Energy
Congress: Obama Fired Scientist to Advance “Climate” Agenda
The Obama administration fired a top scientist, intimidated other staff, censored important information from Congress for political reasons, and waged “a reckless and...
EIA’s Energy Forecast for 2017 Laced With “Uncertainty”
With so many moving parts, it's no wonder the U.S. Energy Information Administration can't forecast the future of oil and gas. ...
Read moreObama Administration Pulls Previous Approval for Dakota Oil Pipeline
Radical environmentalists who are trying to stop the completion of a pipeline through North Dakota won a reprieve when the Army Corps of...
Read moreOPEC Agreement to Limit Production Boosts Crude Price 11 Percent
Standing at a distance, OPEC's agreement looks fragile at best, unenforceable at worst. Translation: Oil prices are likely to continue to decline over...
Read moreOPEC to Meet in Vienna Wednesday to Plan Production Cuts
OPEC continues to think it can manipulate the oil market to its own advantage. ...
Read moreSaudi Oil Minister “Optimistic” That OPEC Will Cut Production
Saudi Arabia's oil minister is disconnected from the new reality, claiming that OPEC will be able to stabilize markets and raise prices. ...
Read moreOil and Gas Prices Dropping in Anticipation of Trump Presidency
The coming renaissance in energy will likely exceed most observers' expectations, as Donald Trump is picking persons for his administration who will allow...
Read moreCrude Drops 10 Percent; Price Decline Just Beginning
At noon on Wednesday crude oil futures touched $45 a barrel on news that inventories soared last week by the most in 34...
Read moreOPEC Fails to Agree as U.S. Energy Industry Ramps Up
OPEC is in a game it initiated and that it can't win and can't quit. In the process, OPEC is becoming increasingly irrelevant...
Read moreSaudi Arabia to Sell $10 Billion in Bonds to Shore Up Its Finances
Hoist by their own petard? (A petard is a small bomb used to blow up fortifications, an especially apt expression at this moment.)...
Read moreAmerica’s First Offshore Wind Farm Blows Up Controversy
The United States’ first offshore wind farm is going to cost about $17,600 per home it will power and do little to reduce...
Read moreSaudi Energy Minister: Crude Oil at $60 Not “Unthinkable”
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said Monday that OPEC will likely agree on production cuts and that crude oil prices could hit...
Read moreReality Sets In: OPEC Ready to Cut Production to Raise Oil Prices
Wednesday’s announcement from OPEC about an agreement to cut production to shore up crude oil prices was met with both delight and scorn...
Read moreNew North American Oil Discoveries Continue to Frustrate OPEC
A new oil find by the Apache Corporation is exacerbating the failure of OPEC's strategy to flood the market in order to drive...
Read moreOil Now in a Bull Market?
A "head fake" in oil has driven the price of crude above $50 a barrel. ...
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