Pricing Matters
Besieged Gazprom Gives Ground to Brussels

Gazprom made its first move towards natural gas spot pricing this week, a move most welcome in Brussels.

Rethinking Subsidies
How Cheap Crude Hurts Renewables

The oil price plunge is hurting green energy and exposing the folly of expensive subsidy regimes.

Biofuel Boondoggle
American Ethanol on the Rocks

The ethanol industry retrenched this week after two “destination” plants closed their doors.

Energy Insecurity
Can Ukraine Salvage Its Shale Hopes?

Oil companies have jumped ship from Ukrainian shale, but Kiev is hoping to lure them back on board by cutting royalty fees.

Crude Economics
Canada’s Oil Sands Can’t Afford to Stop Now

Oil sands producers have already invested too much money to stop pumping crude, despite plunging prices.

Crude Economics
Putin and Maduro Talk Energy Collusion in Beijing

Russia and Venezuela are both reeling from bargain-priced oil, but there’s little the two countries can do about it bilaterally.

Green Dreams
Is the 2C Goal Dead?

The world is set to blow past one of the most widely-cited climate warming limits, according to new research.

Relentless Innovation
Happy Fracking, America

Producers are pioneering new ways to dramatically increase shale well outputs by “super-sizing” the scope of operations.

Exporting Oil
Is It Time for the World to See America’s Crude?

A new EIA report paints a generally favorable picture of lifting the export ban and opening up U.S. crude to the global market.

Fracking Smarter
Can “Walking” Rigs Carry Shale at $45?

New rigs are helping shale producers stay profitable even as prices languish.

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