Category Archives: Energy markets

Can Trump, Israel, and Gulf Allies Get Putin to Turn On Iran?

Trump will meet this week with Putin in Helsinki. But despite talk of a “grand bargain” that enlists Russia in helping the US-Israel-Saudi-UAE front against Iran, don’t expect it to happen, says professor Rami Khouri in this Real News Network interview.

Gaius Publius: Which Would Be Harder to Ban, Single-Use Plastic or Money-Bought Government?

Texas Supreme Court strikes down city of Laredo’s plastic bag ban. Real problem is dominance of money-driven politics– which is a far more difficult problem to solve than curtailing the use of plastic.

Iran Sanctions Are Different This Time

The Trump administration is trying to replicate the Obama-era Iran strategy of shutting down Iranian oil exports as a way to pressure the regime into making a series of concessions. But there are several reasons why Trump may not succeed.

Beyond Nord Stream 2: A Look at Russia’s Turk Stream project

For Europe, thinking about energy security means thinking about Russia.

Iran Threatens To Close the Strait of Hormuz

Yves here. A map of the Strait of Hormuz and environs seemed a useful addition. The danger, as the article insinuates, is that if things got that far, a conflict over the Strait of Hormuz would escalate into a full-scale conflagration. By Dr. Cyril Widdershoven, a long-time observer of the global energy market. Presently, he […]

As Industry Pushes Billion-Dollar Fracked Petrochemical Projects, State Regulators Struggle To Keep Up

Fueled by fracking in the region, petrochemical and plastics projects in the Ohio River Valley are attracting tens of billions of dollars in investment, overwhelming state regulators who are unprepared and ill-equipped to oversee this next wave of industrialization.

Tesla And GM Close To Capping Out On Electric Vehicle Tax Incentives

Tesla and GM are nearing the end of a subsidy road.

Italy Threatens to Throw Spanner in European Alternative to Russian Gas

Italy threatens to make trouble on another European front.

Why It Matters If Fracking Companies Are Overestimating Their ‘Proved’ Oil and Gas Reserves

Comprehensive analysis of why it matters that fracking companies are overestimating their ‘proved’ oil and gas reserves– as allowed under an SEC rule change.

Don’t Call It a Tax: Inside Washington’s Attempt to Pass a “Fee On Pollution”

After a decade of failed carbon taxes, Washington state is pushing to pass the country’s first “carbon fee.” Will this time be different?

There’s No Getting Around Iranian Sanctions

A discussion of the how Europe’s efforts to buck the US sanctions against Iran may play out.

Bitcoin Energy Use Growing Much Faster than Previously Thought

Bitcoin energy use alarmists are being proven right.

Back to the Future with Empire Oil

A network of oil companies arond Mayfair, but registered in Britain’s offshore tax-haven network, provides a snapshot of the new imperialism.

Europe Buys More Russian Gas Despite Strained Relations

Russia remains very much entwined in Europe’s economy.

How Wall Street Enabled the Fracking ‘Revolution’ That’s Losing Shale Oil Companies Billions

Fracking harms the environment and shale oil companies fail to turn a profit but that doesn’t stop Wall Street from lending them huge sums of money, driven by lust for fees.