The Russian-Saudi OPEC divorce and the battle for market share
Opinion
Marriage is a non-binding contract. Each party is free to walk away from it. Its dissolution, however, always has consequences.
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The U.S.-Iranian drone war won’t affect oil
Opinion
The 2020s started with a geopolitical bang, as U.S. President Donald Trump launched a reckless drone strike against Qasem Soleimani,
Exclusive interview: Dan Drollette Jr. on offshore wind in the United States
Consumption
Dan Drollette Jr., Deputy Editor at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, recently wrote a highly engaging, expansive piece for
The U.S.-Polish-Ukrainian connection fragments Europe’s gas map
Opinion
On November 21, the first shipment of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) destined for Ukraine arrived at the Polish terminal
Energy coercion is compelling Chinese-Russian rapprochement
Opinion
In July 1941, the Japanese empire, dependent on the United States for the oil imports that powered its military, faced
Book review: Coal and (America’s grappling with) Empire
Opinion
“The supposed security need for distant American coaling stations in the late nineteenth century did not play a significant role
Drone attacks against Saudi oil will test long held assumptions
Opinion
On Saturday, ten drones attacked Saudi Arabia’s largest oil processing facility at Abqaiq and the Khurais oilfield. The coordinated attacks
Saudi oil patience in the age of plenty
Opinion
We are living in an age of plenty, at least when it comes to oil. There is more production globally
Book review: America’s Christianity-and-crude cocktail explained in Anointed with Oil
Industry
“In his keynote address [to the American Petroleum Institute in 1941], [Henry Luce, founder of Life Magazine and the term
Book review: Titans of the Climate compares U.S.-China climate policies
Environment
“Both China and the United States were blessed and cursed with gigantic natural energy resource endowments in the form of
Turkey is shifting gears on gas
Opinion
Russian missiles and U.S. fighter jets have dominated the news in Turkey in recent weeks as Ankara is set to
Rail travel is cleaner than driving or flying, but will Americans buy in?
Environment
The Northeast Corridor sees millions of riders a year, but expanding rail in the U.S. is always fraught. Loco Steve,
Green New Deal learns from Europe’s climate missteps
Opinion
In early February, American Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), flanked by veteran climate activists and supported by a host of environmental
Venezuela, oil and the Monroe doctrine
Opinion
In early 1959, oil prices were low and falling. British Petroleum had cut prices. The United States had instituted import
Is Washington trying to bait Iran into closing Hormuz?
Opinion
Crude oil transit is the wild card of the global energy system. Oil producers and consumers act in mostly predictable,