For years, the global energy strategy has been surreal. Companies that built the modern world on the back of energy-dense hydrocarbons indulged those celebrating the arrival of wind turbines and…
Tag: Oil and gas
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.
Nonprofits Cruelly Normalize Poverty for Climate Virtue
The truth: Climate policy that ignores needs of people and contributes to generational poverty is cruel, even when presented with the gloss of environmental virtue.
California Dems Scramble To Boost Oil Production After Running Refiners Out Of Town
“After years of pushing radical climate policies that punished working families, Governor Newsom is finally waking up to what Californians need, he’s now scrambling to secure the very fossil fuels…
Which Are The “Stranded Assets” Now?
The prediction that wind and solar assets will become “stranded” is fundamentally different, and fundamentally sounder, than the comparable prediction for fossil fuel assets. That is because wind and solar…
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…
Biden Admin Invoked ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ To Cut Alaska Drilling, But Some Tribal Leaders Are Ready For Trump
The Biden administration justified major crackdowns on fossil fuel and mineral development in Alaska by playing up its commitment to Native American tribes, but some community leaders who spoke with…
How the Trump Administration Can Make Nuclear Energy Popular With Women
When people think about the incoming Trump-Vance administration’s plans to unleash domestic energy production, they likely start with oil and gas drilling, and policies governing fracking and clean coal. Yet…
California “purifies” its little air bubble at the expense of its residents.
It is appalling that wealthy California with its “green mandates” continues to burden its residents with humongous costs to transition to just electricity, and support unethical, immoral, and hypocritical actions…
Want to Win an Election? Run on Cheap Energy
If we want to get crazy, then Uncle Sam could take some of the big money he throws at wind and solar (which come up short) and invest in something…
Texas AG Sues Biden Admin for Listing Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as Endangered
“The Wildlife Service failed to rely on the best scientific and commercial data available when making its designation as required by law and therefore made inaccurate and arbitrary assumptions about…
The U.S.-Canada Energy Relationship Is Underappreciated – And May Now Be Under Threat
While global markets have calmed since the 2022 energy crisis, geopolitical tensions have worsened, there is war in Europe and the Middle East, and economic nationalism and protectionism are on…
Energy Election ’25: Oil and Gas on the Ballot
As the election season kicks into high gear, we look forward to an important national conversation about energy.
Crude Reality: South America’s Offshore Oil Buries Net Zero Agenda
South American nations are increasingly realigning energy strategies to capitalize on offshore oil and gas reserves, signaling a marked shift from previously stated goals of reducing dependence on fossil fuels…
No, Rigzone, Extreme Weather Is Not Becoming Increasingly Dangerous for Oil and Gas Companies
Hurricanes have not been getting more severe or frequent- not in the Gulf of Mexico, and not worldwide
Numbers Don’t Lie
These 9 charts from the Statistical Review Of World Energy expose the myth of the energy transition & show hydrocarbons are growing faster than alt-energy
We have, can, and must continue to adjust to climate change – and not kill billions.
Eradicating the world of crude oil usage, without first having a replacement in mind, would be immoral and evil, as extreme shortages of the products now manufactured from fossil fuels will…
New Zealand to revoke oil drilling ban amid fears of blackouts
The country’s coalition government is preparing to invite energy companies to resume exploration in the three major offshore fields that supply most of its gas.
Dems Who Back Biden’s Crackdown on Fossil Fuels Suddenly Worried About High Gas Prices
Numerous Democrats who have helped the Biden administration restrict fossil fuel development and production are now concerned about high gas prices as the 2024 elections loom.