China And The U.S. Are Battling For Influence Over Iraqi Oil
Like the first sparrow of spring, Iraq’s reversal of all promises made to the U.S. in order to secure another waiver to import electricity and...
Is Today’s Energy Shortage Worse Than The 1970s Oil Crisis?
In 1973, after the Yom Kippur war between Israel and a coalition of Arab countries, Middle Eastern oil producers declared an embargo on oil exports...
Desperation And Austerity Hit Global Energy Markets
We are starting to see the makings of energy curtailments in Europe – an exceedingly unpopular step that governments would be unlikely to take if...
Inflation Could Create a Sticky Situation
Sometimes sharply rising fuel prices don’t end up being inflationary. Unfortunately, this may not be one of those times. The Commerce Department on Thursday reported...
Oil Will Still Dominate The U.S. Energy Market In 2050
Despite the fact that renewables will be the fastest-growing energy source in the United States over the next three decades, petroleum and natural gas will...
Don’t Count On OPEC To Bring Oil Prices Down
The crisis in Ukraine has dominated the media space for weeks now, with a special focus on potential energy supply disruptions should the invasion scenario...