Hail Shale
Why U.S. Drivers Should Thank Fracking this Memorial Day Weekend

Cheap oil means cheap gasoline, and American drivers are expected to take full advantage this holiday weekend.

Examining the Energiewende
Looking Under Germany’s Green Hood

Germany has tripled its renewable power production over the past decade. But how green is its energiewende, really?

Crude Economics
Surging Iran, Fading OPEC

Tehran’s oil output has returned to pre-sanctions levels quicker than most expected, while OPEC continues to slide into irrelevance.

Signing Treaties
Russia Throws a Wrench in Paris Climate Ratification

The Paris climate treaty is far from a done deal.

Transatlantic Fracking
Britain Restarts Stalled Shale Ambitions

The UK just issued its first permit for exploratory shale drilling in five years.

Energy Abundance
Don’t Doubt the Strength of U.S. Shale

Bargain oil prices may be slowing the shale boom, but nothing’s going bust just yet—far from it.

Gazproblems
Gazprom’s Future Is Looking Grim

The Russian state-owned gas firm Gazprom is being squeezed by supply, demand, and domestic political pressures.

Future Power
Wind and Solar Can’t Replace French Nuclear Reactors

The head of a French utility had to remind greens that renewables can’t—and shouldn’t—replace the country’s nuclear reactors.

Crude Economics
Will OPEC Freeze Output Next Month?

Attention is once again focusing on OPEC as analysts wonder if it will limit production at its semiannual meeting next month.

Polar Bore
Norway Makes Its Arctic Drilling Move

The Nordic country is selling off new exploratory licenses for the first time in two decades.

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