A Green Dream Deferred
Modi Snubs Global Climate Treaty Movement

India’s insistence on its right to grow may be the biggest obstacle for Global Climate Treaty negotiations later this year.

Enviro-Mental
Germany Snubs Fracking

Berlin moved against fracking this week, but its renewables won’t save it from Gazprom.

Bargain Hunting
Ukraine Inks Cushy New Gas Deal

Kyiv just signed a new three-month Russian gas deal with a fairly steep price discount, but Russia still retains its long-term leverage.

Bottom Line
Gazprom’s Profit Problem

Gazprom’s net profits plunged 70 percent last year, and 2015 isn’t shaping up any better.

Turning East
Will China Finance Russia’s Arctic LNG Ambitions?

Checked by Western sanctions, Russia’s Siberian LNG ambitions may rely on Chinese financiers.

Pipeline Politics
Sorry Ukraine, You Still Need Russian Gas

Kiev is staking out a hardline position in new gas negotiations with Moscow, but make no mistake: it needs Gazprom.

Frack Alack
Why Shale Fails Abroad

No one is close to catching up to the American shale boom. Here’s why.

OPEC Beware
Fear the Fracklog!

American shale producers are drilling but not yet fracking a growing number of wells. This “fracklog” should worry the world’s petrostates.

Buying Smarter
Putin Aims to Divide and Conquer EU Energy Strategy

EU policymakers will meet tomorrow to debate a plan to give the Commission oversight over gas supply contracts.

Crude Economics
American Oil Prices Fall to New Lows

WTI crude hit a six year low this week as US shale producers defy OPEC expectations and keep the oil flowing.

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