Nick Cunningham is an independent journalist, covering oil and gas, energy and environmental policy, and international politics. He is based in Portland, Oregon.
The world’s largest oilfield services companies warned of write-downs and consolidation due to a slowdown in the U.S. shale industry. Spending cuts by shale drillers…
Argentina’s state-owned oil company, YPF, has vowed to continue its plans for both shale development and for LNG exports, but it may find it difficult…
The price of carbon in Europe has fallen in recent weeks due to the political turmoil in the UK as the country weighs a no-deal…
The Democratic presidential candidates are gearing up for a lengthy town hall event on CNN covering climate change, where they will discuss a range of…
Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday as fears over the economic fallout from the U.S.-China trade war returned. On Sunday, a 15 percent tariff on…
Lower oil prices and ongoing financial stress in the U.S. shale industry are creating headwinds for drillers, and it appears increasingly likely that supply growth…
At a public forum last week, the oil and gas industry in Colorado complained to the state’s Governor, lambasting a new law that the industry…
Hurricane Dorian is rapidly approaching the coast of Florida, forcing people to scramble for fuel and stockpile supplies. At the time of this writing, the…
Mexico may do a U-turn, and call on the private sector once again to boost oil and gas production. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador…
On Thursday, the U.S. EPA announced a plan to roll back federal rules on methane emissions for oil and gas companies, a gift that some…
Oil traders continue to look beyond the escalating U.S.-China trade war, bidding up oil prices as they watch tightening inventories. Crude prices have gained this…
After roughly six decades in Alaska, BP is getting out. BP announced the sale of its Alaska operations to Hilcorp Energy Co. for $5.6 billion.…
The Trump administration is scrambling to repair its relationship in farm country, which has long been a faithful political constituency of the President. But after…
Oil prices plunged on Friday after the U.S. and China both announced tariff hikes in tit-for-tat fashion. At the same time, markets opened on a…
The energy sector has been the worst performing selection of stocks for quite some time. The roller coaster ride for oil prices is not exactly…
Oil prices plunged on Friday after China unveiled new tariffs on $75 billion worth of American goods, a move that reignited fears about a global…
The oil market is facing a near-term supply deficit, despite the growing cracks in the global economy and stagnant oil demand. At the same time,…
Alberta decided to extend its mandatory production cuts through the end of 2020 because of a lack of pipeline capacity. The former New Democratic Premier…
The U.S. could “drown the world in oil” over the next decade, which, according to Global Witness, would “spell disaster” for the world’s attempts to…
Several new oil and gas pipelines have drawn the ire of the Democratic presidential candidates, and a few major pipelines could be at risk after…