Rapidan

American  

[rap-i-dan] / ˌræp ɪˈdæn /

noun

1. a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.

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Following the shale boom, many people thought that the U.S. no longer needed a SPR at all, said Robert McNally, president at Rapidan Energy Group and a former energy adviser to President George W. Bush.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

The “AI complex” is priced for “optimistic growth and low rates,” the Rapidan team said.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

“The door’s open and they’re looking to expand partnerships,” said Scott Modell, chief executive of consulting firm Rapidan Energy in Washington, of the oil industry writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Natural gas supplies the bulk of “Iran’s electricity, supports residential heating and cooking, and underpins a significant industrial sector,” said Fernando Ferreira, a geopolitical analyst at Washington-based energy-research firm Rapidan Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

General Ewell was called down from Madison Court-House, behind the Rapidan, and the First and Third Corps were marched into position behind the river on the 3d of August, leaving the cavalry at Culpeper Court-House.

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by James Longstreet