Over the past 30 years,…
Oil was trading down slightly…
Mexico's state-owned oil company, Pemex,…
A few years ago, I had an ah-ha moment when it comes to what we as humans would need to do to live in a sustainable manner. It is very…
Oklahoma is a leading U.S. energy producer with an economy increasingly concentrated on the oil and gas industry. Economist and Dean of the University of Central Oklahoma’s College of Business…
A new mobile-phone charging gizmo cut loose on the market makes it possible to charge mobile phones and other devices by harnessing the power of fire. Unlike some…
The Russian government has made room in the natural gas market by letting companies other than Gazprom export liquefied natural gas. The shale natural gas revolution in the United States…
The government of Ukraine has approved a draft agreement with Chevron Corp. for shale gas extraction in the country’s western region in a deposit that could produce as much as…
In recent weeks the LNG market in Asia has grown tighter as a confluence of events has conspired to drive up spot prices. In an October 29 column, Clyde Russell…
A British government report said it's unlikely that hydraulic fracturing in shale natural gas sites will lead to groundwater contamination. While the British shale story is in its infancy, the…
US oil company Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has officially launched production in Algeria’s Illizi Province, with plans to produce 146,000 barrels per day in partnership with Algerian state-run Sonatrach.
Facing instability in Africa and bribery accusations against its drilling subsidiary Saipem, Italian oil giant Eni is now reporting an adjusted net profit of 1.2 billion euros for the…
In the early 1920s, when my grandparents were just small children, only about 40% of Americans had access to electricity. Over the course of a generation that number reached close…
You probably haven’t heard about it—but there’s a potential bull market brewing in propane. At the risk of sounding like Hank Hill—the market for this natural gas liquid…
The refiners have been a very ‘feast or famine’ trade group that I have been wary of playing. But with widening Brent-WTI spreads, along with the collapses of other benchmarks…
We want to take another look at what’s going on in Lebanon--in terms of the spillover of the conflict in Syria, the meddling of external actors, and the internal political…
Before we start with this weeks news please do take a moment to look at our latest presentation which analyzes various developments taking place within oil & gas…
Most of us are aware by now that the introduction of widespread hydraulic fracturing into the oil and gas business has resulted in a rapid growth in U.S. production. U.S.…
Scientists are reporting development of a new method to recycle rare earth elements from wastewater. Many of today’s technologies, from hybrid car batteries to flat-screen televisions, rely on rare…
North Dakota's governor said he was frustrated with the way in which federal regulators were monitoring pipeline safety. An oil spill in the west of the state went unnoticed until…
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo is working to make luxury lightweight, partnering up with nine European companies and institutes for revolutionary new energy storage components that could change the future of…
If I had had space, I would have included a subtitle for this piece as follows: Things do not have to run out to become unavailable. So, now you have…
When Typhoon Wipha flooded Japan with heavy rains last week, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant ordered precautionary measures to prevent leakage of contaminated water. Ever since…