Sometimes, the targets are simply too easy. There’s hardly any sport to this one: Edwards contends with Big Oil Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards took on the oil companies Thursday while campaigning in Menlo Park, […]
Tag: oil companies
Let’s Confiscate Venezuela’s U.S. Refineries
I recall reading this story a while back: Chavez Considers Sale of U.S. Refineries The implications just sank in today. Chavez, having confiscated the property of U.S. companies and torn up contracts, has property here […]
Tyson Slocum is Wrong
Time to debunk another perpetual myth. In a story today in CNN – Big Oil’s Money Machine – consumer advocate Tyson Slocum makes the following claim: “Are we getting any bang for our buck with […]
Are Subsidies to Oil Companies Ever Justified?
Should We Ever Subsidize an Oil Company? “Of course not!” might be the immediate reaction of most people. But doesn’t it depend on the objectives you are trying to achieve or the behaviors you wish […]
Energy and the Environment with the API
On April 18th, I participated in a conference call with the American Petroleum Institute. The topic of the call was Energy and the Environment. You can download a transcript here or the audio of the […]
Help Prioritize the Questions for the API
Update: I am going to stop tabulating the votes at this point. Here were the top choices, in reverse-order of the number of points each received: 33, 13, 4, 3, 11, 12, 16, 31, 1, […]
Submit Your Questions for Red Cavaney
I will participate in another API conference call on energy issues on April 18th, and I would like to solicit questions from readers. The topic will be “Energy and the Environment”, but I am sure […]
API Conference Call on Energy Issues
I am generally not much for procrastination, but in this case I am guilty. It has been 3 weeks now since I participated in a conference call with API Chief Economist John Felmy. Robert Bluey, […]
What Planet Are They From?
I have come across a couple of articles in the past few days that really left me shaking my head. One praises Hugo Chavez as a hero, and the other blasts oil companies for their […]
Wisconsin’s “Robin Hood” Tax
Those Bewildering Energy Markets Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has a new proposal for punishing those “greedy, gouging oil companies” for their “unfair profits.” His proposal is to rob from the “rich” – the oil companies […]