James Stafford is the Editor of Oilprice.com
This week in energy, the prospect of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports gain momentum in Washington with final federal approval for two more projects in…
This week in energy we’re looking at the grand opening in Iowa of the first facility to commercially produce ethanol from corn waste products as…
One of the world’s legendary investors is upping his bet on Argentina’s shale oil and gas industry in a show of confidence for shale production…
As Qatar delivers a large shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China’s national oil company, the global race is on in earnest, with Iran…
This week, the ‘news’ is that the start of the most active part of the six-month hurricane season promises something big, maybe, possibly, no one’s…
Climate change continues to drive energy policy, despite the fact that there is no way to reconcile eradicating energy poverty in much of the world…
A new study from Stanford University scientists finds no direct evidence of water contamination from hydraulic fracturing in Wyoming, but points out concerns that some…
Independent gas producers in Ukraine are joining forces to pressure the government in Kiev to re-think its new gas tax before everyone makes a run…
As Ukraine ushers through tax legislation designed to prop up political-business elite and alienate outside investors, Mexico finally passes secondary legislation to implement sweeping oil…
Ukraine doesn’t need Russia to take it down—Kiev is doing fine destroying itself, most recently with a new tax code that doubles taxes for private…
It’s been a busy week in energy, particularly on the geopolitical front, with Washington at a loss over exactly whose side to take in the…
While we fixate on sexy headlines about Chinese military threats in the South China Sea, for instance, or Washington ‘lifting the ban’ on crude oil…
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine was heightened this week when Malaysia Air flight 17 was shot down by a missile strike over Ukraine on…
Much larger than Eagle Ford and once thought to have reached peak production, new technology has brought us full circle back to the Permian Basin…
The Islamic State, or IS (formerly ISIS), continues to gain ground in Syria and Iraq, taking control of a swath of land bridging the two…
Oil industry news is awash this week with reports that the Obama administration has effectively abolished a four-decade-long ban on US crude oil exports, but…
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…
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe isn’t a get-rich-quick scenario for the impatient investor: It’s a long, strategic play for the sophisticated investor who can…
As the second tanker of Iraqi Kurdish oil leaves the Turkish port of Ceyhan bound for sale on international markets, Baghdad is furious and Washington…
Though there is a ‘coup’ underway in Libya and the geopolitical crisis over Ukraine continues to intensify, the drama of the week focuses on the…