Does Bahrain’s discovery signal a global wave of shale?
Opinion
From the United States to Argentina and Australia and now Bahrain, we hear a common refrain in 2018: shale is
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Can the Southern Gas Corridor build new markets?
Opinion
Spring is a time of new beginnings. For those hoping Europe can curb its Russian gas habit, the earlier-than-planned inauguration
Trump’s OPEC tweet and the art of the Iran deal
Opinion
Donald Trump’s Twitter spat with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last week, in which the American President
Houston, we have a solution: carbon capture and storage
Industry
This article was first published on Morning Consult (morningconsult.com) on April 13, 2018. As the World Bank prepares to host
Panama Canal portends as long-term bottleneck for U.S. LNG
Opinion
The resurgence of U.S. oil and gas production in recent years has been nothing short of staggering. In 2013, the
The discursive trap of peak oil demand
Consumption
In the past year, peak oil demand has become a fixture in debates about the future of the global energy
The gassy pangs of a Russian winter in Europe
Opinion
Poison, cold weather, and natural gas: three things that Europeans would probably wish that they didn’t receive from Russia. Last
Shifting sands: Middle East oil is safer than ever before
Opinion
There are few more enduring themes in energy than the unpredictable and volatile geopolitics of Middle East oil, which have
The globalization of clean energy transitions
Opinion
On February 17, Mexico became the first Latin American member of the International Energy Agency (IEA), whose members consume over
Can the Russian-OPEC Alliance (ROPEC) provide oil-price stability?
Opinion
The fall of the U.S. stock market over past two weeks has pulled global markets and oil prices down with
Early entrants exiting oil – towards a green Rockefeller?
Industry
The modern oil industry has seen numerous pioneers. In the United States, John D. Rockefeller did more than anyone to
Trump throws shade on China’s solar power
Opinion
The Trump Administration announced on January 22 that it would slap tariffs of up to 30 percent on imports of
Rising oil prices could trigger more volatility for Europe
Opinion
Round numbers attract attention, so when the price for Brent crude oil passed $70/barrel two weeks ago, the world took
Nord Stream II and Europe’s energy security
Opinion
Long-distance, large-diameter oil or gas pipelines have always faced major constraints, most notably their reliance on transit states who can
Energy storage: Europe’s final frontier
Opinion
Several trends in recent years have dramatically improved Europe’s energy outlook. Its initiatives to embrace renewables in the second half