Daniel Graeber is a writer and political analyst based in Michigan. His work on matters related to the geopolitical aspects of the global energy sector, as well as Iraq and broader Middle East developments, has been featured extensively with United Press International (UPI) as well as foreign media outlets. His academic contributions include an assessment of the U.S. doctrine of containment. He also teaches media literacy courses at Grand Valley State University.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in an executive order calling for more oversight on rail transit of crude oil that it's "historically safer" than…
Iran says it's received a little more than 10 percent of the oil money unlocked when it agreed to the terms of a nuclear agreement…
Environmental groups in the European Union said they would consider taking a complaint against the European Commission to a top court in Luxembourg for reneging…
OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri said the 12-member cartel could make room for an increase in oil from Iran, Iraq and Libya. All three member states…
A consortium in Kazakhstan led by U.S. supermajor Chevron said it set a production record in the country's western Tengiz oil field and last week,…
Ukraine in May hosts a summit to explore the potential for shale oil and natural gas in Europe. Ukraine and its Eastern European neighbors may…
Algeria announced the launch of a bidding round for more than 30 oil and gas fields in the OPEC member's territory. The solicitation comes a…
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said he viewed the increase in U.S. oil production as a new source of supply that will help stabilize oil…
The head of an Iranian committee on foreign investment said reaching an agreement on nuclear issues will encourage oil companies to take another look at…
During trading on the London stock exchange Wednesday, stock in Genel Energy took a nose dive after it announced imminent exports of Kurdish oil from…
Chevron Corp. said its decision Monday to go ahead with the development of the Alder natural gas field in the British sector of the North…
The U.S. oil industry's lobbying group said it wanted greater access to energy reserves for the benefit of the American people. For the industry itself,…
British Prime Minister David Cameron said he suspected the recent extreme winter weather may be a result of climate change, something the World Meteorological Organization…
Lawmakers and U.S. regulators began asking questions about the safety of transporting oil on the nation's rail system following a December derailment in North Dakota.…
The Turkish Energy Ministry said crude oil from the Kurdish north of Iraq would be stored at a Mediterranean port to cater to Baghdad's stake…
Libyan oil production failed to make the grade for much of the year and there are few signs of improvement on the horizon. High on…
The Israeli government said it would tap into new-found natural gas supplies in the Mediterranean Sea in an effort to wean its economy off oil.…
Greenpeace International continued to express alarm over oil activity in the pristine arctic climate even as the last of its non-Russian activists were freed from…
The American Petroleum Institute said the United States is emerging as a superpower in terms of energy and should use that leverage by exporting crude…
In mid-December, the U.S. Interior Department announced plans to auction off more than 79,000 maritime acres off the coast of Maryland for wind energy development.…