If President Donald Trump is not the most significant player in global oil markets today, he’s at least its biggest wild card. Tweets savaging OPEC, U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, and a precarious trade policy that threatens the health of the global economy can push energ

Is the reliability of our nation’s electric power grid threatened by the market-driven retirement of nuclear power facilities? Despite the wealth of evidence to the contrary, the answer according to a new report by the Nuclear Energy Institute, is “yes.” NEI’s paper, “The Impact of Fu

From sluggish to slumped to slightly on the mend, energy prices have taken the industry on a harrowing ride the past couple of years. What will 2017 bring? With evidence that US shale producers beat OPEC at its own game – outlasting the cartel after it refused to cut production during

We’ve explored the developments in other necks of the woods, from China, Argentina, and South Africa – who seem close to meaningful shale production – to Poland and Russia – who perhaps have farther to go to achieve measurable shale success. But now let’s ask: Are others ready to join

Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) has represented a major boon for the US economy, producing $36 billion in 2011 and rising year over year. Understandably, other countries have been watching – and some seem determined to join in on leveraging the new technology. Our previous post, Sha