Why Is Russian Gas in Boston Harbor?
Thought Piece For that matter, why is the UK importing 50 % of their natural gas from Russia, while sitting an enormous amount of their own? “We will continue to work to protect communities from [...]
Noble Energy, Israel’s Delek to Supply Gas to Egypt in $15 Billion Deal
Thought Piece The power of the shale revolution continues to provide geopolitical benefits to the world and of course significant future emission reductions. One can hope that Israel will now start harvesting more and more [...]
OH Fractivist Claims Obliterated with Cold, Hard Facts from NEPA
Thought Piece The most important part of the following piece from Jim Willis and the Marcellus Drilling News is the thoughtful guest piece of Chris Acker. It is a real boots-on-the-ground testimonial about the importance [...]
More Oil And Natural Gas Invalidate ‘Keep It In The Ground’ Movement
Thought Piece Jude Clemente continues to be one of the most balanced writers on natural resources and conservation in the U.S. He has always been worth the effort to read and understand. The “Keep it [...]
Texas flood: U.S. oil exports pour into markets worldwide
Thought Piece This article adds some real texture to the recent Houston oil “flood,” which is a double entedre with a reminder of the remarkable recovery of Houston after the recent flood. While U.S. Oil [...]
Drilled, Baby, Drilled
Thought Piece Over 10 years ago, the US imported 12.9 million barrels of petroleum products a day and in the ensuing period, the US imported slightly over 2 millions barrels a day. Yes, the Shale [...]
Boom in American Liquefied Natural Gas Is Shaking Up the Energy World
Thought Piece NYTimes: Boom in American Liquefied Natural Gas Is Shaking Up the Energy World As I started reviewing the New York Times over the last three months to find any practical understanding of the [...]
First natural gas export terminal opens on East Coast
Thought Piece So the American environmental NGO’s couldn’t stop LNG from shipping from the U.S. , but they can try to deprive North American Tribes of economic development and sharing benefits from natural resource projects [...]
The Weekly Word: Wet and dry gas, NY fracs and the Marcellus
This Weekly Word with Jason Spiess and the professor Stephen Heins hosts Tom Shepstone from Pennsylvania, who is an urban consultant, community planner, researcher and advisor for zoning and land use in the Northeast [...]
Think Bad Oil and Gas Litigation Is Limited to Calif. and N.Y.? Colorado is Next in Line
Thought Piece How can anyone support big American environmental NGO’s “who make their money from opposing natural resource projects” and other ill-gotten gains from “sue and settle” law suits, government grants, wealthy foundations, and unsuspecting [...]
How the B.C. tanker moratorium is killing First Nations’ enterprise
Thought Piece In contradistinction to some media portrayals of Native Tribes, the First Nations Tribes are opposed to the tanker ban proposed in Canadian Parliament, which threatens the $16 Billion Eagle Spirit Pipeline. The new [...]
Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process Fracking paper overstated size of methane leak from Marcellus Shale, earning retraction
Thought Piece Given the fact that the American political divisions in 2018 are almost unbearable, I have chosen to avoid hot button issues like gun control, abortion, gender, woman rights, extreme Climate Change, or economic [...]