For the past several years, at year end I rank what I felt were the the major energy stories of the year. 2012 lacked a blockbuster energy story like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in […]
Grading My Energy-Related Predictions for 2012
In my list of Top 10 Energy Related Stories of 2011, I made five predictions for 2012. Those predictions were: President Obama will easily win reelection, which means that energy policies will likely continue along […]
An Oil Company Finds Itself On the Losing End of Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Petrobras: A Case Where ‘Fossil Fuel Subsidies’ are Bad for an Oil Company When most people hear the phrase “fossil fuel subsidies” it conjures up images of governments giving their hard-earned tax dollars to already […]
Hofmeister: US Could Tap into 1.6 Trillion Barrels of Oil Resource
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 of Citizens for Affordable Energy, a non-profit group whose aim is […]
Hofmeister: Treat Climate Change as a Waste Management Problem
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 of Citizens for Affordable Energy, a non-profit group whose aim is […]
President Obama Has Little Impact on Oil and Gas Companies
In last week’s Energy Trends Insider (ETI) I explained The Obama (Non)-Impact on Oil & Gas Companies. In addition to my article, Andrew Holland discussed How the Obama Administration Will Deal With Natural Gas Exports and Elias Hinckley […]
What Happens After the Long Recession?
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer a question from a reader about what happens as The Long Recession plays out.
Hofmeister: Surging Demand and Flat Production Equals High Oil Prices
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 […]
Guest Post: US Energy Independence Can Be Created
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 […]