Oil Under Threat As Global Economy Struggles
Bullish expectation for oil prices wane as the outlook for the world economy darkens.
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Trump and Jamal Khashoggi— Saudi Arabia Has Been Bribing the US with Arms Sales for Years
An effort to put l’affaire Khashoggi in the context of the US-Saudi relationship.
Read more...Germany Clashes With The U.S. Over Energy Geopolitics
Germany lambastes the US over its threat to sanction companies that participate in Nord Stream 2.
Read more...Trump Bails On Coal Industry Incentives
Trump is abandoning coal industry subsidies after running into a buzz saw of opposition.
Read more...The Fracking Industry’s Water Nightmare: Injection Wells Damage Production Wells, Rising Disposal Costs Will Increase Industry Losses
The fracking industry’s wastewater disposal is an unrecognized production and economic problem that is going from bad to worse.
Read more...Something Russia and EU Appear to Agree on – the Euro
The very rational case for Russia and the EU to trade oil in euros.
Read more...Why the “Green New Deal” Is a Headfake
How “Green New Deal” proponents repeat the intellectual errors made by the critics of the 1970s Limits to Growth studies.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Big Oil Seeks Billions from U.S. Government to Protect It From…Climate Change
Big oil seeks yet another handout.
Read more...As Musk Goes Nuts Publicly, Tesla Bondholders Get Antsy
Rising bond yields pose a problem to Tesla’s survival.
Read more...Trans Mountain Pipeline a Serious Misstep for Trudeau
Inept political maneuvering by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned what was a longstanding controversy in Canada over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline project into a complete and utter quagmire.
Read more...Will Saudi Arabia’s Geopolitical Strategy Backfire?
Yves here. Perhaps because the author assumes readers are already familiar with this part of the Saudi story, the kingdom is facing serious budgetary pressures even with oil now over $70 a barrel. Stability has been achieved only by generous payments to the populace at large. Take that away and the legitimacy of the government […]
Read more...Fracking, the Water Cycle, and Sacrifice Zones
Groundwater contamination with endocrine distruptors from fracking, and its uneven distribution
Read more...The Fracking Industry Is Cannibalizing Its Own Production, Increasing Spill Risks
Fracking companies are drilling too many wells in close proximity to one another, and when they frack the newer wells — known as child wells — those “bash” or “hit” the older wells, cannibalizing production and sometimes damaging the older well. The industry knows not how to solve this problem.
Read more...The Unforeseen Consequences Of China’s Insatiable Oil Demand
Working through the implications of China’s ever-rising energy needs.
Read more...Court Rules that Portland Oil Terminal Ban Does Not Violate the Commerce Clause
The court ruled that the city’s ban on new fossil fuel terminals within its borders did not violate the Commerce Clause, which is the main argument the oil industry has used against bans like the ones in Portland, Oregon and other cities.
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