Oil Patch Activity Is Starting to Slow
With drilling activity slowing in America's oil patch, the effects will be felt throughout the economy. ...
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Crude Oil Prices: The Politics, Implications, and Backlash
Lower oil prices are not an unmixed blessing, especially with political maneuvering behind the scenes risking far more than just a shrinkage in...
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Collapse in Oil and Natural Gas Prices Hitting OPEC the Hardest
As prices for crude oil and natural gas continued their precipitous fall over the last five weeks, most commentators have been focusing on...
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Climate Fanatics Force Poor to “Choose Between Heating or Eating”
EU climate expert warns U.S. Senate Committee not to follow the European Union’s disastrous policies — as EU officials double down on even...
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New York Governor Cuomo Bans Fracking
A consummate politician, all New York State Governor Cuomo needed was an excuse to ban fracking. ...
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Energy Junk Bond Investors Heading for the Exits
The Fed-fueled junk bond market bubble supporting the energy sector is bursting. ...
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Lower Crude Oil Prices Already Pinching Producers
The continuing decline in crude oil prices is shaking up the assumptions and presuppositions of producers, investors, and governments. ...
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House Votes to Approve Keystone, for Ninth Time
The House's ninth attempt to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline will fail once more as both the pipeline and the president himself become...
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Pressure Building to Repeal Two Laws Keeping Oil and Gas Prices High
Some senators are working to overturn the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, which essentially bans the export of crude oil. ...
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The Inevitable Demise of the OPEC Cartel
Thanks to the fracking revolution in the United States, OPEC's extinction is inevitable. ...
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Fracking Boom About to Bust?
The profit margins and new technology bode well for the fracking boom to continue and even to accelerate for the foreseeable future. ...
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Canadian Workaround to Make Keystone Pipeline Irrelevant
The Keystone pipeline may be irrelevant, as Canada may well approve receiving our Bakken oil through a workaround pipeline route. ...
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Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Prices, Could Spark Price War
Saudi Arabia's surprise announcement of a cut in its oil prices to its customers is likely to set off an international oil price...
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Fracking Revolution: U.S. Replaces OPEC as World’s “Swing Producer”
The impacts of the fracking revolution are now reaching from gas pumps to foreign affairs. ...
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In U.S. and Canada, “Smart Meter” Fires Spark Alarm
All across the United States, Canada, and beyond, deeply controversial “smart meters” for electricity have been catching on fire and even exploding, sparking...
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