In a geopolitical chess game with billions at stake, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and Nvidia all have something to gain.

The major oil producers known as OPEC+ did exactly what U.S. President Donald Trump has been asking for — and American producers may be the ones to soon pay the price.

The Trump administration will shrink the time it takes to review potential land parcels on federal lands for oil and gas development by about half, to six months, the Interior Department said on Tuesday.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has sped up permitting of the Line 5 oil pipeline tunnel under the Great Lakes under a Trump order. Attorneys general in 15 states say moves like that are illegal.

Although Trump recently attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Saudi Arabia was originally intended to be his initial overseas destination, just like in his first term. It served as a gilded debut for a foreign policy focused on securing cash infusions for American businesses.

The Restoring Energy Dominance Coalition, a conservative nonprofit organization, is spending $1 million on an ad to encourage President Donald Trump to stay the course on his all-of-the-above, America First energy agenda.

THE FIRST DAY of the US President’s four-day Middle East tour has been kicked off with Donald Trump signing a nearly $142bn (€127bn) arms deal with Saudi Arabia as part of a major trade deal between the countries.

Oil prices had plunged the lowest level in four years earlier this month as President Donald Trump's global tariff regime raised the risk of a recession that would slow demand. The lower tariff rate will remain in place for 90 days as the world's two largest economy continue to negotiate,