Energy

Jul 31, 2014 at 17:04 | Nick Cunningham

The rising tide of political instability around the world is negatively affecting the some of the oil industry’s largest companies, and several are considering withdrawing their investments in risky areas.…

Jul 31, 2014 at 16:53 | Chris Dalby

From changing the nature of global politics to being a force for human rights, the announcement of the new BRICS development bank has been met with feverish anticipation by…

Jul 31, 2014 at 16:39 | Tom Dispatch

Is the Conflict in South Sudan the Opening Salvo in the Battle for a Continent? [This story was reported in partnership with the Investigative Fund at the Nation…

Jul 30, 2014 at 14:43 | Nick Cunningham

A week-long drama surrounding the arrival of a Kurdish oil tanker in U.S. waters abruptly ended July 29 when a Texas judge ordered U.S. Marshals to seize the ship.

Jul 30, 2014 at 14:19 | Felix Imonti

President El-Sisi is a man with numerous problems and few solutions. He is clinging to the military dominated economy that has been one of the major sources of those insolvable…

Jul 30, 2014 at 14:09 | Andy Tully

Previous European and U.S. economic sanctions against Russia have focused primarily on the defense and banking sectors, and new measures announced July 29 ramp up pressure on its oil industry,…

Jul 29, 2014 at 17:08 | Nick Cunningham

A landmark ruling by an international arbitration court has dealt Russia and the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, Rosneft, a serious financial blow.The Permanent Court of Arbitration,…

Jul 29, 2014 at 16:52 | Claude Salhani

When it comes to the Muslim Arab world, Western nations have often been accused of maintaining a double standard about the value of human life, holding one set of rules…

Jul 29, 2014 at 16:20 | Robert Rapier

This is the 2nd installment in a series that examines data from the recently released Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. The previous post – World Sets New…

Jul 28, 2014 at 16:57 | Nick Cunningham

As the U.S. and Europe withdraw support for overseas coal projects, Japan is eager to pick up the slack. On July 23, Japanese officials laid out a plan…

Jul 28, 2014 at 16:45 | Amy Gleich

The Sun powers our solar system, so could it power all our Earthly needs, too? And if it someday could, where would all those solar panels go?According to…

Jul 28, 2014 at 16:19 | Martin Tillier

Ah, myths, urban legends and conspiracy theories -- don’t you just love ‘em? Still, you would think that in this day and age, when information flows more freely…

Jul 28, 2014 at 16:09 | Tom Dispatch

Why Fossil Fuels Can’t Solve the Problems Created by Fossil FuelsAlbert Einstein is rumored to have said that one cannot solve a problem with the same thinking that…

Jul 25, 2014 at 18:56 | Chris Dalby

The debate over the impact of peak oil has been raging for decades. Although few deny that the end of mass oil consumption is drawing nearer, educated estimates now range…

Jul 25, 2014 at 16:59 | Nick Cunningham

Venezuela is showing increasing signs of desperation as it takes out an additional $4 billion in loans from China in exchange for oil. The deal, announced July 21,…

Jul 25, 2014 at 14:46 | Igor Alexeev

Ukraine’s energy system can stay afloat only as long as the country’s underground gas-storage facilities are full. But by the end of the year the government in Kiev may…

Jul 25, 2014 at 14:25 | Matt Smith

Russell Gold is absolutely marvelous. Not only has he spent over a decade as an intrepid energy reporter at the Wall Street Journal, but he has written a book, ‘

Jul 25, 2014 at 13:44 | Dan Dicker

In the oil markets today there’s a lot to talk about, almost too much.  I have never seen such a disarray of geopolitical influences on the oil market at any…

Jul 25, 2014 at 13:42 | Editorial Dept

If you consider a time span measured in years rather than days, weeks or months, it is hard to make a good case for investing in power utilities. Most are…

Jul 25, 2014 at 13:19 | Editorial Dept

While North Dakota and South Texas garner much of the attention by energy investors, West Texas is fast becoming the backbone of the shale story in the United States.