Introduction to MLPSA Master Limited Partnership (MLP) is a publicly traded partnership with a tax structure that enables it to attract low-cost capital. The main…
A Disproportionate ResponseI had intended to write an article today outlining some potential solutions to the Midwest’s ethanol predicament, but some recent exchanges on Twitter…
I spent the past week in the heart of the Athabasca oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alberta. I was there as a guest of the…
America’s Wake Up CallForty years ago Americans were getting a wake up call on energy security. For the first time, the point was being driven…
Fall Means Falling Gasoline PricesFall is always a welcome change of pace for most people after a long, hot summer. Not only from the temperatures,…
Ask and Ye Shall ReceiveLast week, The Economist posed the following question: “What happened to biofuels?” The biofuels in question are so-called second generation biofuels…
This is the 2nd instalment in a series that looks at the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. The previous post –…
Today I begin a series that looks at the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Because the past two posts have dealt…
Last week President Obama unveiled a new plan to combat climate change in a speech at Georgetown University. While there is generally broad consensus that…
I hate the phrase “Innocent until proven guilty.” When serial killer Ted Bundy killed his first victim, he wasn’t innocent just because a court had…
I just finished reading a story that made my blood boil. It was about how the oil industry is using dirty tricks to keep the…
Over the past three weeks, there have been numerous headlines insinuating that a freefall in oil prices is underway. Last week I read that the…
Chemicals and Fertilizer IndustriesIn last week’s post As Natural Gas Prices Rise, Who Benefits the Most?, I discussed the sectors that would benefit from rising…
Over the past two years the spot price of natural gas fell from nearly $5 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in June 2011 to…
Last week the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provided an update of oil and gas resources in the Bakken region. This was their first update since…
Perhaps the biggest shortcoming of solar and wind power is their intermittency. In locations like Hawaii, where I live, wind and solar power are already…
As a result of the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) revolution, US oil and natural gas production have been rising for several years. According to the Energy…
Fortunes are being made in North Dakota right now as a result of the oil boom there. Not only the oil producers but pipeline operators,…
March was a challenging month for refiners. Three weeks ago I discussed the issue of the looming ethanol blend wall, which is leading to soaring…
I started to go with “Fiddling While Rome Burns” in the title, but I know many people who would take great exception to the notion…