Pipeline Politics
Keystone Poisoning US-Canada Relations

Canada is America’s biggest trading partner. Why isn’t that figuring in the Keystone debate?

Who Needs 'Em?
Shale Slakes American Thirst for OPEC Oil

U.S. oil imports from OPEC just hit a 28 year low, thanks to—you guessed it—fracking.

Bottom Line
Gazprom’s Profit Problem

Gazprom’s net profits plunged 70 percent last year, and 2015 isn’t shaping up any better.

Hail Shale
2014 Was A Banner Year for US Energy

American oil production grew more in 2014 than it had in over 100 years, and it’s all thanks to fracking.

Pipeline Politics
Gazprom Accedes to Kyiv’s Gas Discount Demand

The state-owned gas firm submitted a request to Moscow asking that the price discount be extended for another three months. It’s likely an attempt to weaken European solidarity on sanctions.

Shale Fail
China Still Can’t Frack

State-owned CNOOC is calling it quits on a major shale project in eastern China. It’s blaming low oil prices, but those aren’t the only reason why shale is failing in China.

Power Politics
Brussels Wins Concession in Hungary-Russia Nuclear Deal

Hungary reworked its nuclear fuel deal with Russia to allay EU concerns, but hurdles remain for the reactors in question.

Ball of Confusion
Climate Change Keeps Surprising Scientists

A trio of recent studies send some baffling mixed signals about the effects of global warming.

Turning East
Will China Finance Russia’s Arctic LNG Ambitions?

Checked by Western sanctions, Russia’s Siberian LNG ambitions may rely on Chinese financiers.

Crude Economics
U.S. Frackers Want to Export Their Oil

American crude sells for less than the global benchmark thanks in part to a 1970s-era export ban. Shale operators are less than pleased.

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