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What we’re reading this week
Chet Thompson champions America’s fuel and petrochemical industries - BIC Magazine
Chet Thompson’s first paying job was driving tractors on his grandparents’ tobacco farm in North Carolina, a far cry from the Washington, D.C. corridors of power where he now advocates for America’s petroleum refining and petrochemical industries.
USA Energy Sec Says USA Is Ready to Sell More Oil, Gas to China - RigZone
“There’s so much space for mutually beneficial deals between the US and China,” Wright said Thursday during a Bloomberg Television interview, noting that the US is the world’s largest oil and gas exporter, while China is the biggest importer.
US tariffs: Supreme Court may curb Trump’s favorite trade weapon - Associated Press
This week, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Trump has overstepped federal law with many of his tariffs. A ruling against him could limit or even take away that swift and blunt leverage that much of his foreign policy has relied on.
US rail traffic dips below 2024 levels for third week - FreightWaves
Weekly rail traffic in the United States remained below 2024 levels for the third straight week — and the sixth time in eight weeks — with both carload and intermodal traffic showing declines.
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