Fuzzy Math
Pemex Oil Output Figures Include Water

Mexico’s state-owned oil company is plagued by fuzzy math and inflated oil production numbers.

Audacities
The Futures Account

A bold proposal to sustain the American middle class long into the future.

The West's Counterpunch
Are Energy Sanctions Hurting Russia?

In a recent monthly oil market report, the IEA downplayed the effect of sanctions on Russian energy production, but Rosneft’s recent request for $42 billion in state aid paints an altogether different picture.

Quick Clicks
Around the Web in 5 Clicks

Some entertaining links and enlightening links for your Thursday.

ISIS' Foreign Fighters
British Member of ISIS: The UK Is Afraid I’ll Come Home

“I’m getting good with these bombs,” writes the twenty-year-old British jihadist.

Jobs of the Future
Berlin Says "Nein" to Uber

Berlin is banning Uber because its passengers might not be fully insured. These kinds of retrograde regulations are only self-destructive to the economies that adopt them.

Fuel for Scoundrels
The Seedy Side of the World’s Biggest LNG Exporter

Qatar dominates the global LNG trade, but it’s position threatens to undermine the stability of both the Middle East and the energy market. Makes one want to frack, no?

Crisis in Kurdistan
Turkey to US: Let the Kurds Sell their Oil

Kurdish oil shipments remain in limbo, while the underfunded and -supplied peshmerga struggle to fend off ISIS. Now the Turks say it is time for the U.S. to let the Kurds sell openly.

Power Outage
India’s Energy Woes Are Catching Up to It

India’s energy supply can’t keep up with demand, prompting one aluminum company to consider siting a $3 billion project abroad—possibly in Iran—where inputs are more reliable. Modi has his work cut out for him.

Hail Shale
Next Year Looking Even Better For US Energy

US oil and gas production has boomed in recent years, and new projections from the EIA suggest next year will be even better.

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