Not only has the anti-oil and gas position become more radicalized, but the actions of the international political leadership are flagrantly supporting energy generated by wind and solar.
Tag: Oil and gas
Wrong, Media and COP-27, Africa Is Not De-Carbonizing, Oil Exploration Is Expanding
African countries appear to be going forward with new oil and gas projects, including pipeline infrastructure, to take advantage of the bounty of natural resources the continent is blessed with.
The Cult of Darkness
“Energy is not for conserving; it is for unleashing to serve us, to make our lives better, to allow us to realize our dreams and to reach for the stars,…
COP27: A Meaningless Ritual for China and India
Green promises made at COP27 by China and India will be superficial at best.
America’s Energy Crisis is Mostly US Democrats’ Fault
America’s energy crisis could have been largely prevented if Democrats used their control of Congress since 2019 to liberate oil and gas investment, production, and transport instead of sabotaging them.
White House “Desperate… Panicking” Over Saudis and Oil
Civilization depends on cheap energy, and we are right to expect that our political leaders put the provision of it above electoral politics.
Etam: Where the Wild Things Are – Exposure To “The Doing Class” Will Solve the Global Energy Crisis
You can travel to the “other side” of a city, see where things are constructed, repaired, bought, sold. You will see armies of humans doing things, all the little things…
Euro Energy Crisis: A Rare Opportunity to Recalibrate Priorities?
At least one developed economy is waking up from an energy slumber induced by the obsession with climate change. The new prime minister of the UK is seemingly leaving no…
“Big Oil vs The World”: BBC Exposé Fails (Episode III)
In its Ahab-like focus on harpooning ExxonMobil, the BBC missed an opportunity to explore the enormous challenges involved in replacing fossil fuels.
“Big Oil vs The World”: BBC Exposé Fails (Episode II)
Finally, the documentary offers a false choice by implying that we can quickly stop using fossil fuels without the loss of millions of lives.
BRICS Starts Sidestepping the Tragedy of Western Energy Policy
The world is marching right past us, here in the west, in a certain way. Fear of a lack of fuel and food will do that to people.
Reuters Writes that US Government is Unfair to……Oil Refineries?
But today, the nation’s ethanol plants produce more than double the climate-damaging pollution, per gallon of fuel production capacity, than the nation’s oil refineries, according to a Reuters analysis of…
Column: Appalling New Historical Precedent – Surplus Cash Flow Cannot Solve World’s Energy Problems, By Design
The golden goose has had its beak stapled shut.
Biden Promises, Policies and Political Problems
Moreover, every increase in “green” energy makes the United States more reliant on China which, like Russia, increasingly wields its energy, mineral and economic power as a weapon, to keep…
Guyana, Suriname Oil Bonanza to Boost Economies, Help Meet Global Demand
The poverty-stricken Caribbean countries of Guyana and Suriname have hit the jackpot with the discovery of huge offshore oil reserves that are on track to produce revenue for decades.
BRICS In the New World Energy Order: Hedging in Oil Geopolitics
The BRICS have been catapulted into a position of being the only constellation of forces that challenges the global economic dominance of the G7 developed countries bloc.
Column: Summer Interrupted – A Good News Energy Story Amid the Carnage
The ability to increase throughputs by up to 10 percent has enormous repercussions, and if the alternative to moving that extra ten percent is building tens of billions of dollars…
‘Ten Policies to Unleash American Energy and Fuel Recovery’ (API gets nine of ten right)
… it is time for an energy awakening – for the natural gas and oil supply chain and the government at all levels to open a new era of working…
The Democrats’ Energy Disaster
So, why, if we’re on the precipice of this apocalypse, if saving the planet trumps every other concern, is President Biden begging everyone to drill?
Biden’s Virtue-Signaling: The Costs of Climate Policy
President Biden’s climate policy is not “the root of all evil,” but it’s close. Instead of improving the earth’s climate, it is causing or at least substantially worsening several economic…
The ESG Community Lacks an Understanding of What Crude Oil is Used For
Products from crude oil are the foundation of modern society and few consumers are willing to give up those benefits. Access to inexpensive, abundant and dependable crude oil has been…
The Russia-Ukraine War: A New Geopolitics of Finance And Energy Trade Emerges
As one local oil analyst put it, “If Russia is offering oil at a cheaper price and the trade is between rupee and rouble, then looking at the national interest…
Death By a Thousand Cuts Until Climate Scare Defeated
“A good general knows never to fight a battle on his enemy’s turf, terrain, and terms unless he has no other choice.”
“Dream Big and Dare to Fail” Is Great High School Valedictory Advice but Terrible Energy Policy
…throwing out the furnace just before winter starts is not part of the solution.