James Stafford is the Editor of Oilprice.com
Right now algae is simply too expensive to produce—and the process uses more energy than we get back. But by around 2017, with more money…
Mexico’s desperate leap forward to jumpstart oil production; offshore trouble brewing between Nicaragua and Colombia; Syria as a proxy for a looming war over Mediterranean…
The “hydraulic” part of the fracking equation means buying a lot of water and then paying to get rid of it once it’s been tainted.…
It’s a summer of chaos in the Middle East and North Africa, which translates into great news for oil prices; Egypt chaos will continue and…
Forget about Big Oil this year and focus your attention on those smaller US-shale-focused players because they have begun to outperform the big boys and…
Another move forward on US LNG exports; what’s really behind global terror travel warnings; and the latest teasers from this week’s premium offerings. This week…
How do you overcome chronic power shortages in developing countries or in remote areas? “Power ships” and floating nuclear platforms.First, we’ve got a massive new…
The death of America’s shale revolutionary; a Saudi Prince’s panicked twittering over oil; a long-awaited victory for the EPA; the latest prognosis from the Energy…
As United Parcel Service (UPS) works to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions, the company is setting new alternative fuel goals and eyeing a 40% savings…
The Canadian town of Fort McMurray, population 76,000, is the heart of Alberta’s oil sands largesse--but the town is bursting at its seams with nowhere…
Only a decade ago, drones were the purview of the military, but today we are realizing the commercial potential of this technology and the numerous…
Another oil disaster in the Gulf casts shadow over August auction; good news for fracking, or good news for your drinking water; OPEC cut rumors;…
Africa is becoming the top choice for North American oil companies looking to diversify, and the East African Rift is the hottest of the hot,…
This quarter’s oil and gas M&A activity; rising US oil production and the disconnect at the pump; discovery of new oil field in Kuwait, and…
Energy funding proposals and rejections this week in DC as Republicans attempt (unsuccessfully to slash and burn; more money for uranium enrichment at home; a…
As oil prices continue their climb and look set to stay strong for some time to come and the shale boom continues its impressive advance,…
Greetings from London,As you have seen in past letters and mails I have been talking about our new subscription service “quite a lot.” So I…
It’s all about fiber optics today, with acoustic spy tech that aims to both perfect offshore fracking and detect subsea leaks—and this is where the…
The ‘war on coal’ and the $8 billion loan-guarantee appeasement; why we think carbon capture is a winning gamble; coup in Egypt—again; and the latest…
The bulk of new discoveries we’ve been hearing about over the past couple of years—at least the big ones—are offshore, many of them in ultra-deep…