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
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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,
National Security Drives Energy Transitions, Part II
Opinion
This article is the second part of a two-part analysis that examines how national security interests have hastened energy transitions
Will U.S.-China Rivalry Hasten the Energy Transition?
Opinion
The energy world changes rapidly. Technology, social and economic patterns, emergence of new sources, and depletion of old ones can
Business First: The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and Energy Diplomacy
Opinion
Energy underpins the grand strategies of world powers. China’s Belt and Road initiative builds commercial ties abroad to secure hydrocarbon
Does Bahrain’s Discovery Signal a Global Wave of Shale?
Opinion
From the United States to Argentina and Australia and now Bahrain, we hear a common refrain in 2018: shale is
Panama Canal Portends as Long-Term Bottleneck for U.S. LNG
Opinion
The resurgence of U.S. oil and gas production in recent years has been nothing short of staggering. In 2013, the