The US Shale Oil Boom There have been a lot of stories over the past few years about the implications of the US shale boom. To review for those who might have been living in […]
The Bell Tolls for KiOR
A Lesson Learned If there’s one thing billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has learned over the past decade, it’s that the oil companies aren’t as stupid as he thought. In 2004, Khosla was telling anyone […]
US Crude Oil Exports Headed to South Korea
The Ban on Crude Exports One of the 2014 predictions that I made back in January was “The crude oil export ban will not be lifted in 2014.” The present ban on US crude oil exports […]
The Most Consumed Fuel by State
I saw a very interesting graphic several days ago that shows the most consumed fuel in every state in the US: Image Credit: Movoto
Another Record Year for CO2
Introduction This is the 4th installment in a series that examines data from the recently released Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. The previous posts covered the world’s growing fossil fuel consumption: World Sets New Oil […]
Guest Post: U.S. Renewable Energy Industry Dominated By Monopolism and Cronyism
This week we have a guest post for readers. The following article was written by S. Michael Holly, the Chairman of Sorgo Fuels & Chemicals, Inc. Sorgo has developed technology for the production of ethanol, […]
Global Biofuels Status Update
Introduction to the GSR Today I want to take a deep look at the global biofuels picture, drawing mainly from the Renewables 2014 Global Status Report (GSR) that was released in June by REN21, the […]
Why Natural Gas Prices Collapsed
Over the course of the next two columns, I plan to finish up the recent look at BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. The final two columns will focus on renewable energy, and carbon dioxide […]
King Coal Deposed in West, but Reigns in East
Introduction This is the 3rd installment in a series that examines data from the recently released Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. The previous posts — World Sets New Oil Production and Consumption Records and The US […]
The US and Russia are Gas Giants
Introduction This is the 2nd installment in a series that examines data from the recently released Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. The previous post — World Sets New Oil Production and Consumption Records — delved into world oil […]