Crude Economics
How Cheap Crude Is Hurting Saudi Arabia

As the House of Saud cuts spending, the country’s middle class is hurting.

The Fruits of Fracking
Shale Passes a Big Transatlantic Milestone…

…and unfortunately for the UK, it’s not about Britain exploring its own sizable reserves of shale gas.

Reform Minded
Is Argentina the Next Shale Darling?

Only if it makes some difficult, unpopular market reforms.

Much Ado About Nothing
Paris Climate Deal Inches Closer to an Iota of Relevance

Ban Ki-Moon thinks the Paris agreement will be finalized by the end of the year, but will it matter?

Crude Economics
Petrostates Ramp Up Oil Freeze Rhetoric

We’re one week away from an Algeria meeting that could produce an oil “freeze.”

Latin Lefty Meltdown
Oil Workers Starve as Venezuela’s Crude Output Collapses

In Caracas, crises beget crises.

Feeding the Future
What Smarter Farming Can Do for African Food Security

Hint: it’s a lot.

Setting Sun
Welcome to the Solar Taper

After a period of rapid growth, solar installations are set for a downright dismal 2017.

Bad Timing
Ready for Kashagan? Petrostates Aren’t

A massive new oil field is about to come online and exacerbate a global glut.

Frack Alack
Here’s What Our Fracklog Actually Looks Like

American shale producers have more than 5,000 wells ready to go should prices rebound.

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