Recent reforms that would open oil exploration and development in Mexico to major oil companies for the first time in decades has the media all atwitter about the prospects of a reversal […]
How to Overhaul the Gas Tax
WITH the recent congressional budget negotiations putting a spotlight on the need to raise revenues, and with our transportation infrastructure in many places crumbling before our eyes, it is time to consider […]
Oil and gas spending to hit record in 2014
Oil and gas companies will spend more money in 2014 than ever to explore for and produce oil and gas, with $723 billion expected to fund the global effort, according to projections from […]
Energy Taxes and Tax Code Legislation
Congress has spent much of this year debating budget matters and the fate of the nation’s tax policy. A central theme of any tax policy debate raised by just about everyone is […]
The U.S. energy independence story: Will anyone be punished if it turns out to be wrong?
Will anyone who is currently predicting U.S. energy independence be punished if the story turns out to be wrong? I ask because the story–and that\’s all it is right now–appears to be […]
Alberta Tar Sands and Methodology
I spent the first week of November in the heart of the Athabasca oil sands around Fort McMurray, Alberta. I was there as a guest of the Canadian government, which hosts annual tours […]
Predictions of a Coming Carbon Asset Bubble Overstated
Lately, it has been fashionable to talk of “stranded carbon assets” that will emerge as a risk to investors as pressure to mount a serious global climate policy increases. The thinking behind […]
Libyan crude oil production levels influence international crude oil markets
Libya\’s oil sector has been crippled by prolonged strikes at key loading ports since the end of July, removing more than 1 million barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil from the […]
More Evidence That America May Have Reached ‘Peak Car’
It\’s a bit surreal when an academic study reads like a biography. Whenever a new study on the decline of driving in America is released, it\’s almost like reading a chapter of […]
New EPRI Study Examines Total Cost of Electric Vehicle Ownership
EPRI, formerly the Electric Power Research Institute, has published a new report entitled, Total Cost of Ownership Model for Current Plug-in Electric Vehicles that examines the finanical implications of owning electric-drive vehicles; […]
