Trump Says He Will Impose 50% Tariff on Copper Imports

President Donald Trump said he will announce a 50% tariff on imported copper on July 8, an effort to boost U.S. production of a metal critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, the power grid and many consumer goods.

July 8, 2025

Kinetik CEO Pushes Trump Admin to Rethink Tariffs on Steel

Kinetik CEO Jamie Welch said the U.S. oil and gas industry’s products are “born and bred … in our backyard,” and therefore should get exemptions from the tariffs impacting the materials needed to drill and move hydrocarbons.

June 12, 2025

EPA Chief: ‘Do Not Underestimate President Trump’ on Tariff Outcomes

Lee Zeldin, the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, as well as other cabinet members said President Donald Trump’s tariff negotiations will improve, rather than diminish, the U.S.’ business outlook.

April 28, 2025

Paisie: Uncertain Demand Roils Oil Market Outlook

Oil could range from sub-$50 to $75, depending on how tariffs shake out.

April 23, 2025

Energy Sector Braces for Impact from Tariffs

The oil and gas industry is bracing for the near-term impacts of Trump’s tariffs as oil prices fall, steel prices rise and M&A slams on the brakes.

April 22, 2025

Oil Dives More Than 6%, Steepest Fall in 3 Years on Tariffs, OPEC+ Supply Boost

Oil prices swooned on April 3 to settle with their steepest percentage loss since 2022, after OPEC+ agreed to a surprise increase in output the day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping new import tariffs.

April 3, 2025

Belcher: Tariff Growing Pains Will Help US Achieve Energy Dominance

Tariffs may bring short-term pain, but Trump is aggressively pursuing goals that benefit the U.S., says Cornerstone Government Affairs’ Jack Belcher.

April 3, 2025

Paisie: How a World in Flux Impacts Oil Prices

Sanctions, tariffs and production strategies are buffeting crude markets as wild cards like tariffs and geopolitical conflicts make headlines.

April 2, 2025

Oil Prices Fall into Negative Territory as Trump Announces New Tariffs

U.S. futures rose by a dollar and then turned negative over the course of Trump's press conference on April 2 in which he announced tariffs on trading partners including the European Union, China and South Korea.

April 2, 2025

Hirs: America Confronts Sovereign Risk with Recession on the Horizon

The risk to U.S. oil and gas production comes from within, and a recession looms on the horizon.

March 21, 2025