United States Coast Guard Commandant Vice Adm. Paul F. Zukunft in a keynote address at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on June 15 said that while the U.S. port …
The New Democratic Party’s (NDP) Rachel Notley is planning to put three bills before the legislature during its short spring session, set to last just two weeks. The first bill will change laws around …
The United States was awarded the banner of “Greatest Hydrocarbon Producer” in BP plc’s (ticker: BP) latest Statistical Review of World Energy. The achievement is considerable, but BP’s …
“[ISIS] presents a whole new reality for the region, which just isn’t reflected in the oil market at the moment,” said Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of IHS, in an interview with The Telegram. “It’s an increasingly grave situation for …
Denton City Council held a meeting last night to consider its options for moving forward with the ban on hydraulic fracturing that it enacted in December of last year. The Texas …
SandRidge Energy (ticker: SD) announced that the Internal Revenue Service decided to grant it a positive private letter ruling (PLR) in an 8-K filed by the company Monday. A decision …
Greece missed its self-imposed Sunday deadline for reaching an agreement with its lenders for aid, putting pressure on the Euro. The missed deadline led to renewed fears in the market that Greece might default on its …
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is scheduled to meet for the first time in 2015 on June 5 in Vienna. Assumptions point to the meeting being a terse exchange between the 12 members in an attempt to fulfill …
Utah’s Governor Gary Herbert announced that his state will be joining North Dakota, Colorado and Wyoming in their lawsuit against new federal rules regarding new hydraulic fracturing regulations on …
Alaska’s Senator Lisa Murkowski put forward new legislation last week that hopes to bring more revenue from oil and natural gas production on Alaska’s outer continental shelf (OCS) back to …
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation today designed to pre-empt local regulations on drilling activities in the state. The bill, House Bill 40…
Many have called for the end of the crude oil export ban from the United States, saying the legislation is a relic of a global energy picture …
Municipal control over activities involved in hydraulic fracturing has become a hot topic nationwide, with the small town of Denton, Texas, being one of the focal points of the conversation about …
Geopolitics in commodity markets can be one of the hardest factors to predict when forecasting global market movements.
The most recent update to the PRIX Index, published April 30, showed an overall value of 56, meaning exports from the …
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned that stock valuations are “generally quite high,” and that “there are potential dangers” in a discussion yesterday with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine …
The New Democrat Party (NDP) will take control in Alberta, raising concerns in the local energy sector about the future business environment.…
Crude by rail has made headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months.
Derailments and safety issues regarding older railcars has made for plenty of fear-inducing news articles for cities and …
Oil, like certain other minerals, is one of the most highly politicized commodities traded across the globe. When analysts try to predict what countries will be increasing …
A federal judge has decided to allow North Dakota and Colorado to join a Wyoming lawsuit that challenges new rules from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management regarding drilling …
Washington state lawmakers passed legislation last week that adds new requirements to oil being transported into the state by rail. The bill, Senate Bill 5057, was initially …
The Oklahoma House approved a bill 64-32 that would prevent local governments from enacting bans on hydraulic fracturing. Senate Bill 809 would leave local governments with …
China’s Kerui is set to deliver oil and gas equipment to Crimea, the company’s vice president, Wang Bin, told Tass during a Russian-Chinese …
The European Commission (EC), the executive branch of the European Union, charged Russian energy giant Gazprom (ticker: OGZPY) with abusing its dominance in natural gas markets in Europe. The EC claims that …
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) ruled today that the Bi-State population of greater sage-grouse, found in Nevada and California, does not require the protection of the Endangered Species …
During her keynote speech this week at CERA Week, Senator Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) announced that she will be introducing legislation this year to repeal the U.S. crude oil …
Initiatives targeting oil and gas development are becoming more and more common around the country, and Michigan is the latest state to play host to the hydraulic fracturing debate.
For the third election season in Michigan, opposition to the development …
At a private event in Denver on Tuesday, Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, expressed his hopes that tensions that have existed between the U.S. …
Colorado enjoys robust energy development as an integral piece of its economy. It’s the seventh most productive oil state, sixth in natural gas production and …
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released various energy-related projections through the year 2040 in its yearly release of the Annual Energy Outlook (AEO). In the 2015 edition, the EIA made five rather …
Framework for a nuclear deal with Iran was decided on today. The announcement was initially made during a joint press conference by Iran’s Foreign …
