The U.S. Shale Revolution Has Surrendered to Reality
The funding for shale production in the US has dried up as moneybags finally realize that there’s no profit to be had.
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The Conflict Within OPEC Is Far From Over
Another byproduct of inflation generally and rising gas prices in particular is more eyes on OPEC.
Read more...Industry Calls the Climate Shots in the Biden Administration
And you believed Biden on climate change?
Read more...America’s Afghan War Is Over, So What About Iraq – and Iran?
America is finally out of one unwinnable war. How does this bode for the US extracting itself from other Middle Eastern quagmires?
Read more...The Real Reason OPEC Talks Broke Down
OPEC is squabbling again. Will the factions settle their hash?
Read more...What’s the Carbon Footprint of a Wind Turbine?
Many studies have found that the wind turbine beats fossil fuels handsomely , at least in carbon costs. But is that the whole story?
Read more...Blackout Risk And Electricity Prices Are Spiking In California
California energy tsuris are set to get worse.
Read more...A Report from Sierra Leone: Covid-19 Has Helped People Understand the Vital Connection Between Energy and Health
Sierra Leone so far has had some Covid success despite low vaccination rates, and it illustrates the challenges poor countries face.
Read more...How Energy Transition Models Go Wrong
Gail Tvergberg explains why oil prices are likely to remain be lower than full costs, and how that undermines the move to cleaner energy.
Read more...Decade Of Chaos Could Send Oil To $130 Per Barrel
Oil mavens are stymied at guessing what the commodity’s price trajectory might be.
Read more...Insurance Giants Under Fire from First Nations for Backing Trans Mountain Tar Sands Pipeline
Dozens of events on four continents hope to turn up the pressure on the insurance industry that underwrites Canada’s Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline.
Read more...Shale Oil Fraud Case Reveals Executives Ignore Their Own Engineers and Mislead Investors
Emerging shale oil fraud cases: employees warn management that they’re misleading investors but rather than changing course the employees were ignored or fired.
Read more...Keystone XL Developer Abandons Pipeline Project
In an apparent victory for environmentalists, the developer of the Keystone XL pipeline has pulled the plug on the project.
Read more...How Third-Party Auditors Make Oil Industry Fraud Possible
Oil companies hire accountants to legitmate inflated financial claims. Investors and regulators are targeting these auditors for fraud.
Read more...Lawmakers Are Firing Back At Fossil Fuel Divestors
Red state retaliation! Fossil fuel states will take business away from firms that divest from energy producers.
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