April 3, 2017

From Stratfor Faced with the worst economic crisis in Venezuela’s history, the government in Caracas will put into action plans to prolong its political survival. To that end, President Nicolas Maduro will work to establish a new paramilitary force and limit the opposition’s participation in any approaching elections. The paramilitary force, formed from the government’s untrained civilian patronage networks, will

From the Houston Chronicle Higher prices and increased drilling have returned mud-flecked roustabouts to Texas oil patches, lifting spirits and fattening profits across the state’s vast petroleum complex. But analysts and executives warn the oil industry may again become the victim of its own success if a second surge of domestic crude production this year counteracts OPEC’s efforts to drain

Courts could force EPA to continue greenhouse gas regulation down the road From E&E News The electricity sector won’t just rest easy now that President Trump is trying to wipe the Clean Power Plan off the books, opponents of the regulation agree. Power companies will continue to expect and plan for restrictions on their carbon emissions, whether from a future