Crude Economics
Asia Rejoices at Low LNG Prices

The oil price plunge is bringing down LNG prices in Asia. Japan stands to gain, but U.S. LNG exporters may have to rethink their strategies.

Hail Shale
OPEC Sees Market Share Sliding in 2015

OPEC expects its production to drop significantly this year in the face of plunging oil prices.

Crude Economics
Big Trouble for Britain’s North Sea Oil

Already on the decline, Britain’s North Sea oil reserves are struggling with the plunge in global oil prices.

Irrelevant Greens
Harvard Ignores Protests, Beefs Up Brown Investments

Harvard University increased its brown energy investments seven fold last year, despite well-publicized student protests.

Good Green Tech
France Mulls Nuclear Future

France plans to invest in new nuclear technologies, according to energy minister Segolene Royal.

Putinism
Russia Refuses to Cut Defense Amidst Budget Crisis

Putin has his priorities straight in his head.

Crude Economics
China Guzzles Oil

China is enjoying a buyer’s market, as it fills its strategic petroleum reserves at a record pace.

Energy Insecurity
Green Protests Stymie Polish Shale

Add green protests to Poland’s list of problems killing its grand shale gas ambitions.

Crude Economics
Fissures Widening in Once-Relevant OPEC

OPEC hasn’t cut production in the face of the recent oil price plunge, much to the alarm of some of its members.

Seismic Shifts
Fracking Earthquakes, Part V: Shale Shaking

A small-magnitude earthquake in Ohio last year has now been linked with nearby hydraulic fracking.

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