Hail Shale
US Approves Two More LNG Export Facilities

The Department of Energy just gave the final go ahead for two new liquified natural gas export terminals in Florida and Louisiana. America’s shale gas is going global.

Running Out of Gas
Poland Reports Gazprom Supply Disruption

Polish gas monopoly PGNiG is reporting cuts to its gas imports from Russia today. Kiev isn’t the only one threatened by the specter of a gas war this winter.

Foreign Fracking
Water Scarcity Stymies Shale Ambitions Abroad

A new report finds that more than a third of the world’s shale gas reserves lie in relatively arid regions, which helps explain why so many countries have failed to replicate America’s fracking success.

A Problem for Putin
Western Sanctions Threaten Russia’s Energy Future

Russia may be doing its very best to act as if Western sanctions aren’t affecting it, but Moscow’s long-term energy ambitions are being seriously threatened by these measures.

Hail Shale
Old Texas Oil Fields Boom Anew

Horizontal well drilling and hydraulic fracturing have oil fields in Texas’s Permian Basin booming anew.

Gazproblems
Moscow and Kiev Can’t Reach a Gas Deal

The EU brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine on Friday, in an attempt to get gas flowing once again ahead of winter, when gas demand will spike. Neither side seemed willing to budge on key issues, and supply disruptions are looking more and more likely.

International Discord
Obama Gives Up On the Global Climate Treaty

The Obama administration is working on a voluntary international climate agreement that would skirt the need to seek Congressional approval, according to the New York Times. In doing so, it’s effectively turning its back on the feckless Global Climate Treaty movement.

Enviro-Mental
Germany’s Energiewende: A Cautionary Tale

Germany’s green energy transition has hurt its economy and its ability to compete in the global market, all while actually increasing emissions. It’s time to take stock of what we’ve learned from this policy experiment.

Harder Better Faster Stronger
Innovation Has Shale Booming Anew

Frackers are constantly innovating and finding ways to squeeze more oil and gas out of every well they drill. That spirit set off the U.S. shale boom, and it promises to power it for years to come.

Pipelines Please
Grain Risks Rot While Oil Rides the Rails

Oil companies are loading massive amounts of North Dakotan crude onto trains to deliver it to refineries, but this wave of new rail customers is preventing farmers from getting their crops to their customers.

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