As president of the Pittsburgh-based Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC), the region’s largest shale energy trade association, David Spigelmyer represents some 300 member companies. Working closely with legislators, regulators, international visitors, and the civic community, Spigelmyer i
The movement to rescind the current ban on US exports of crude oil appears to have some serious momentum. As we’ve been tracking over the past month, this debate has become part of the American discourse – from politicians and politicos to businesses and special interest groups. Read
If figuring out who would snap the Thanksgiving turkey wishbone sent your family into a skirmish last week, it was still probably nothing compared to the internal slug-fest that oil ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) waged when they met Thur
I started focusing on Singapore more than a year ago, and I’ve been continually impressed at how the country is continuing to develop. This is especially true for the oil industry, which accounts for 5% of Singapore’s GDP—a high percentage for a country with no significant oil and gas
OPEC is not our friend. And they might just prove that fact later this week, when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries convenes for its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday in Vienna. While most Americans will be sitting down to a Thanksgiving feast, OPEC might be serv