Robert Rapier

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• The High Cost Of Ignoring The ESG Trend

  Published 01 September 2021 | viewed 2,235 times

  Environmental accountability has exploded in recent years. Climate change has been a dominant driver of this growth. There is broad agreement among nations that rising…

• Renewable Energy Consumption Has Tripled In 10 Years

  Published 29 August 2021 | viewed 2,834 times

  The is the sixth article in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. Previous articles were: Highlights From The BP Statistical…

• U.S. Coal Consumption Hit 60-Year Low In 2020

  Published 24 August 2021 | viewed 2,291 times

  The is the fifth article in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. Previous articles provided an overview of this year’s…

• U.S. Natural Gas Dominance May Be Coming To An End

  Published 14 August 2021 | viewed 37,343 times

  The is the fourth article in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. Previous articles provided an overview of this year’s…

• The U.S. Retains Its Crown As World’s Top Oil Producer

  Published 02 August 2021 | viewed 7,955 times

  Last month BP released its Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources…

• Explaining The Record Decline In Carbon Emissions

  Published 29 July 2021 | viewed 4,002 times

  According to the recently released BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2o21, global energy demand fell by an estimated by 4.5% in 2020. This is the…

• 2021 Has Been A Stellar Year For Energy Investors

  Published 17 July 2021 | viewed 3,387 times

  The rocky times of 2020 are well behind the energy sector at this point. Last year there were many premature obituaries written for the energy…

• The IEA's Seven Pillars Of Decarbonization

  Published 24 May 2021 | viewed 3,315 times

  Last week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a new report detailing the steps that would be required to get the world to net?zero carbon…

• The Nuclear Option For Hydrogen

  Published 04 May 2021 | viewed 5,887 times

  Hydrogen was thrust into the spotlight as a promising clean energy source by President George W. Bush in his 2003 State of the Union address.…

• When Will Oil Demand Fully Recover?

  Published 29 April 2021 | viewed 9,549 times

  As the Covid-19 pandemic began to spread last year, I developed an idea. I hypothesized that the pandemic would cause a permanent dent in oil…

• Energy Sector Sees Blowout Quarter

  Published 22 April 2021 | viewed 7,474 times

  After three abysmal quarters in 2020 — due to the triple whammy of an oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, demand destruction as…

• Why Gasoline Prices Often Rise In Spring

  Published 17 April 2021 | viewed 4,514 times

  Although it wasn’t strongly emphasized in the recent discussions on the rise in gasoline prices, those prices to rise nearly every spring. But why does it happen?…

• From JFK To Trump: U.S. Oil Production By President

  Published 14 April 2021 | viewed 13,678 times

  Over the past 60 years, U.S. oil production has seen its ups and downs. From the decline that began in 1970 through the fracking boom…

• Bush, Obama, Or Trump: Who Was Best From Gasoline Prices?

  Published 01 April 2021 | viewed 14,980 times

  Last week I filled up with gasoline, and the price was over $3.00 a gallon. It’s been a long time since I paid that much…

• Why The West Is Worried About China's Renewable Energy Dominance

  Published 17 March 2021 | viewed 16,786 times

  Over the past decade, no major energy source has grown faster than solar power. According to the 2020 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, installed…

• Why Gasoline Prices Will Continue To Rise

  Published 10 March 2021 | viewed 44,507 times

  This past week the national average price for regular gasoline rose to $2.71 per gallon. That marks an increase of $0.46/gallon since the beginning of the year. …

• Is Biden’s Energy Plan Too Ambitious?

  Published 27 February 2021 | viewed 11,366 times

  You may count me among those who want to see society move beyond fossil fuels. We all know there are negative consequences associated with fossil…

• Investment In Battery Tech Exploded In 2020

  Published 22 February 2021 | viewed 2,691 times

  Last fall Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt announced that it had raised $600 million in equity to invest in capacity expansion, research and development, and…

• Why Big Oil Isn’t Worried About Biden’s Executive Orders

  Published 06 February 2021 | viewed 28,030 times

  In late 2019, as various candidates jockeyed to win the Democratic nomination for president, Elizabeth Warren made the statement that she would “ban fracking everywhere.”…

• Did President Biden Really Ban Fracking?

  Published 03 February 2021 | viewed 19,108 times

  In late 2019, as various candidates jockeyed to win the Democratic nomination for president, Elizabeth Warren made the statement that she would “ban fracking everywhere.”…