Why Did Haftar Turn Libya’s Oil Off?
Libya: Haftar Shifts Strategy from Oil ‘Protector’ Shutting off Libya’s oil was always General Khalifa Haftar’s trump card to play when the time was right. That time is now, with Continue Reading
Nigeria Records 2,181 Vandalised Pipeline Points in One Year
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said that the country recorded 2,181 vandalised pipeline points within one year period between October 2018 and October 2019. Investigation shows that this development Continue Reading
Brazil to discuss OPEC collaboration with Saudi Arabia in July: ministry
Highlights Energy minister to travel to G-20 event in Saudi Arabia Brazil to hold bilateral talks with Saudi Arabia on sidelines Current regulatory regime prohibits caps on oil, gas output Continue Reading
China heads into Lunar New Year on shutdown as virus spreads to Europe
A new coronavirus that has killed 26 people in China was confirmed in Europe for the first time on Friday as it spreads despite Chinese attempts to quarantine the city Continue Reading
E.P.A. Is Letting Cities Dump More Raw Sewage Into Rivers for Years to Come
The Environmental Protection Agency has made it easier for cities to keep dumping raw sewage into rivers by letting them delay or otherwise change federally imposed fixes to their sewer Continue Reading
Unprecedented Chinese quarantine could backfire, experts say
China’s quarantine of more than 35 million people, almost certainly the largest in modern public-health history, is surprising and troubling experts who said such drastic restrictions rarely work and often backfire. Continue Reading
China Is Key To Global Fight Against Climate Change
China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emission emitter, will be the key to the global action to fight carbon emissions and climate change, leading environmental economist Lord Nicholas Stern said Continue Reading
Mnuchin Questions Need for Carbon Tax
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin weighed in on the debate about a carbon tax in Davos, saying technological developments would make it redundant. “If you want to put a tax Continue Reading
The Great American Shale Oil & Gas Bust: Fracking Gushes Bankruptcies, Defaulted Debt, and Worthless Shares
Texas at the epicenter. We’re witnessing the destruction of money that loosey-goosey monetary policies encouraged. Following the sharp re-drop in oil and natural gas prices in late 2018, bankruptcy filings Continue Reading
Mississippi Fights With Army Corps Over Flood Control
The state of Mississippi, concerned a bad flood season this spring will hurt its coast and economy, is pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change how it handles Continue Reading