Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp posted its first loss in at least three decades and Chevron Corp. slashed $2 billion off its spending plan, the latest concrete signs of the financial devastation the coronavirus pandemic will inflict on the oil giants for months, if not years, to come. Exxon reported a $610 million loss on May 01, the oil giant’s first …

Bloomberg Mexico’s Centro Nacional de Control de Energia (Cenace), which oversees the electrical system, indefinitely suspended critical tests for new clean-energy projects as the nation grapples with the spread of the coronavirus. Preoperative tests of intermittent power plants would be suspended along with other measures to increase the reliability of the national electrical system, Cenace said. Tests that haven’t yet …

Bloomberg President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at securing the nation’s electricity system from foreign adversaries, a move that could restrict certain overseas companies from exporting products to the US. The order, which doesn’t name any specific countries or companies, blocks US purchases of certain power-system equipment from entities deemed a risk to national security. It empowers …