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Energy / Energy-General

Big Oil Is Cashing In On Iraq Violence

Jun 23, 2014 at 17:07 | Nick Cunningham

The spike in instability in several oil producing regions around the world is threatening to knock some production offline, but it is also boosting profits for drillers operating in trouble-free…

Surprising Facts About U.S. Energy Consumption

Jun 23, 2014 at 16:59 | Martin Tillier

It is easy, with all that we hear about the rise of alternative energy in the U.S., to lose sight of one basic fact: In terms of real everyday energy…

ISIS: Is It All About The Oil?

Jun 23, 2014 at 16:35 | Claude Salhani

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) – the radical Islamist group in control of large swaths of the two countries from which it takes its name -- has…

More on Iraq – The Baiji Refinery

Jun 23, 2014 at 16:18 | Dave Summers

A single picture is sufficient to tell the story of the fate of the Baiji Refinery in Iraq. Recently reached by the ISIS forces, it has been the largest refinery…

Why What You Know About The Global Energy Game Is Wrong

Jun 20, 2014 at 17:17 | Daniel J. Graeber

U.S. oil production will beat output from the Middle East for the rest of the decade. And while that gives the United States some leverage on the international stage, at…

We Will Never Run Out of Oil (Which is Entirely Beside the Point)

Jun 20, 2014 at 17:10 | Kurt Cobb

Harvard economist Morris Adelman, famous for saying that we will never run out of oil, died last month. What followed the announcement of his death was a predictable…

11 Years On, We’re Still In ‘Shock And Awe’ Over Iraq

Jun 20, 2014 at 16:20 | James Stafford

Iraq is burning, and now its largest refinery has quite possibly been taken over by Sunni insurgents.On June 18, reports on the ground remained unclear as…

Higher Oil Prices Are On The Way

Jun 20, 2014 at 11:29 | Dan Dicker

For the last week, I had viewed the relative complacency of the oil markets to the latest struggles for control of Iraq as the correct response.  But now, I’m starting…

Why I Like Vertex Energy (VTNR) Despite The Warning Signs

Jun 20, 2014 at 11:27 | Editorial Dept

Some technologies, even some industries, seem to be always on the verge of a breakthrough. The energy sector is particularly prone to this. If you believe the hype, then we…

Safe Bets in an Unsafe World

Jun 20, 2014 at 11:20 | Editorial Dept

The first six months of 2014 are nearly in the books and it has proven to be a rocky ride for the oil markets. Back in January, analysts…

Global Energy Advisory – 20th June 2014

Jun 20, 2014 at 11:16 | Editorial Dept

Regulatory AlertsStarting next year, the state of California will impose a 6.5-cent fee on every barrel of crude oil transported to the state via rail as part of…

Mexico Shale Gas Industry and Energy Reform

Jun 20, 2014 at 10:09 | James Burgess

The Ministry of Energy in Mexico has estimated a $100 billion in investment is needed over the next 10 years to develop Mexican shale resources.  Some sources have mentioned figures…

The World’s Top Polluters And What They’re Doing About It

Jun 19, 2014 at 16:55 | Martin Tillier

There are still a few people in the world who dispute the existence of climate change, and even more who doubt that it is down to human activity. The vast…

Rail Companies Ordered to Reveal Details of Oil Shipments

Jun 19, 2014 at 16:47 | Nick Cunningham

Chicago has long been the crossroads of the U.S. economy -- a teeming center of commerce geographically positioned at the nation’s midway point with access to the Atlantic via the…

The Real Reason Shell Halted Its Ukrainian Shale Operations

Jun 19, 2014 at 16:38 | Igor Alexeev

Royal Dutch Shell has blamed air strikes by the government in Kiev against its own citizens in southern Ukraine as the reason it decided to declare a halt to its…

5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Fracking

Jun 18, 2014 at 17:17 | Martin Tillier

I would hazard a guess that most people in the developed world are now aware of what hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is. For those who aren’t, it is a technique…

Thorium: Energy Savior or Red Herring?

Jun 18, 2014 at 17:03 | Andrew Topf

Have you ever heard of Admiral Rickover? Fans of “The Hunt for Red October,” the 1990 thriller starring Sean Connery as a rogue Russian submarine captain, may know that Rickover…

Iraq: Why It's Worse Than You Think

Jun 18, 2014 at 16:35 | Keith Schaefer

Everyone knows that Iraq is an important oil producing country. But Iraq is more than just important, it is critical.Iraq is so important that in October of 2012…

Why ISIS Won't Stop With Iraq

Jun 17, 2014 at 17:16 | Claude Salhani

The slaughterhouse that Iraq has become in the past week is the stuff that nightmares are made of. And this is just the beginning.  The threat emanating from…

IEA: U.S. Soon To Be ‘Titan’ of Refined Petroleum Products

Jun 17, 2014 at 16:45 | Nick Cunningham

By the end of the decade, North America will become a “titan of unprecedented proportions” when it comes to exporting refined petroleum products, according to a new report from…

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