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Jordan Blum

Jordan Blum is Fortune’s Energy Editor. Based in Houston, Blum oversees coverage of a growing global energy sector for oil and gas, transition businesses, renewables, and critical minerals. An award-winning journalist with more than two decades of experience, he has examined the ins and outs of the oil and gas shale boom for the Houston Chronicle, S&P Global, and Hart Energy. He also has worked as a congressional reporter in Washington and as a statehouse and education reporter in his native Louisiana.

A ‘geologic freak’ called the Smackover may end America’s lithium dependence on China, and Big Oil is already there
Energy
A ‘geologic freak’ called the Smackover may end America’s lithium dependence on China, and Big Oil is already there
By Jordan BlumNovember 7, 2026
‘Seismic’ blue wave triggers the sinking of oil prices, energy stocks, and the chances of power permitting reform
Energy
‘Seismic’ blue wave triggers the sinking of oil prices, energy stocks, and the chances of power permitting reform
By Jordan BlumNovember 4, 2026
Chevron speeds ahead in Venezuela while Exxon urges caution with a ‘little pinch of salt’
Energy
Chevron speeds ahead in Venezuela while Exxon urges caution with a ‘little pinch of salt’
By Jordan BlumOctober 31, 2026
Exxon and Chevron report massive profits after Trump brags U.S. energy companies are ‘making a freaking fortune’ just before midterms
Energy
Exxon and Chevron report massive profits after Trump brags U.S. energy companies are ‘making a freaking fortune’ just before midterms
By Jordan BlumOctober 30, 2026
EQT becomes the nation’s leading natural gas ‘juggernaut’ with a $13B deal as data center, export demand surges
Energy
EQT becomes the nation’s leading natural gas ‘juggernaut’ with a $13B deal as data center, export demand surges
By Jordan BlumOctober 26, 2026
The U.S. military and NASA have power problems. Nuclear microreactors might solve both
Innovation
The U.S. military and NASA have power problems. Nuclear microreactors might solve both
By Jordan BlumOctober 25, 2026
Fuel prices dominate midterm election discussions, but spiking utility bills may be the difference maker
Energy
Fuel prices dominate midterm election discussions, but spiking utility bills may be the difference maker
By Jordan BlumOctober 18, 2026
The Houthis’ Saudi attacks are ‘unprecedented.’ Trump wants to ‘ignore’ them until the midterms, but the chaos may force U.S. to respond
Energy
The Houthis’ Saudi attacks are ‘unprecedented.’ Trump wants to ‘ignore’ them until the midterms, but the chaos may force U.S. to respond
By Jordan BlumOctober 15, 2026
From left, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., hold a news conference on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act in the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 30, 2026.
Energy
The new energy permitting bill to feed the AI boom unites fossil fuels and clean power while dividing green energy and environmentalists
By Jordan BlumOctober 11, 2026
Tamboran Resources CEO stands in front of an H&P drilling rig shipped from the U.S. to Australia's Beetaloo Basin.
Energy
How U.S. know-how is fracking Australia into a gas boom, from Texas oilmen to Trump’s energy secretary
By Jordan BlumOctober 10, 2026
There’s a pipeline of deals—for pipelines—that will help power the AI boom
Newsletters
There’s a pipeline of deals—for pipelines—that will help power the AI boom
By Jordan BlumOctober 1, 2026
‘Groundhog Day’: Iran is unlikely to let the war end until after the midterms—and may even escalate soon
Energy
‘Groundhog Day’: Iran is unlikely to let the war end until after the midterms—and may even escalate soon
By Jordan BlumSeptember 30, 2026
Fervo brings the first, next-gen geothermal power to the grid to satiate the AI boom
Energy
Fervo brings the first, next-gen geothermal power to the grid to satiate the AI boom
By Jordan BlumSeptember 24, 2026
Why Trump banning diesel exports would upset the U.S. oil sector and upend global fuel markets — ‘the cure would be far worse than the disease’
Energy
Why Trump banning diesel exports would upset the U.S. oil sector and upend global fuel markets — ‘the cure would be far worse than the disease’
By Jordan BlumSeptember 23, 2026
Inside U.S. oil’s return to global wildcatting: ‘It’s like geo-porn’
Energy
Inside U.S. oil’s return to global wildcatting: ‘It’s like geo-porn’
By Jordan BlumSeptember 19, 2026
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