In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer two gasoline-related questions. One is on how ethanol is impacting current gasoline prices, and whether that increases the chances of a waiver for this year’s […]
How to Acquire Accurate Energy Data and Statistics
Note: I am back in Hawaii after a long road trip, so my posting frequency will return to normal. I intend to record new R-Squared Energy TVs in the near future as well. In last […]
Climate Change and Developing Countries
This post continues a theme I covered in my book Power Plays. Part 1 covered the impact on oil price and supply in Petroleum Demand in Developing Countries. Here I discuss some of the climate change implications. […]
Why China is Getting Their Feet Wet in the Oil Sands
In last week’s Energy Trends Insider our featured stories were Why China is Dipping Their Feet in the Canadian Oil Sands, CNOOC’s Purchase of Nexen May Signal New Wave of Consolidation, and Subscriber Questions on Lanzatech […]
Petroleum Demand in Developing Countries
Note: I am still traveling, and my posting schedule won’t return to normal until after August 11th. This article was originally written for World Business Magazine in Singapore, and explores one of the themes I […]
Analyzing Coskata’s Major Strategy Shift
In last week’s Energy Trends Insider our featured stories were How to Make Money in Solar as Every Solar Manufacturer Goes Bankrupt, Analyzing Coskata’s Major Strategy Shift, and Rough Road For Biobutanol. As we have done […]
The Facts About Canada’s Oil Sands and Climate Change
Motivated Reasoning This week I was reading an article from the Associated Press called Some fracking critics use bad science. The gist of the article is that Gasland director Josh Fox used false information in […]
The Contribution of U.S. Oil Consumption to Global Carbon Emissions
Financial Dependence Can Cause Bias Generally when I find myself having to clarify my position from a previous column, I find that I did not explain myself as well as I should have. Such is […]
Investment Opportunities in Natural Gas
In this week’s Energy Trends Insider our featured stories were The Navy’s Biofuels Program and the Great Green Fleet, Investment Opportunities in Natural Gas, and the Short Term Oil Price Investment Outlook. As we did last […]
Midwestern Drought, Ethanol, & Renewable Fuel Standard — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 26
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I discuss the implications of the current drought in the Midwest, how that may impact the ethanol market, and whether the Renewable Fuel Standard is likely to […]