Category Archives: Energy markets

Thwarting Trump’s Climate Change Rollback: The Green-State Climate Agreement

State and local measures, such as a green-state pact, could impede the Trump administration’s efforts to unwind climate change initiatives.

Wall Or No Wall: Trump Needs The Mexican Oil Industry

If Trump follows through with his promise of having the US exit Nafta, it means imposing tariffs on Mexican oil, which the US needs.

Trump To Clear Way For Oil Pipelines

A Trump presidency is a big setback to environmentalists, particularly opponents of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines.

A Colorado Ballot Measure Could Make it Nearly Impossible to Ban Fracking

Green groups hope to amend the Colorado constitution so communities can ban fracking. An industry-sponsored amendment could block that.

Obamamometer Whispers DAPL Sweet Nothings to Lure Progressives

The Army Corps of Engineers is unlikely to to reroute DAPL, in the face of private contractual commitments to supply oil that soon kick in.

Which Non-OPEC Producers Can Be Expected To Cut?

Twelve non-OPEC states have been invited to participate in negotiations on an output freeze, further complicating this outcome’s prospects.

Gaius Publius: Syria Is Another Pipeline War

We have been at war in Syria over pipelines since 1949. This is just the next mad phase.

Act on Air Pollution, the Silent Killer

Air pollution is a serious problem in Malaysia and other Asian countries, yet official recognition and responses are sorely lagging.

Ilargi: Why the Energy Crisis is Coming Sooner Than Most Experts Forecast

Why the timeframe for replacing oil is much shorter than most experts believe, making a crisis almost impossible to avoid.

Could Falling Chinese Oil Production Kill The OPEC Deal?

Why China will influence any OPEC deal in November, and some broader implications.

The Billion Barrel Oil Swindle: 80% Of U.S. Oil Reserves Are Unaccounted-For

Oil inventories are at record highs since the price collapse in 2014 and are a major factor keeping prices low. Are they overstated?

We’re Past the Point of No Return for Climate Change

On why the case for combatting climate change is more urgent than ever, and what can be done about it.

Smoke And Mirrors: What Did OPEC Really Agree On?

Why there is less than meets the eye to the OPEC plan to cut production at the end of November.

Fade OPEC

Is the OPEC production cut set to be finalized at the end of November the real deal?

Oil And Gas Bankruptcies Set To Double This Year

Heavily indebted oil and gas companies have managed to hold off the day of reckoning, but analysts expect bankruptcies to spike.