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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.

Brower is also the editor of Energy Source, the FT's must-read energy newsletter, published twice a week.

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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  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Energy Source
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    Plus, Joe Biden’s energy task force accused of secrecy and the White House considers releasing emergency diesel

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
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    US faces summer fuel price surge Premium content

    $6-a-gallon petrol is coming, JPMorgan says

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
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    US shale companies enjoy ‘tsunami of cash’ on high oil prices

    Capital restraint and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed fortunes of once-indebted operators

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Energy Source
    The energy sector must urgently fix its gas flaring problem Premium content

    Plus, Pence drags ESG into the US culture wars and deployment of renewables picks up steam

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
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    Italy’s PM Draghi floats creation of oil consumer ‘cartel’ after Biden talks

    Remarks follow meeting with US president on energy markets triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Energy Source
    Selling dirty assets doesn’t make a portfolio clean Premium content

    Plus, fuel prices go haywire

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
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    The oil industry is flubbing its big test Premium content

    Plus, supply crunch slows the shift to electric vehicles and flaring reductions languish

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    News in-depthOil & Gas industry
    US natural gas prices surge as Europe turns away from Russian energy

    Benchmark more than doubles from past decade’s average as exports grow and producers hold back

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Energy Source
    Can the west choke Putin's petrodollar pipeline? Premium content

    Plus, the SEC considers a new climate disclosure rule and energy security concerns revive a US LNG deal

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    Natural gas
    US natural gas export fever tempered by costs and climate concerns

    Suppliers must weigh Europe’s demand for LNG with its long-term goal to reduce fossil fuel use

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Energy Source
    The high-stakes debate over a Russian fuel embargo Premium content

    Plus, the Permian prepares for a surge in output and Google angles for the US to restrategise on decarbonisation policy

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
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    Biden and Ukraine: from climate champion to oil price panic

    The president was elected with bold plans for the green transition. But ahead of midterm elections, he is facing an energy crisis

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
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    Who likes Biden’s big energy pivot? Premium content

    Plus, the extreme drought in America’s west and high fuel prices may be pushing climate change down the agenda

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Energy Source
    How to solve the ‘twin crises’ of energy and climate Premium content

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  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    Energy Source
    US oil demand stays afloat despite soaring prices Premium content

    Plus, are sanctions on Moscow working? European ban on Russian coal and oil imports is on the table

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    Big Oil has nothing to complain about under Joe Biden

    The fossil fuel industry is booming under an administration that was keen to launch a green revolution

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  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
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    Biden administration will inject 1mn barrels a day into market over the next six months

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    President expected to detail plan aimed at reducing crude prices that are fuelling inflation

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  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
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    Top takeaways from our conversation with US environment chief Premium content

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  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
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