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Robert Nolan

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Robert Nolan is a senior energy analyst for Times Media Service, based in the Houston bureau. Nolan covers energy and transportation, from solar, wind and geothermal power to fossil fuels and nuclear energy, and how energy drives homes, industries and transportation, with a focus on emerging technologies. Nolan holds a master's degree in sustainable energy and green technologies and grew up in Carlow, Ireland.

Stories by Robert Nolan

4 stories

  1. June 2026

    1 story: 1 news story

  2. Sat

    News: Energy · Santa Barbara, California

    California Oil Imports: National Security & Offshore Drilling

    Federal officials frame California's heavy reliance on imported crude as a national security issue, not just economic, to justify restarting offshore oil production near Santa Barbara. This move faces opposition from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

  3. March 2026

    1 story: 1 news story

  4. Sat

    News: Energy · California

    Chevron Warns California: Fuel Shortage, Refinery Exit Possible

  5. October 2025

    1 story: 1 news story

  6. Sat

    News: Energy · Los Angeles, California

    Chevron Refinery Fire: El Segundo Impact on California Gas Prices

  7. September 2025

    1 story: 1 news story

  8. Thu

    News: Energy · United States

    Idaho Begins Construction on First Advanced Nuclear Reactor in Decades