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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026577 stories
How an oil refinery works↗ construction-physics.com · HN · 192 comments · 541 points · Apr 30, 2026
UAE Leaves OPEC↗ reuters.com · HN · 2 comments · 334 points · Apr 28, 2026
UAE to leave OPEC↗ ft.com · HN · 709 comments · 492 points · Apr 28, 2026
Mystery jump in oil trading ahead of Trump post draws scrutiny↗ bbc.com · HN · 392 comments · 570 points · Mar 24, 2026
Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil fuel dependence↗ reuters.com · HN · 449 comments · 328 points · Mar 19, 2026
2025302 stories
Europe is locking itself in to US LNG↗ davekeating.substack.com · HN · 250 comments · 151 points · Sep 16, 2025
Oil states thwart agreement on plastics↗ e360.yale.edu · HN · 108 comments · 128 points · Aug 16, 2025
Shale Drillers Turn on Each Other as Toxic Water Leaks Hit Biggest US Oil Field↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 66 comments · 179 points · Jul 21, 2025
Louisiana cancels $3B coastal repair funded by oil spill settlement↗ apnews.com · HN · 30 comments · 117 points · Jul 18, 2025
I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil (2015)↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 130 comments · 220 points · Apr 22, 2025
2024365 stories
AI helps researchers dig through old maps to find lost oil and gas wells↗ newscenter.lbl.gov · HN · 102 comments · 232 points · Dec 04, 2024
Mind-Bending Soviet Era Oil Rig City on the Caspian Sea↗ cnn.com · HN · 92 comments · 307 points · Nov 06, 2024
U.S.-Saudi petrodollar pact ends after 50 years↗ nasdaq.com · HN · 325 comments · 295 points · Jun 13, 2024
Evidence of price-fixing in the oil industry?↗ thebignewsletter.com · HN · 167 comments · 248 points · May 03, 2024
Air pollution over Alberta oil sands up to 6,300% higher than reported↗ vancouverisawesome.com · HN · 71 comments · 252 points · Jan 26, 2024
2023413 stories
Technological innovations that produced the shale revolution↗ construction-physics.com · HN · 18 comments · 82 points · Dec 28, 2023
Ohio commission approves fracking in state parks and wildlife areas↗ apnews.com · HN · 13 comments · 21 points · Nov 16, 2023
Olive oil soars, and thieves go after century-old trees in the Mediterranean↗ latimes.com · HN · 3 comments · 19 points · Nov 09, 2023
Japan Breaks with U.S. Allies, Buys Russian Oil at Prices Above Cap↗ wsj.com · HN · 2 comments · 21 points · Apr 03, 2023
Godalmighty, Exxon Knew Everything↗ billmckibben.substack.com · HN · 5 comments · 36 points · Jan 13, 2023
2022636 stories
Germany has seized control of Gazprom Germania↗ businessinsider.com · HN · 402 comments · 277 points · Apr 05, 2022
America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do we import crude?↗ nasdaq.com · HN · 349 comments · 389 points · Mar 08, 2022
Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines↗ npr.org · HN · 351 comments · 417 points · Feb 04, 2022
Forty percent of the world’s shipping consists of fossil fuels to be burned↗ billmckibben.substack.com · HN · 209 comments · 363 points · Jan 08, 2022
Jerrycan↗ en.wikipedia.org · HN · 155 comments · 272 points · Jan 03, 2022
2021428 stories
Big oil coined ‘carbon footprints’ to blame us for their greed↗ theguardian.com · HN · 270 comments · 313 points · Aug 26, 2021
Hydrogen lobbyist quits, slams oil companies’ “false claims” about blue hydrogen↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 139 comments · 262 points · Aug 22, 2021
TC Energy scraps Keystone XL pipeline project after Biden revokes key permit↗ reuters.com · HN · 417 comments · 310 points · Jun 09, 2021
U.S.'s Biggest Gasoline Pipeline Halted After Cyberattack↗ washingtonpost.com · HN · 203 comments · 258 points · May 08, 2021
Where are all the containers? The global shortage explained↗ hillebrand.com · HN · 286 comments · 332 points · Mar 24, 2021
2020384 stories
How does a gas pump know to shut itself off? (1981)↗ straightdope.com · HN · 390 comments · 384 points · Oct 10, 2020
Why the Mauritius oil spill is so serious↗ bbc.com · HN · 104 comments · 304 points · Aug 13, 2020
I tried to buy an actual barrel of crude oil (2015)↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 157 comments · 413 points · Apr 20, 2020
Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract ending↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 515 comments · 592 points · Apr 20, 2020
Oil plummets 30% as OPEC deal failure sparks price war fears↗ cnbc.com · HN · 178 comments · 281 points · Mar 08, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

The engineering behind the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve↗ johnjwang.com · HN · 115 comments · 281 points · Sep 15, 2026
Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco↗ guessingheadlights.com · HN · 216 comments · 225 points · Sep 13, 2026
How much oil-market buffer is left?↗ depletion.org · HN · 180 comments · 116 points · Sep 15, 2026
Diesel prices could crush Republicans in the heartland↗ natesilver.net · HN · 12 comments · 67 points · Sep 22, 2026
Diesel prices in U.S. top $6 a gallon for first time↗ cbsnews.com · HN · 206 comments · 115 points · Sep 11, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

The engineering behind the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve↗ johnjwang.com · HN · 115 comments · 281 points · Sep 15, 2026
Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco↗ guessingheadlights.com · HN · 216 comments · 225 points · Sep 13, 2026
How much oil-market buffer is left?↗ depletion.org · HN · 180 comments · 116 points · Sep 15, 2026
Diesel prices in U.S. top $6 a gallon for first time↗ cbsnews.com · HN · 206 comments · 115 points · Sep 11, 2026
US diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average↗ apnews.com · HN · 79 comments · 89 points · Sep 04, 2026
Oil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is Here↗ wsj.com · HN · 112 comments · 72 points · Sep 15, 2026
Diesel prices could crush Republicans in the heartland↗ natesilver.net · HN · 12 comments · 67 points · Sep 22, 2026
US diesel hits record $6 a gallon on Iran supply shock↗ ft.com · HN · 111 comments · 62 points · Sep 11, 2026
Norway's Oil Fund Proposes Selling Roughly $80B in U.S. Treasurys↗ wsj.com · HN · 17 comments · 48 points · Sep 04, 2026
Greenland forces Trump's US oil firm to delay drilling↗ theguardian.com · HN · 0 comments · 15 points · Sep 06, 2026

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