US Issues License for Oil and Gas Exploration in Venezuela

The vessel tanker Bella 1 at Singapore Strait, after U.S. officials say the U.S. Coast Guard pursued an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, in this file picture taken from social media on March 18, 2025. Hakon Rimmereid/via Reuters The U.S. Treasury Department issued a general license on Feb. 10 authorizing the exploration, development,

Texas Investigating Dubai-Based Developer Over ‘Sharia City’ Concerns

An oil pumpjack in a field in rural Texas, on April 8, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating a “potentially illegal” development backed by a Dubai-based company in rural Kaufman County just months after filing a lawsuit against a Muslim development outside of Dallas. A U.S. subsidiary of SEE Holding,