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.
EnergyOil and gas shutdowns in Iraq and Kuwait widen the Iran war’s impact on energy prices, while the U.S. lines up insurance and naval escorts in response
By Jordan BlumMarch 7, 2026
EnergyTrump pledged the ‘free flow of energy’ from the Middle East, and he has a week to show progress before prices really spike again
By Jordan BlumMarch 5, 2026
EnergyU.S. oil and gas exporters can’t fill the Middle East supply gap, but Trump’s pledge to insure and protect tankers stems the tide on surging prices
By Jordan BlumMarch 3, 2026
EnergyEnergy markets offer ‘relatively small reaction’ to Iran war, but prices could spike if oil and gas aren’t flowing by the end of the week
By Jordan BlumMarch 2, 2026
By Jordan BlumMarch 1, 2026
EnergyGoogle is building a bevy of renewable energy in Minnesota—including the world’s largest battery system providing power for a whopping 100 hours
By Jordan BlumFebruary 28, 2026
EnergyTrump loves cheap gas—but a military conflict in Iran could nearly double your price at the pump
By Jordan BlumFebruary 21, 2026
EnergyCuba is quickly nearing a point of no return as the U.S. weaponizes its Venezuelan oil supplies
By Jordan BlumFebruary 20, 2026
EnergyForgent’s IPO is ‘bringing sexy back’ to the electrical equipment helping power the AI boom, CEO says
By Jordan BlumFebruary 14, 2026
EnergySam Altman’s fusion startup Helion Energy hits 150 million degree plasma temperature—a milestone that could bring first grid power in 2028
By Jordan BlumFebruary 13, 2026
EnergyThe Trump administration calls its climate change policy shift the ‘largest deregulatory action’ in history—but experts say the impact will be limited
By Jordan BlumFebruary 12, 2026
By Jordan BlumFebruary 11, 2026
EnergyThe Trump administration is touting approvals for oil-exporting hubs in the Gulf of Mexico—but no one seems to want to build them
By Jordan BlumFebruary 10, 2026
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