Feature Stories
Silicon Valley Bank, ESG, and Biden’s ERISA Rule
March 20, 2023
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) occurred just days after Congress passed the Braun-Barr resolution, which overturns the Biden administration’s Prudence and Loyalty rule and its encouragement of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing by pension managers under the
Major Petroleum Engineering Schools Expand CCUS Programs
March 8, 2023
As interest in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) continues to grow around the world, so does the need for qualified professionals with skills specific to that field. As a response, several of the major petroleum engineering and geology programs
IER Report Shows Curbing U.S. Oil and Gas Production Would Hurt the Environment
February 20, 2023
Environmentalists seeking to halt U.S. oil and gas production in the name of combating climate change are undermining their own agenda and risking greater damage to the planet, according to a new report. The Institute for Energy Research (IER) released
Biden’s SPR Drawdown Big Win For Beijing
January 24, 2023
China is increasingly looking like the top beneficiary of President Joe Biden’s decision to sell down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to lower domestic fuel prices. Chinese-owned companies have lapped up oil from America’s emergency stockpile since the Biden administration
Texas Oil Patch Gears Up for More Growth and Spending with the Permian Leading the Way
January 17, 2023
What a difference a few years make in the Texas oil patch. Oil and gas production keeps growing, the sector has been adding jobs at a torrid pace, and most companies have been investing more. In a December survey by
2022: The Year ESG Fell to Earth
January 5, 2023
The year 2022 brings an end to an era of illusions: a year that saw the end of the post–Cold War era and the return of geopolitics; the first energy crisis of the enforced energy transition to net zero; and
Biden Admin Says Its Natural Gas Phaseout Will Save Taxpayers Millions. It Will Do the Opposite.
December 20, 2022
The Biden administration is casting its plan to phase out the use of natural gas in federal buildings in favor of clean energy as a “cost-effective” move that will save taxpayers millions each year. That’s baloney, according to a Washington
The Carbon Capture Race is Heating Up in Nebraska
November 30, 2022
A company that’s building infrastructure for a carbon-neutral future is betting billions on a business based in Nebraska and the Corn Belt. Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, now has company in the form of Navigator CO2, which is relocating
Republicans Plan an Energy Agenda Designed to Keep Democrats on Their Heels
November 2, 2022
Republicans are preparing to advance an ambitious energy agenda if they win control of the House in next week’s elections — including faster approvals of fossil fuel projects and probes of how the Biden administration is spending its hundreds of
Americans Shell Out or Shiver While Biden Ships Our Energy Off to Europe
October 20, 2022
A trend is emerging in the Biden administration’s foreign policy, a perpetual obsession with supporting Europe above and even at the expense of U.S. needs at home. In response to attacks on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system, Secretary
