Nick Cunningham is an independent journalist, covering oil and gas, energy and environmental policy, and international politics. He is based in Portland, Oregon.
The oil industry may be in the midst of entering a new phase of high costs and slower growth. New oil discoveries are harder to…
On February 11 the U.S. government gave a green light to Sempra Energy’s LNG export terminal in Louisiana. The approval is the sixth over the…
Exelon Corporation is considering closing some of its nuclear power plants because they have become unprofitable. Despite what CEO Christopher Crane said during its fourth-quarter…
A new report finds that hydraulic fracturing is posing a growing risk to water supplies in several regions around the country. Only, instead of groundwater…
Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI) reported a big loss for the fourth quarter of 2013, its eighth straight. The numbers came in lower than many analysts…
South Korea gave a green light on January 29 to a $7 billion plan to build two new nuclear reactors, a sign that Korea will…
Royal Dutch Shell reported a 71% decline in net-profit in the fourth quarter when it released its earnings statement on January 30, 2014. The company…
Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs firmly stated the central government will take action, “including fiscal measures,” if Kurdistan begins exporting oil without coming…
Coal prices in China declined by 16% in 2013 as the economy cooled and the government stepped up efforts to curtail air pollution, according to…
Quarterly earnings for Royal Dutch Shell have declined sharply due to large expenditures, delays, and lower than expected production. The oil-giant reported that it expects…
A group of energy experts released a thick report that details a laundry list of ways that the President can take executive action to push…
On January 16, 2014 the U.S. Department of Energy approved $1 billion in funding for a carbon capture and sequestration project in Meredosia, Illinois. The…
Drilling for oil in California dates back to the late 19th Century, allowing it to become the country’s top producer by the beginning of the…
There are two major factors that have emerged in the last five years that have sparked a surge in LNG investments. First is the shale…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a rule on January 9, 2014 requiring oil and gas companies using hydraulic fracturing off the coast of California…
While environmental regulations and cheap natural gas have worked together to kill off coal in the United States, coal is not dead yet. The rapidly…
As the polar vortex shoots bone-chilling cold air southward into the United States, millions of people are cranking up the heat, and in New England,…
A wave of violence has swept parts of Iraq at the start of 2014 as the central government fights back against Al-Qaeda aligned militants in…
The beginning of 2014 marks the final year of operation for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, ending a contentious battle between the state and…
December 2013 saw the highest spot price for natural gas in over two years, as a cold weather returns to many parts of the East…