Daniel J. Graeber

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• Fluctuating Gas Prices Can’t Dent Americans’ Love Affair With Their Cars

  Published 22 April 2014 | viewed 14,791 times

  The national average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline may be 15 cents higher than this time last year, but the fact that…

• Canada Embracing Climate Control Measures to Support Oil Sector

  Published 19 April 2014 | viewed 8,844 times

  Environmental advocacy groups put Canadian oil sands on the same footing as a weapon of mass destruction. With limited trade options on hand, provincial leaders…

• Putin is Losing Eastern European Energy Gamble

  Published 17 April 2014 | viewed 34,114 times

  Russian President Vladimir Putin said he doesn't think the European community can do without the natural gas it gets from energy monopoly Gazprom.  With a…

• Private Sector Driving U.S. Wind Market Forward

  Published 16 April 2014 | viewed 17,080 times

  The onshore wind energy sector is booming in the United States, where there's enough of the renewable resource on hand to meet the annual demands…

• Why Angola may be the next OPEC Darling

  Published 15 April 2014 | viewed 7,496 times

  French energy company Total said it was sinking $16 billion into oil projects off the coast of Angola. The French major is following the bread…

• U.S. Gas Prices Rise, but not because of Global Factors

  Published 14 April 2014 | viewed 17,874 times

  Global energy markets are jostling between the return of Libyan crude oil and lingering tensions over Ukraine. It's domestic supply and demand issues, however, that…

• Eastern Europe has Nothing on Asian Energy Markets

  Published 12 April 2014 | viewed 4,780 times

  Economic development in the Eurozone is gaining ground, though any recovery there will be tepid. With North America relying less on foreign imports, energy investors…

• Iran Expanding Presence on International Oil Stage

  Published 10 April 2014 | viewed 7,015 times

  Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said oil production from the Islamic republic could increase even with harsh economic sanctions in place. In late December, Tehran…

• North American Oil Glut to Keep Prices Low, IMF says

  Published 09 April 2014 | viewed 12,835 times

  The International Monetary Fund said global crude oil prices have been relatively lower because of the growth in oil supply from North America. With U.S.…

• U.S. Oil Boom Makes Gas Cheaper, but not by Much

  Published 07 April 2014 | viewed 10,691 times

  Crude oil sourced in the United States is cheaper and therefore means less pain at the pump for American drivers. When adjusted for inflation, however,…

• Safety Issues May Curb Oil-by-Rail Potential

  Published 05 April 2014 | viewed 5,924 times

  A lack of pipeline infrastructure in Northern Plains states is unlikely to slow oil production, analysis finds. The sector could be constrained, however, amid national…

• U.S. Shale Means Cheap Coal for British Economy

  Published 03 April 2014 | viewed 11,196 times

  British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday his government would do what it could to help the country's largest coal producer, U.K. Coal, stay afloat.…

• What Happens After the Boom?

  Published 02 April 2014 | viewed 9,161 times

  Net U.S. imports of energy in 2013 were at their lowest level in more than 20 years because of domestic oil and gas production from…

• Spring Fever Could Lead to Increase in Gas Demand

  Published 31 March 2014 | viewed 9,702 times

  The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline for Monday is the highest it's been since Sept. 11. Demand may increase along…

• U.S. Taking on More Saudi Oil despite Shale Glut

  Published 29 March 2014 | viewed 7,154 times

  The U.S. Energy Department said imports from OPEC increased year-on-year, with Saudi Arabia accounting for the bulk of additional oil. While oil production from the…

• Myanmar Close, but not Quite, Ready for Prime Time

  Published 27 March 2014 | viewed 5,061 times

  Energy majors from Norway's Statoil to BG Group are among the first to get the chance to explore frontier prospects off the coast of Myanmar.…

• Obama Hops on LNG Train, but is that Train Even Leaving?

  Published 26 March 2014 | viewed 8,459 times

  U.S. President Barack Obama said a trans-Atlantic trade deal under review could help break Russia's grip on the region's energy sector. New LNG leeway in…

• U.S. Gas Prices May Fluctuate if Canadian Bottleneck Eases

  Published 24 March 2014 | viewed 12,548 times

  Canadian oil producers may get a better price for crude in the overseas markets because of the glut of oil in the North American market.…

• Threats to European Energy Sector Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

  Published 22 March 2014 | viewed 7,542 times

  Beneath the din of the Western furor over the Russian annexation of Crimea, BP announced it awarded more than $800 million in contracts for the…

• Is it Time To Forget About Libyan Oil?

  Published 20 March 2014 | viewed 6,760 times

  German energy company Wintershall said last week it was optimistic about the prospects of a return to Libya. Tripoli, however, is once again asking for…