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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.

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EnergyIran and White House say the Strait of Hormuz is ‘completely open.’ But it definitely isn’t—at least for now
By Jordan BlumApril 17, 2026
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EnergyWhy no nation is truly ‘energy independent’ while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed
By Jordan BlumApril 16, 2026
Transmission lines stand at the American Electric Power Co. (AEP) coal-fired John E. Amos Power Plant at dusk in Winfield, West Virginia. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
EnergyU.S. utilities are planning a $1.4 trillion spending spree, up 30%, over the next five years amid the AI construction boom
By Jordan BlumApril 14, 2026
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EnergyWith the U.S. now blockading the Strait of Hormuz, the focus is on who has ‘the guts to go through first’
By Jordan BlumApril 13, 2026
Former Citgo Petroleum interim CEO José Pereira was one of the 'Citgo Six' political prisoners held captive in Venezuela for nearly five years.
EnergyFormer ‘Citgo 6’ political prisoner sees ‘karma’ in Maduro ouster, but Venezuelan oil won’t rebound until there’s true regime change
By Jordan BlumApril 12, 2026
Data centers and gas demand make boring pipelines great again
EnergyData centers and gas demand make boring pipelines great again
By Jordan BlumApril 11, 2026
The Iran war is either concluding with the world worse off, or escalation is just delayed again
EnergyThe Iran war is either concluding with the world worse off, or escalation is just delayed again
By Jordan BlumApril 8, 2026
MUSCAT, OMAN - Locals visit Muscat Anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz on March 30, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. Several Chinese-owned vessels were reportedly able to transit the Strait of Hormuz today, the day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran would allow 20 ships to cross through the vital waterway. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)
EnergyIran’s military may be decimated, but it’s winning the energy war as it controls who gets cargoes through the Strait of Hormuz
By Jordan BlumApril 4, 2026
Mike Wirth, chief executive officer of Chevron.
EnergyMicrosoft and Chevron enter exclusivity deal on powering West Texas AI data center complex
By Jordan BlumApril 1, 2026
MUSCAT, OMAN - MARCH 22: The Albina Bulk carrier sits anchored on March 22, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman.President Donald Trump had threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if it did not end its de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by just before midnight GMT of March 23. A subsequent statement from President Trump said the U.S. and Iran had held "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East," and that he would postpone any attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days. Maritime traffic through the strait, which conveys about 20% of the world's oil and gas, has mostly come to a halt after the joint U.S.-Israeli war with Iran that began on February 28.
EnergyTrump has a labyrinth of bad options in the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s why some warn that walking away could transcend ‘our defeat in Vietnam’
By Jordan BlumMarch 31, 2026
Bernard Looney, CEO of Prometheus Hyperscale
EnergyFormer BP CEO takes over Wyoming data center developer, as first woman leader of Big Oil giant becomes new BP chief
By Jordan BlumMarch 31, 2026
Varun Sivaram, chief executive officer of Emerald AI, at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The event convenes more than 10,000 participants from over 2,350 companies across 89 countries for dialogue on the agenda ahead as the world enters a new era of energy transition. Photographer: Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg via Getty Images
AIEmerald AI and Nvidia aim to offer the fast pass for data center grid connects, partnering with power producers and raising new funds
By Jordan BlumMarch 31, 2026
Anil Agarwal, founder and chairman of Vedanta Group, at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. The event convenes more than 10,000 participants from over 2,350 companies across 89 countries for dialogue on the agenda ahead as the world enters a new era of energy transition. Photographer: Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg via Getty Images
EnergyEnergy ‘vulnerable’ India seeks U.S. help to produce more oil and wean itself off Russia, Middle East reliance amid geopolitical turmoil
By Jordan BlumMarch 31, 2026
Laura Swett, chairwoman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The event convenes more than 10,000 participants from over 2,350 companies across 89 countries for dialogue on the agenda ahead as the world enters a new era of energy transition. Photographer: Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg via Getty Images
EnergyHyperscalers often lack the ‘aptitude’ on power as the political push picks up to expedite grid connections and pipelines
By Jordan BlumMarch 30, 2026
Wael Sawan, chief executive officer of Shell Plc, at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The event convenes more than 11,000 participants from over 2,350 companies across 90 countries for dialogue on the agenda ahead as the world enters a new era of energy transition. Photographer: F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images
EnergyAn uneasy mix of celebration and anxiety dominates the ‘Davos of energy’ as the month-long Iran war further disrupts the global economy
By Jordan BlumMarch 28, 2026
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