Feature Stories
Jude Clemente: The Underestimated Side of U.S. Shale Oil and Natural Gas
January 17, 2019
I want to write on a recent piece in The Wall Street Journal, “Fracking’s Secret Problem — Oil Wells Aren’t Producing as Much as Forecast,” that speaks of an ‘illusory picture’ of prospects for the U.S. shale oil and gas
Colorado’s Pipelines Could Get Pinched by Democratic Lawmakers
January 14, 2019
Oil rigs dotting the Front Range have been lightning rods of controversy and targets of protests, lawsuits, ballot measures and now an expected push at the statehouse for new regulations. But behind those drill rigs is a multibillion-dollar network of
What to Expect From Oil in 2019
January 7, 2019
Oil had a tumultuous 2018, with prices rising to a four-year high in October before plunging more than $30 in the following months. Oversupply and demand worries are high on the concern list for the industry, making volatility a buzzword
Indiana in the Center of War Between Natural Gas and Coal
January 7, 2019
President Trump has made it abundantly clear by word and by deed that the war on coal launched by President Obama is coming to an end. The announcement last year that the Environmental Protection Agency would replace the Clean Power
First Time Since 1940s U.S. Exports More Oil and Petroleum than It Imports
January 3, 2019
For the first time since at least the 1940s, the United States is exporting more oil and petroleum than it imports, spurring economic growth. This accomplishment is due in large part to President Donald Trump’s decision to remove onerous Obama-era
Forget OPEC, Texas and Rest of America Now Drive Oil Markets
December 18, 2018
If you think there is something going on in West Texas, you may be underestimating how important oil and gas exploration has been in the Permian Basin and how much it is changing the world. Two data points should suffice
IEA: U.S. Dominance in Oil Markets is Only Going to Get Bigger
December 17, 2018
The U.S. might have been left out from the big summit between OPEC and non-OPEC producers in Vienna last week but the country’s influence over global oil markets is only going to get stronger, the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated
Virginia Bill to Ban Fossil Fuel Development, Renewable Energy Mandate is Economically Harmful
December 13, 2018
A bill introduced in November 2018 in the Virginia House of Delegates would, among other things, enact a moratorium on fossil fuel development, including hydraulic fracturing, and increase the commonwealth’s renewable energy mandate to 100 percent in 2036. If passed,
A Push to Make Fracking Waste Water Usable in Agriculture
December 13, 2018
Fracking requires a huge amount of water, a major concern in dry Western states that otherwise welcome the practice. But New Mexico thinks it can mitigate that problem by pushing oil companies to treat and recycle fracking waste water for
Dan Calabrese: For First Time Ever, U.S. Exported More Oil than It Imported
December 11, 2018
Remember the bad old days of “the Saudis have us by the shorthairs because we need their oil”? It wasn’t that long ago. It was like three years ago. It was a bad situation, and it was entirely self-imposed. For
