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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The White House on Wednesday announced it was clearing out its in-box for liquefied natural gas export licenses by signing off on plans for a…
A pipeline designed to carry up to 125,000 barrels of oil per day was attacked in Yemen, halting the flow of crude oil to Yemeni…
The American Petroleum Institute said last week the U.S. oil and natural gas sector was an engine driving job growth. Eight percent of the U.S.…
Maritime acreage about 9 miles off the coast of Rhode Island went on the auction block Wednesday for wind energy development. The Bureau of Ocean…
Oil production from Iraq may be in decline along with political stability in the country. The government aims to produce 9 million barrels of oil…
The International Monetary Fund said it expects the European economy will remain in recession for 2013 and expand by less than 1 percent next year.…
A U.S. energy safety bureau said part of a drilling platform off the coast of Louisiana has partially collapsed after catching fire late Tuesday. No…
Labor demonstrations in eastern Libya have forced the closure of a key port for nearly a week. A small band of protesters have created big…
A BP official who led the company before the 2010 incident in the Gulf of Mexico marked his return to the region in a $3.75…
Russian energy company Gazprom said this week it was considering sending a delegation to Algeria to review the prospects for more energy work. The Russian…
U.S. gasoline prices are expected to remain volatile for the month because of geopolitical fallout in the Middle East. Concerns over the global oil supply…
Oil exports from South Sudan are expected to gain steam in the coming months. The country last week celebrated its second anniversary as an independent…
Canadian oil production is expected to be in a boom cycle for the next 20 years or so, fed largely by oil sands production in…
The Canadian government said it was committed to a safe rail transit network following a weekend derailment in a Quebec town near the border with…
Oil major Shell announced it drilled into a discovery in the Gulf of Mexico that is estimated to hold as much as 100 million barrels…
British energy company BP said this week it was nearly finished with upgrades to its Whiting oil refinery in northwest Indiana. Its largest refinery in…
The British government got an earful from Kazakhstan this week despite Prime Minister David Cameron's economic outreach. The prime minister arrived Sunday in Kazakhstan to…
Canada's government last week proposed new fines and regulations for major crude oil pipelines in the country. Canada is among the world leaders in terms…
Russian energy company Gazprom said it was looking to get a liquefied natural gas facility launched on the Baltic Sea within the next five years.…
Energy-hungry Asian economies are trying to figure out how to keep the supply of oil coming from Iran in a way that keeps the U.S.…