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  • U.S. Oil Exports Hit a New Record High in 2023

    Published 25 March 2024 | viewed 4,375 times

    Fresh on the heels of a new U.S. oil production record and establishment of the U.S. as the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, this week the Energy…

  • Why Do Gasoline Prices Rise in Spring?

    Published 20 March 2024 | viewed 2,718 times

    Gasoline prices are on the rise, climbing nearly $0.30/gallon since the beginning of the year. What you may not realize is that this price rise…

  • New Technology Is Fueling America’s Oil Boom

    Published 18 March 2024 | viewed 19,836 times

    In mid-December, I wrote here that the U.S. had set a new annual oil production record:   “The U.S. set a new annual oil production…

  • Why Did Biden Forget To Mention Booming U.S. Oil in State of the Union Speech?

    Published 14 March 2024 | viewed 3,599 times

    President Joe Biden delivered the 2024 State of the Union address last Thursday night under what is always one of the most intense spotlights of…

  • Biden’s SPR Gamble Sparks Debate Over U.S. Energy Security

    Published 12 March 2024 | viewed 4,327 times

    The United States established its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in the wake of the 1973–1974 oil embargo that disrupted oil imports and drove oil prices…

  • ExxonMobil's Record Profits Defy Political Expectations

    Published 24 February 2024 | viewed 5,174 times

    The oil industry has historically been politically conservative. In turn, Democratic politicians have often been hostile toward the industry. Nevertheless, oil companies have recorded some…

  • The Top 10 Producers Leading A Global Shale Bonanza

    Published 23 February 2024 | viewed 10,577 times

    The U.S. is the global leader in the production of natural gas and oil derived from shale formations. However, there are other countries with significant…

  • How Biden’s LNG Export Pause Could Backfire

    Published 22 February 2024 | viewed 2,658 times

    President Biden recently announced a “temporary pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas exports.” This announcement comes on the heels of news that in…

  • The U.S. Has Slashed Carbon Emissions by 879 Million Metric Tons

    Published 20 February 2024 | viewed 4,306 times

    Following my previous story on the pause in U.S. liquefied natural gas exports, some readers had a hard time believing that the U.S. leads the…

  • A Ban on LNG Exports Could Boost Carbon Emissions

    Published 19 February 2024 | viewed 1,399 times

    President Biden recently announced a “temporary pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas exports.” This announcement comes on the heels of news that in 2023 the U.S.…

  • Shale Boom Fuels Third Year of Record U.S. Gas Output

    Published 29 January 2024 | viewed 4,789 times

    I previously reported that the U.S. set a new oil production record in 2023 and became the world’s top liquefied natural gas exporter. I also…

  • Five Energy Sector Predictions for 2024

    Published 25 January 2024 | viewed 8,475 times

    It is time to make my energy sector predictions for this year. The year promises to be challenging because there are more variables in play…

  • How Fracking Helped the U.S. Become the World’s Top LNG Exporter

    Published 11 January 2024 | viewed 3,818 times

    In 2003, the late author and investment banker Matther Simmons predicted that with “certainty,” by 2005 the U.S. would enter a long-term natural gas crisis…

  • The 11 States Leading America’s Oil Production Boom

    Published 02 January 2024 | viewed 18,593 times

    U.S. oil production has increased by 21% over the past five years. According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), earlier this month U.S.…

  • Unpacking the Top Energy Stories of 2023

    Published 28 December 2023 | viewed 1,322 times

    Following last year’s chaos in the energy sector, there were fewer big energy stories in 2023. I think there was one really big story that…

  • How Accurate Were 2023 Energy Predictions?

    Published 26 December 2023 | viewed 5,902 times

    At the beginning of each year, I make several predictions about the energy sector. You can see those predictions and read the context in Energy Sector…

  • U.S. Shatters Oil Production Records in 2023

    Published 24 December 2023 | viewed 28,837 times

    The U.S. set a new annual oil production record on December 15, based on data from the Energy Information Administration. Although the official monthly numbers…

  • What’s Driving America’s New Oil and Gas Boom?

    Published 21 December 2023 | viewed 24,206 times

    Last week I pointed out in a TikTok video that the U.S. is poised to set a new oil production record. In response, someone took…

  • OPEC's 2024 Crude Oil Production Cuts, Explained

    Published 20 December 2023 | viewed 12,987 times

    On November 30, 2023, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, agreed to cut oil production by 1…

  • Why Diesel Usually Costs More Than Gasoline

    Published 04 December 2023 | viewed 12,677 times

    I recently took the plunge and registered on TikTok. I hadn’t thought it would be worth my time, because my impression had been that younger people…

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