The Russian bear is on the prowl once again as President Putin seeks to expand Moscow’s influence and bolster the one-time superpower’s global influence while proving to constituents he can Continue Reading
Despite renewed hopes that a fresh trade deal could be reached between the U.S. and China by the two sides’ self-imposed March 2 deadline, it may still not be enough Continue Reading
South Korea’s diesel and gasoline consumption likely fell in 2018 for the first time in several years as the government’s cleaner energy initiatives gathered pace — and a forecast surge Continue Reading
Although California lawmakers and regulators have been debating steps to help rescue the company, its officials ultimately concluded that state assistance would take years—too long to avoid a bankruptcy proceeding, Continue Reading
The Permian Basin was once a hotbed of small, independent prospectors, wide-eyed wildcatters, and small companies hoping to strike it rich. Now, it is brimming with supermajors clamoring to buy Continue Reading
Chevron and Occidental Petroleum recently announced they will invest in Carbon Engineering Ltd., a Squamish, B.C. clean energy start-up company backed by among other, Bill Gates. Carbon Engineering has developed Continue Reading
U.S. consumer prices inched down by 0.1 percent in December, due to a sharp decline in gasoline futures, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday, reporting the first Continue Reading
The NYMEX February natural gas futures contract jumped 49.2 cents in trading Monday to settle at $3.591/MMBtu with colder weather forecast for the eastern half of the US toward the Continue Reading
Volkswagen AG announced that Chattanooga, Tenn. will be the company’s North American base for manufacturing electric vehicles based on the modular electric toolkit MEB. This expansion of Volkswagen’s US footprint Continue Reading
Recently, there has been some concern about the ability of U.S. shale , and in particular, the Permian Basin, to continue the meteoric increases in production that have characterized the Continue Reading
