Crude Economics
The Case for Ending the US Oil Export Ban Weakens

Crude is trading at less of a discount stateside as compared to the rest of the world, undercutting arguments for ending the U.S. export ban.

Against the Flow
China Ready to Go All-In on Dams

Beijing hopes to add more dams to its increasingly scarce rivers to wean itself off of coal.

Gazproblems
Ukraine Snubs Russian Gas

Gazprom supplies to Ukraine were shut off today as the two sides failed to reach a new natural gas agreement.

Enviro-Mental
Germany’s Energiewende Finds the Sour Spot

Germany’s energy transition has a remarkable ability to consistently fail in its objectives.

Crude Economics
US Energy Outlook Dims

The EIA expects American oil output to drop slightly next year as low crude prices hurt shale producers.

Critical Thinking
Another Green Comes to His Senses on GMOs

A former director of Greenpeace UK called GMO opposition “morally unacceptable.”

Identity Crisis
Can Big Oil Go Green?

The world’s oil majors aren’t shifting to renewables the way greens would like—and doing so will mean making the world more corporate and capitalist than it currently is.

Enviro-Mental
Can Our Biofuel Boondoggle Be Fixed?

After more than a year of delays the EPA finally released new biofuel quotas, but the policy remains hopelessly broken.

Power Problems
Saudis Struggle to Meet Gas Needs

Riyadh can’t pump the gas it needs, so it has to rely on oil to produce electricity.

A High-Stakes Game of Chicken
Is the Saudi Oil Strategy Working?

Some analysts see OPEC inaction achieving the Saudi goal of squeezing out U.S. shale, but longer-term petrostates are in trouble.

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