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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.

BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - A person wades in the water as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. In a recent statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the vital waterway would not reopen until the United States corrects its behavior, demanding that the U.S. end its war on Iran and compensate the country for war damage, among other conditions. Iran has largely halted vessel traffic through the strait with the threat of strikes; meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
Energy
The Iran war may kill the ‘freedom of seas’ worldwide and everyone would pay the price
By Jordan BlumAugust 18, 2026
A small Texas company’s bid to create a Greenland oil boom—and a Dr. Phil documentary—is delayed but undaunted
Energy
A small Texas company’s bid to create a Greenland oil boom—and a Dr. Phil documentary—is delayed but undaunted
By Jordan BlumAugust 14, 2026
Iran wants a mafia-style ‘protection’ toll on the Strait of Hormuz, but the eye-popping $20 billion per year haul is a pipe dream
Energy
Iran wants a mafia-style ‘protection’ toll on the Strait of Hormuz, but the eye-popping $20 billion per year haul is a pipe dream
By Jordan BlumAugust 12, 2026
Zach Dell is the co-founder and CEO of Base Power.
Newsletters
Zach Dell aims to build a name for himself with Base Power
By Jordan BlumAugust 11, 2026
This nuclear startup and Halliburton repurposed oil-drilling tech in a bid to solve America’s radioactive waste problem
Energy
This nuclear startup and Halliburton repurposed oil-drilling tech in a bid to solve America’s radioactive waste problem
By Jordan BlumAugust 9, 2026
Chevron employees examine a new GE Vernova gas turbine.
Energy
How Chevron became the AI darling of Big Oil
By Jordan BlumAugust 8, 2026
RWE’s $1.22B exit marks the latest in Trump’s billion-dollar offshore wind buyouts—now topping $3B to redirect developers to fossil fuels
Energy
RWE’s $1.22B exit marks the latest in Trump’s billion-dollar offshore wind buyouts—now topping $3B to redirect developers to fossil fuels
By Jordan BlumAugust 6, 2026
ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance speaks while seated on stage at an energy conference in Houston.
Energy
ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance steps down after 14 years and will be replaced by the CFO, a company lifer
By Jordan BlumAugust 6, 2026
Zach Dell is the co-founder and CEO of Base Power.
Energy
Michael Dell’s son built a $13 billion home battery business—and he’s going on 30 years old
By Jordan BlumAugust 6, 2026
Mike Wirth, chief executive officer of Chevron.
Energy
Chevron posts largest quarterly profit ever, and Exxon income surges as Iran war squeezes oil supply
By Jordan BlumJuly 31, 2026
Dow COO Karen Carter wearing a white lab coat and sitting while smiling
Energy
Dow’s new CEO is ‘blessed to be stressed’—and steering a turnaround amid oil market upheaval
By Jordan BlumJuly 30, 2026
Record heat gives way to global winter gas shortage fears as Iran war rages on
Energy
Record heat gives way to global winter gas shortage fears as Iran war rages on
By Jordan BlumJuly 28, 2026
Trump has no remaining levers to pull as oil hovers near the $100 ‘psychological’ threshold
Energy
Trump has no remaining levers to pull as oil hovers near the $100 ‘psychological’ threshold
By Jordan BlumJuly 25, 2026
Meet SLB: The $70 billion oil services giant poised to cash in on AI data centers and the post-Strait of Hormuz oil exploration boom
Magazine
Meet SLB: The $70 billion oil services giant poised to cash in on AI data centers and the post-Strait of Hormuz oil exploration boom
By Jordan BlumJuly 24, 2026
Saudi Arabia takes center stage as oil hits $100 and the Iran war escalates amid Houthi attacks and nuclear expansion
Energy
Saudi Arabia takes center stage as oil hits $100 and the Iran war escalates amid Houthi attacks and nuclear expansion
By Jordan BlumJuly 23, 2026
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