Nick Cunningham is an independent journalist, covering oil and gas, energy and environmental policy, and international politics. He is based in Portland, Oregon.
OPEC’s second largest oil producer is in severe disarray just as the world has come to rely upon Iraq for greater energy supplies.Iraq is facing…
Last December, as OPEC prepared to meet in Vienna, Bloomberg News reported that analysts it polled had predicted that the oil cartel would leave its…
City-dwelling Chinese may still be choking on smog, but amid all the haze, China may be turning a corner in its fight on pollution. Top…
Much has been made about the role that hydraulic fracturing – or fracking -- has played in revolutionizing the energy landscape, unlocking vast new reserves…
The Environmental Protection Agency’s new regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions by 30 percent will no doubt lead to a cleaner economy. But the road…
If the Middle East fails to invest adequately in its oil fields, global oil prices could spike by an additional $15 per barrel in the…
Gazprom has agreed to grant the Ukrainian government a six-day extension on its multi-billion dollar natural gas bill after Kiev agreed to a partial payment…
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to deliver a landmark speech on the regulation of greenhouse gases from existing power plants on June 2 that…
Although serious obstacles remain, China is finally making progress on tapping its vast shale gas reserves, which hold the promise of a new source of…
The U.S. shale industry may be a lot less healthy than many people think. A new analysis from Bloomberg News found a startlingly high level…
In what could prove to be an historic turning point for Iraq, the government of Kurdistan – the semi-autonomous region in the country’s north –…
Several of the largest oil companies in the world are doubling down in Russia despite moves by the West to isolate Russia and its economy.…
Argentina has been hailed as a promising frontier for the development of shale gas outside of the United States, and billions of dollars in investment…
Russia and China finalized a truly massive gas deal during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Shanghai this week, and while the agreement is a…
The great hype surrounding the advent of a shale gas bonanza in California may turn out to be just that: hype. The U.S. Energy Information…
Russia’s seizure of Crimea has led to speculation that a major motivating factor was to acquire potentially vast energy resources in the Black and Azov…
A major gas deal between Russia and China could finally be sealed this week when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits China on May 20-21 and…
Given the massive volumes of natural gas coming out of America’s shale fields, why haven’t natural gas-fueled vehicles caught on yet? After all, the U.S.…
Oil prices briefly hit a three week high this week as geopolitical tension and strong demand tighten oil markets. Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi…
Coal is the largest source of electricity across the world, mainly because it is abundant and cheap. But a string of coal mining accidents this…