Elon Musk may have left the Trump administration months ago, but his stink still lingers in just about every federal office building. The latest agency to get bogged down by the legacy of the Department of Government Efficiency is the Energy Information Administration (EIA). According to Bloomberg, the department missed the publishing time for the Weekly Petroleum Status Report, a crucial update that is closely watched by players in the energy industry.
On paper, the delay may not seem like much. The report, which contains weekly data on the state of the US oil market, was slated for 10:30am on Monday but got pushed back until 5pm, after trading markets had closed for the day. But delays are very rare for the report, and the EIA was hit hard by DOGE cuts earlier this…
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