Iran has been pushed into a corner and is fighting for its life. The safest weapon in its arsenal is an economic strategy; and it is the one point where…
Sudan and South Sudan reached an agreement on oil transit fees over the weekend, and while unresolved security and border issues will continue to hinder peace, South Sudan has strengthened…
Over the past two decades, Chinese oil consumption has quadrupled to nearly 10 million barrels per day. For the past decade they have been on a growth trajectory which has…
The best source of oil would be to increase oil recovery from the existing reservoirs already in production. That oil is the easy stuff as pundits like to say, because…
This week was a busy one for US energy policy, and renewable energy tax credits were the focus of legislative battles and Obama-Romney campaign rhetoric. Republicans in the Senate dealt…
The battle between the Iraqi central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq is picking up dangerous momentum as Baghdad attempts to fight back against…
Oil and gas companies are doing a terrible job of disclosing climate and deepwater drilling risks, even in light of the tragic Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to a…
To paraphrase Apollo 13, “Baghdad, we have a problem.” Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) is increasingly signing unilateral oil deals with international oil giants, bypassing Baghdad. Iraq’s central…
Electric power was restored across northern India on Wednesday after an electric grid failure on July 30 and 31 resulted in the world's largest blackout. More than 600 million people,…
Second-Quarter Earnings Race Ahead, Boosted by Tax BreaksMiddle-class families may…
Tuesday the web started noticing that Panasonic has developed an artificial photosynthesis system, which converts carbon dioxide (CO2) to organic materials. A quick review of the web site commentary…
It’s been a long and challenging road, but algae biofuels are finally at the point where investors should take notice as technology advances and variety of strategic partnerships—from oil and…
The Kurdish government in Iraq announced Wednesday it would resume oil exports from the region later this week. Erbil had shut down exports in April, blaming the central government in…
Gee, sometimes a head of state wanted by the International Criminal Court on two warrants for his arrest just can’t get a break.Sudan’s government is described by…
One of the biggest questions energy investors face is how to trade volatility. For example, in a flat to down energy market, professionals often say trading volatility is…
Outsourcing has become a dirty word in the 2012 election, in part, because over the last decade the US lost more than 5 million jobs to offshore emerging markets. While…
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran should focus now on oil products in light of tightening sanctions Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran should stop exporting crude oil and focus on…
As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama intensify the showdown over tax breaks for wind energy, the US state of Iowa, home to a significant proportion of US energy jobs, is…
Oil demand in the United States was stronger in May compared with the same time last year. The U.S. Energy Department, in its monthly report, found consumption rose for the…
The Q2:2012 economic reports are in and—to use a technical term—the results suck! GDP growth has slowed to 1.5%, unemployment rates remain stubbornly high at 8.2% over average nationwide but…