Nick Cunningham is an independent journalist, covering oil and gas, energy and environmental policy, and international politics. He is based in Portland, Oregon.
The mercury is dropping in much of the United States, but a repeat of 2014 natural gas price spikes is likely not in the cards.…
The share prices of oil companies were thrashed on January 5 as the ongoing slide in oil prices prompted another round of forecast revisions. WTI…
As we ring in the New Year, let’s take stock of where we are at with the oil markets. 2014 proved to be a momentous…
Crude oil is set to close out a shocking year with a fresh five-year price low in the final days of 2014, falling more than…
The federal government is about to issue landmark regulations aimed at slashing methane emissions from oil and gas operations. The Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations could…
Violence in a major oil producing country may finally halt the oil price slide. Analysts have speculated whether the slump in oil prices would be…
As hard as it may be to imagine, given today’s rock bottom oil prices and abundant supplies, the world may still struggle to bring enough…
Despite the decline in oil prices, the U.S. is expected to boost production by 300,000 barrels per day in 2015, up to a yearly average…
Low oil prices are putting major oil producers in a squeeze. The Russian central bank has been forced to cough up foreign exchange in order…
The next several months may be pivotal for the future of oil development in the Arctic. While Russia has proceeded with oil drilling in its…
The United Kingdom’s oil industry is taking a beating from low oil prices, so much so that it is “close to collapse.” That comes from…
Instead of letting fuel prices fall, several countries are taking advantage of lower oil prices by scrapping fuel subsidies. Oil prices are at a five-year…
Kenya may soon be home to the largest wind project on the continent of Africa. Danish wind company Vestas won a contract to provide 365…
As oil prices show no sign of recovery, Russia is facing a sudden and acute currency crisis. Oil prices have essentially dropped by half in…
Ukraine’s bid to rid itself of its dependence on Russian energy just took a huge hit. Chevron announced that it was pulling out of a…
Even with oil prices hitting five-year lows, Mexico has decided to move forward with its historic auction of offshore oil tracts. President Enrique Pena Nieto…
Oil prices continue to slide in mid-December, slumping towards another key threshold of $60 per barrel. Oil prices hit a five-year low on December 10.…
Wine and gas tend not to mix. In upstate New York, a midstream oil and gas company is running into stiff local opposition for its…
The Shale Revolution may not really end up being a revolution after all. A new study in Nature finds that the estimates for shale gas…
A proposed pipeline in Ohio just received federal approval, which could connect shale gas from the Utica basin to the Gulf of Mexico. Eastern Ohio…