seeks to persuade Saudi Arabia to keep lid on crude prices

  • Friday, 2 April, 2021
    Oil & Gas industry
    US oil producer Pioneer to buy rival DoublePoint for $6.4bn

    Shale industry operators in Permian Basin continue to consolidate after price crash

  • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
    Energy Source
    Biden rolls out his infrastructure plan Premium

    Plus: the fate of hydropower in the Himalayas, bad virus news may be good news for oil and the latest data points on the low-carbon transition

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    Energy Source
    Is it infrastructure week yet? Premium

    Plus: Canada’s Supreme Court upholds a federal carbon price, renewable back-up generation and increasing methane emissions

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    Oil & Gas industry
    New Fortress gas deal raises clean energy yellow card

    Bond issue to fund takeover of fossil fuel assets criticised for environmental claims

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Climate change
    Canada supreme court upholds Trudeau’s carbon tax

    Ruling seen as vindication of Liberal party’s focus on climate despite opposition from some provinces

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Energy Source
    The global implications of India’s oil spat with Saudi Arabia Premium

    Plus: The US’s largest natural gas distributor’s net-zero pledge, three new energy transition reports to read and the Dallas Federal Reserve’s business activity index’s new record

  • Tuesday, 23 March, 2021
    Energy Source
    Why Saudi Aramco is not just another super major Premium

    Plus: Oil sands proponents’ answer to the halted Keystone XL pipeline and US liquefied natural gas exports are headed for a record month

  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    Corporate bonds
    Risky oil companies snap up $20bn in junk bond record

    Recovery from pandemic fires up oil prices and pulls producers back from the brink

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  • Tuesday, 16 March, 2021
    Energy Source
    Fossil fuel demand set for rapid decline, IRENA says Premium

    Plus: US confirms Biden’s interior secretary nominee, US shale producers weigh opening the taps and activists push proxy fight at Exxon

  • Tuesday, 16 March, 2021
    Shale Oil & Gas
    Oil price rally tests drilling discipline in US shale industry

    Producers face decision on how to spend their coming windfalls

  • Saturday, 13 March, 2021
    On Wall StreetOil & Gas industry
    Oil sector revival has producers eyeing boom times

    Rebound shows that the coronavirus pandemic has not weaned the world off fossil fuels

  • Thursday, 11 March, 2021
    Energy Source
    Biden’s clean energy plans will make Texas oil more competitive Premium

    Plus: Global liquefied natural gas supply risks falling short of demand and Chevron’s ‘higher returns, lower carbon’ strategy

  • Tuesday, 9 March, 2021
    Energy Source
    What you need to know about Democrats’ new energy legislation Premium

    Plus: what is sustaining the 4-month oil rally, the race to scale up green hydrogen and more

  • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
    Energy Source
    What we learned from ExxonMobil’s investor day Premium

    The oil supermajor struck a different tone at this year’s meeting — but a battle with activist investors rumbles on

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    News in-depthExxon Mobil Corp
    Exxon vs activists: can disenchanted investors force change?

    CEO Darren Woods faces a campaign for board reform and a shift in strategy

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    Energy Source
    How Jennifer Granholm will reshape the US Department of Energy Premium

    Plus: the energy transition’s drag on oil prices, IHSMarkit’s CERAWeek goes digital and more

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    US Bank capital requirements, Sarkozy sentenced, Rupert Murdoch at 90

    Two senior Democratic lawmakers warn against extending looser rules for American lenders

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Exxon Mobil Corp
    Exxon adds two board directors in wake of activist pressure

    Appointment of Michael Angelakis and Jeff Ubben comes as US oil group prepares key investor day

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Energy Source
    Biden’s interior secretary pick makes inroads with the oil sector Premium

    Plus: Consequences of the Texas freeze range from soaring toxic emissions to adding fuel to the fire for Mexico’s nationalistic energy ambitions

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Exxon Mobil Corp
    Exxon offloads North Sea assets

    Deal with Norwegian buyout group marks latest retreat from once-prolific region

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Energy Source
    What we’ve learned from the Texas freeze

    How much longer will the oil price rise — and producers are still eyeing a production boost

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Can the pound maintain its rally despite the hit from lockdown?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Chesapeake Energy Corp
    Chesapeake Energy emerges from bankruptcy

    US shale pioneer’s chief says it has undergone a ‘fundamental reset’ during restructuring

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Energy Source
    The environmental cost of state oil company success Premium

    Plus: talk of a coming mega-merger boom, oil stocks on the up, and the future of electric vehicles

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