China is finishing the Al-Faw…
Heat pumps are gaining popularity…
More than half the United States’ oil reserves are located in its 100 largest fields. According to a new Energy Information Administration report, these massive…
We’re just days past a tentative nuclear agreement with Iran. And already signs are emerging that projects opportunities that could be coming here. Such as in…
With most of the attention focused squarely on Mexico and Brazil of late, it is easy to overlook Latin America’s broader offshore potential, particularly the smaller players such as Colombia.…
Population growth in the world's developing economies, particularly Africa and Asia, has been and will continue to be a primary driver of demand for energy resources into the near and…
The tepid monthly jobs report that came out in the U.S. on April 3 is actually good news for the oil and gas industry. The U.S.…
Innovation is anything but business as usual. From driving an ordinary fuel guzzling car to a fuel efficient hybrid sedan, we have come a long way…
A group of exhausted diplomats did the unthinkable. The P5+1 countries and Iran came to a massive and historic framework agreement over Iran’s nuclear program, paving…
Whilst watching a commercial for the new bacon crust pizza, I suddenly found myself equally torn between being really hungry, and considering the thin gray line…
Back in early 2007, just as the first signs of the bursting housing and credit bubble were becoming visible, one of the primary harbingers of impending…
In what can only be seen as another “symbol of sanctions defiance”, on March 27 China announced it would be providing French oil giant Total…
If numbers released last week are to be believed, the U.S. stock market is about to experience a sharp correction at the very least. On Friday,…
It’s quiet on the eastern front – as quiet as a conflict between world superpowers can be. Since February’s cease-fire agreement, relative calm has prevailed in…
Recently, Warren Buffett has made headlines by selling all of his shares in Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), the rest of his position in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP),…
East Africa holds out a lot of promise for oil and gas exploration, but its ultimate emergence as an energy player remains in doubt. Statoil, the mostly government-owned Norwegian oil…
The rise in earthquakes as a result of fracking poses a massive problem for the oil and gas industry. It is not hydraulic fracturing per se…
On Friday I visited the University of Alberta in Edmonton, where falling oil prices have brought a record provincial budget deficit despite aggressive tax increases…
There can be little doubt that the Tesla Model S is a wonderful car. Critics and owners alike have raved over the combination of power and…
There are a lot of ways to indemnify an energy company against a dwindling income from plummeting oil prices. One is to lay off workers. One…
The headline for the week was Saudi Arabia’s attack on rebels in Yemen, which threatens to ignite tensions between regional rivalries in the Middle East. The…
Argentina, once a regional energy leader, is now better known for financial busts and bombastic politicians than hydrocarbons prospects. Still, with a resource potential both vast…