Crude Economics
Saudis Promise to Keep the Oil Coming

Riyadh is cutting its budget and promising to keep the crude flowing in 2016. Cheap oil looks like it’s here to stay.

Crude Economics
How Cheap Oil Could Help America in 2016

Bargain oil prices have the potential to boost the U.S. economy next year.

Awash in Oil
Fracklog Grows as Producers Await Price Rebound

U.S. shale firms are drilling but not yet fracking wells, and the growing backlog may push oil prices down for some time to come.

Enviro-Mental
Biofuel Boondoggle Fails Another Green Test

Misguided biofuel policies are killing valuable wild bee populations, according to a new study.

Hail Shale
US Gas Prices Dip Below $2

The national average for a gallon of gas in the U.S. yesterday dropped below $2 for the first time in more than six years.

North American Energy Boom
Texas Formation’s Shale Gas Estimates Doubled

The USGS just doubled its estimates of the Barnett shale formation’s natural gas.

Crude Economics
Is That $20 Oil on the Horizon?

Oil prices have plunged in 2015, but burgeoning global supplies could push them down further in 2016.

Fear the Airpocalypse
China Braces for a Smoggy Weekend

Beijing just issued its second ever air pollution “red alert” while northern China is warned to expect heavy smog this weekend.

Private Auction
Mexico Defies Prices and Makes Oil Progress

Despite a bearish crude market, our southern neighbor successfully auctioned off every oil tender on auction this week.

Fear the Airpocalypse
Smog Choking Some of Asia’s Biggest Cities

From Beijing to Shanghai to New Delhi, toxic smog is choking some of Asia’s biggest cities. The problem will get worse before it gets better.

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