Jim Chanos: U.S. Economy is Worse Than You Think
Famed short seller Jim Chanos gives a hard look at America’s fundamentals. He is not impressed by what he sees.
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Only $60 Oil Can Save the Aramco IPO
The Saudis’ price expectations for their floatation of Aramco looked, ahem, ambitious from the get go. They look even more questionable now.
Read more...Why the Wall Street Journal Is Wrong About the US Oil Export Boom
Debunking a Wall Street Journal article on rising oil exports.
Read more...Trump’s America Last
Why Trump’s rejection of the Paris Accord is a prescription for American non-competitiveness.
Read more...JP Morgan Slashes Its 2018 Oil Price Forecast By $11
After some optimism about oil prices, an unexpectedly high EIA inventory report plus “no end in sight” in shale v. OPEC has analysts rattled.
Read more...Trump’s Budget Delivers Big Oil’s Wish: Reducing Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Trump seeks to deliver on another Koch Brothers pet idea: selling off part of the strategic petroleum reserve.
Read more...Saudi Finance Minister: “I Wouldn’t Care If The Oil Price Is Zero”
The Saudi government has developed plans for root and branch economic change. But how can they cope if (when) it falls short?
Read more...Gaius Publius: The Dying Fossil Fuel Industry
The oil industry is on a downward trend, and the trajectory could be faster than most anticipate.
Read more...Dakota Access Pipeline Divestiture and Climate Change Politics
Divestiture initiatives are unlikely to halt DAPL’s construction, but show cautious promise for stopping future US pipeline projects.
Read more...Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin Signs Law Imposing Hefty Fines and Lengthy Jail Terms for Anti-Pipeline Protests
Oklahoma becomes the first state to enact an anti-trespass law aimed at pipeline protests. Will this spark a national trend targeting protest and dissent?
Read more...Why Are The Oil Markets Crashing?
Sunny predictions for oil prices in 2017 are looking a tad premature.
Read more...Newspaper Owned By Fracking Billionaire Leaks Memo Calling Pipeline Opponents Potential “Terrorists”
States such as Oklahoma and North Dakota lead the way in repressing protest over pipeline and fracking activities.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Great Debt Unwind: Consumer Bankruptcies Jump, First Since 2010; Commercial Bankruptcies Spike
Both consumer and commercial bankruptcies spiked in March– and the oil bust’s not to blame.
Read more...The Clean Carbon Bad Joke
How viable are “cleaner” coal technologies? And can carbon sequestration save the day?
Read more...Small California Towns Are Facing Off Against Oil Companies — And Winning
California towns are winning David. v. Goliath battles with oil companies.
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