Daniel J. Graeber

Latest articles from Daniel

• Energy Companies Entering War on Terror

  Published 22 June 2013 | viewed 24,096 times

  Norwegian energy company Statoil said last week it was forming a special operations division to handle emergency operations in response to a terrorist attack on…

• Can Obama Lame-Duck His Way to a Greener Future?

  Published 19 June 2013 | viewed 8,709 times

  President Obama made a historic visit to Germany this week, sounding more like a candidate with a mandate to lead instead of a president approaching…

• Rumors of OPEC's Demise Exaggerated

  Published 17 June 2013 | viewed 8,158 times

  A mixed picture is starting to emerge from the Middle East in terms of oil production. Several members of the 12-member OPEC oil cartel are…

• Syrian War Causes Oil Market Jitters

  Published 15 June 2013 | viewed 9,770 times

  Crude oil prices rebounded to above the $100 per barrel mark last week on concerns the Syrian crises may be entering a new international phase.…

• Libyan Oil Production Suffers as World Attention Shifts

  Published 12 June 2013 | viewed 8,362 times

  Oil production from OPEC-member Libya, a leading African oil producer, hasn't recovered from civil war. The state oil company said it wasn't able to return…

• Damn the Sanctions and Bring on the Gas, says Pakistan

  Published 10 June 2013 | viewed 9,154 times

  Pakistan says it can't let geopolitical concerns interfere with its quest to find ways to keep the lights on. A planning minister said last weekend…

• A U.S.-China War over Solar Power

  Published 08 June 2013 | viewed 16,631 times

  The United States could try to work out a deal that would end ongoing tit-for-tat disputes over trade in solar energy products. Last week, the…

• U.S. Sinks Nails in Iranian Economic Coffin

  Published 05 June 2013 | viewed 17,914 times

  Oil priced at around $100 per barrel means Iran for May was out around $300 million in oil revenue because of Western economic sanctions. A…

• Will Rail Run Out of Steam Post-Keystone?

  Published 03 June 2013 | viewed 14,580 times

  More than 97,000 rail carloads of crude oil were delivered in the United States during the first quarter of the year. That's 20 percent more…

• Myanmar Attracting Major Energy Investors

  Published 01 June 2013 | viewed 11,281 times

  China's national oil company said it's finished building six new oil storage tanks on a tiny island off the coast of Myanmar. More work is…

• Pakistan Faces Tough Choices with Energy Crisis

  Published 29 May 2013 | viewed 13,782 times

  The incoming administration in Pakistan wants to pay off enough debt to finance a rebound in electricity. Most Pakistanis cope with blackouts that can last…

• Canada Putting Too Many Eggs in Oil Basket

  Published 27 May 2013 | viewed 8,643 times

  Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said natural resources are the cornerstone of the federal and provincial economies. The U.S. economy, on the road to…

• Iran's New President Won’t Bring Anything New

  Published 25 May 2013 | viewed 11,125 times

  Asian economies this year have relied less on Iranian oil to meet their energy demands. India's economy slowed down considerably in part because of tighter…

• U.S. Racing Against Shale Gas Clock

  Published 22 May 2013 | viewed 8,163 times

  MIT physicist Ernest Moniz became the new energy secretary this week after sailing through the nomination process relatively unscathed. His appointment comes at a time…

• Are Pipeline Spills a Foregone Conclusion?

  Published 21 May 2013 | viewed 13,957 times

  Exxon Mobil hasn't asked federal regulatory authorities to restart the Pegasus oil pipeline, which burst open in a neighborhood in Mayflower, Ark.  In March, a…

• For Fracking, Much Regulatory Ado about Nothing

  Published 18 May 2013 | viewed 5,740 times

  The U.S. Energy Department last week said it gave conditional authority for a facility in Texas to eventually export liquefied natural gas. New drilling technologies…

• U.S. Energy Independence Weakens its Power

  Published 15 May 2013 | viewed 7,442 times

  The United States needs to make some decisions on how to capitalize on its surging oil production. Crude oil exports, except under certain circumstances, were…

• Libya Wants to Sell Oil. Is Anyone Listening?

  Published 13 May 2013 | viewed 8,964 times

  Libyan Oil Minister Abdel Bari Ali al-Arousi said his country was ready to recover from civil war and take its rightful place as the powerhouse…

• Nigeria may be Next OPEC Member to Fall

  Published 10 May 2013 | viewed 27,788 times

  The wealthiest man in Africa said he's secured billions of dollars in loans to help kick start the refinery business in Nigeria. OPEC-member Nigeria is…

• Middle East Oil Markets Contracting

  Published 09 May 2013 | viewed 7,904 times

  The Iraqi and Libyan governments said they would help Egypt cope with its economic crisis by offering up crude oil exports. The Egyptian government of…