Sorry, Saudi: a backlog of shale wells means the U.S. isn’t quite ready to act as the world’s swing oil producers.

Recent cost estimates for solar energy seem to be fudging the numbers: solar still can’t compete with fossil fuels without subsidies.

EU efforts to build out reverse flow pipelines to combat Putin’s divide-and-conquer strategies are bearing fruit.

American shale operators are finding new ways to profitably drill, even in today’s bear market.

Smog drives the plot in a recent Chinese novel, while one city’s officials get creative in an attempt to fudge air quality numbers.

A new Reuters report suggests that a number of contractors have bilked Pemex in recent years, and have escaped prosecution.

In its green fervor, Europe has lost $100 billion by siting renewables in cloudy and windless locations.

The Gulf Cooperation Council stands to lose $300 billion this year as a result of plunging crude prices, according to the IMF.

French oil major Total looks set to abandon drilling off the coast of Cyprus as it slashes spending in the face of plunging crude prices.

Keystone’s builder is invoking eminent domain, setting itself up for legal and legislative challenges.