Trouble Down South
Contractors Defraud Pemex for Billions of Dollars

A new Reuters report suggests that a number of contractors have bilked Pemex in recent years, and have escaped prosecution.

Hail Shale
OPEC Sees Market Share Sliding in 2015

OPEC expects its production to drop significantly this year in the face of plunging oil prices.

Energy Insecurity
Green Protests Stymie Polish Shale

Add green protests to Poland’s list of problems killing its grand shale gas ambitions.

Seismic Shifts
Fracking Earthquakes, Part V: Shale Shaking

A small-magnitude earthquake in Ohio last year has now been linked with nearby hydraulic fracking.

Crude Economics
America Enjoying Cheap Gas, SUVs Again

As gas prices plunge, SUV sales are soaring. Here’s what greens can learn from that.

Pipeline Politics
What Do Low Oil Prices Mean for Keystone?

Many of these oil sands projects will be going forward, Keystone or not, low prices or not, simply because so much money has already been invested. Keystone isn’t exactly a necessary piece of infrastructure—hence why oil sands emissions can’t be pinned on it—but it is the option that makes the most sense.

Crude Economics
Are the Saudis Really Fine With $20 Oil?

Saudi Arabia’s oil minister insists his country can live with $20 per barrel oil. Is he right?

Frack Baby Frack
Foreign Shale Success a Question of When, Not If

Fracking hasn’t found much success outside of the U.S., but don’t expect that to last.

Frack Attack
The Fallout from the NY Fracking Ban

While greens applauded Cuomo’s decision to ban fracking, many are concerned that the state is losing a crucial economic opportunity.

Pipeline Politics
2015 Will (Finally) Be Keystone’s Year

After six years of needless delays, a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline looks to be coming due next year.

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