Thursday, January 29, 2015

How Much Will Low Oil Prices Stimulate Demand?

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Since weak oil demand growth is a major ingredient in the current oil price crash, higher demand stimulated by low prices could be a modera...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Was 2014 Really the Warmest Year?

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The media is widely reporting 2014 as the warmest year on record, yet the underlying data don't support that conclusion. The data actu...
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Friday, January 16, 2015

How the Oil Price Slump Helps Renewable Energy

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Intuition suggests that the current sharp correction in oil prices must be bad for the deployment of renewable and other alternative energy ...
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Monday, January 05, 2015

2014 in Review: Shale Energy's First Price Cycle

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2014 was an extraordinary year in energy, vividly illustrating both sides of the Chinese proverb about interesting times. Oil market volatil...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Is OPEC Washed Up?

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OPEC's unwillingness or inability to reduce output to defend high oil prices raises doubts about the cartel's effectiveness and fut...
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Friday, December 05, 2014

The IEA's Stressful Outlook

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The latest long-term forecast from the International Energy Agency suggests that the benefits of today's low oil prices might be tempor...
Monday, November 24, 2014

Energy and the New Congress: Beyond Keystone

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The Keystone XL pipeline is likely to get another opportunity for approval once the new Congress is sworn in next January. However, it wil...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Keystone XL Loses Another Round

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The image that will stick with me from yesterday's failed attempt by Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana to avoid a filibuster on her bi...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

How Good Is The New Emissions Deal with China?

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President Obama's emissions deal with China sets an ambitious target for US CO2 cuts while leaving substantial headroom for emissions g...
Thursday, November 06, 2014

Will Falling Prices Shift Oil Industry's Focus to Cost Reduction?

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Lower oil prices may have less impact on US oil production from shale than competitors in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere appear to assume. The...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

China Seizes Opportunity to Fill Its Petroleum Reserve. Should Others?

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China is apparently snapping up cheap oil cargoes to fill its strategic petroleum reserve. That might make sense for the US, too, if earma...
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Monday, October 27, 2014

How Would We Provide Enough Energy For 11 Billion People?

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Reconciling energy and environmental concerns was challenging enough when global population seemed headed for a plateau around 9 billion. ...
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