The data clearly demonstrate that as fossil fuel use has expanded, global health has improved, lifespans have grown, infant mortality, starvation, and hunger have dramatically declined, and prosperity has reached…
Category: Oil and Gas
Argentinian Reform: Subsoil Privatization (Javier Milei, meet Guillermo Yeatts)
“The history of oil production in Argentina has been characterized by a continuing tug-of-war between the state as owner of the subsurface and private producers in the pursuit of profitable…
Is the IEA Now Telling Us That We Need More Oil for Longer?
This is the latest in a series of pivots by the IEA back to recognizing the importance of oil and gas in the long-term energy balance.
China Threat Calls for Ideologically Free Energy Policy
Ultimately, energy independence is not merely an economic issue; it is the bedrock of national sovereignty. A nation that cannot power its homes, fuel its industries, and move its military…
Trump Authorizes Strategic Reserve Refill as Oil Prices Dip
Reports indicate that supplies are exceeding demand, which is a good sign for those of us who appreciate inexpensive and efficient fuel sources.
UN: Renewables are So Cheap They Need Lots of Subsidies
Watch out for big oil saboteurs, who are more interested in pumping oil than making money.
Choosing the Positive Reality of Hydrocarbons Over ‘Green’ Fantasies
The LaLa Land of the green climate industrial complex is nice to contemplate over a glass of chardonnay, but nobody wants to live there.
BP Defies Ed Miliband to Reopen North Sea Oil Field
The energy giant is reviving the Murlach field, which was declared uneconomic and taken out of use in 2004, has now become viable partly due to new technologies.
South American Cold Underscores Role of Oil and Gas
The Antarctic cold wave was a reminder of both nature’s unpredictability and the continent’s potential. With courage and clarity, the region can harness its oil and gas wealth to build…
BP Replaces Pro-Net Zero Chairman Amid Return to Oil and Gas
BP has replaced its pro-Net Zero chairman as it faces pressure from shareholders to switch its focus away from renewables after its disastrous 2020 commitment to cut hydrocarbon output by 40%.…
The $7 Trillion Fossil Fuel Subsidy Swindle
We’re used to claims that fossil fuels are being subsidised to the tune of trillions of pounds by governments around the world.
No, Using Less Oil Won’t Boost America’s Energy Security – It’ll Make it Poorer and Beholden to China
Climate cultists and central planners continue to have a grapple hold on university departments. But with the Trumpian counter-revolution in energy policy, Americans can look forward to an energy future…
The “Big Beautiful Bill” and the Gulf of America
Guest “Yee-haw!” by David Middleton, A brief recap From 2017 through 2020, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held seven area-wide Gulf of America (GOA) lease sales. From 2021…
Quiet Archipelago’s Embrace of Hydrocarbons Speaks Loudly
From London to Beijing, from Kuala Lumpur to Seoul, the energy market recognizes that Indonesia is open for business. The sheer scale of the country’s initiatives promises a torrent of…
23% Surge in Global Bank Fossil Fuel Investments
Just under $900 billion loans to fossil fuel projects in 2024.
Energy Investment Out of Balance… And It Could Cost Us All
Prioritizing these low-return investments while starving high-EROI energy sources will only drive costs higher for taxpayers, slow economic growth, and compromise grid reliability. If we continue down this path, the…
Permian Basin – The Energizer Bunny of Oil
Just like the Energizer Bunny, the Permian Basin “just keeps going and going!”
Trump Admin Walks Back Biden Rule ‘Smothering’ Alaskan Oil
DOI determined the Biden-era rule was “inconsistent with the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976,” the agency said Monday. The Trump administration’s proposed rule will be released in the…
BP Cancels “Sustainable Jet Fuel” Project
$5 Billion Green Energy investment slashed – “Weaker-than-anticipated growth in the market”
Another refinery closure in California increases the States’ dependency on China.
Over the last several decades, California’s passion to transition away from fossil fuels has overregulated and overly burdened just the SUPPLY of oil production and refining but has not reduced…
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