First thing, on this day after the U.S. presidential elections I would like to congratulate President Obama on his reelection. My top prediction for 2012 — made nearly a year ago and reiterated many times since […]
“As Important as Food and Water”
When Hurricane Sandy was forecast to make landfall on the East Coast, I advised people to top off their automobiles with fuel. There were a number of reasons for that, and some people in New […]
Do Falling Gasoline Prices Help President Obama?
As the presidential election draws near, gasoline prices are again in the news. In the summer they were rising, and Obama’s opponents were pointing fingers in his directions. Now that prices are falling, what does […]
Why Sandy’s Impact Will Differ From Katrina
As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, a lot of prognosticators are offering up predictions for what it means for gasoline prices in that market. I thought it might be of interest to […]
Can You Make Fuel from Air and Water?
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I address the recent claims of a U.K.-based company called Air Fuel Synthesis that they have invented a process to create fuel from air and water. Earlier […]
Hofmeister: An Energy Plan for America
Can Oil Supplies Grow Fast Enough to Keep Prices in Check? I, along with my editor Sam Avro, recently conducted a broad-ranging interview with John Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil and currently the head […]
The Potential for a Heating Oil Crisis
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) last week reported on a potential crisis for heating oil customers in the Northeast part of the United States. In This Week in Petroleum (TWIP), the EIA reported: For the […]
Understanding California’s Gasoline Prices
I am getting numerous questions about the situation with California’s surging gasoline prices. Therefore, I want to take some time to explain what makes California’s gasoline situation unique. The EPA defines gasoline specifications, but many […]
Hofmeister: A Difficult Decade Ahead For Oil Prices and Supplies
Potential for Expansion of Global Oil Production I, along with my editor Sam Avro, recently conducted a broad-ranging interview with John Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil. The topics touched upon included future oil supplies […]
The Potential of Methanol
Last week I received an email from John Bockris, a retired Distinguished Professor from Texas A&M University. I presume Professor Bockris had come across some of my writings on methanol, as that was the topic […]