Price of petroleum Commentary

The Oil Crisis of 2012?

How does the geopolitical situation in the Middle East affect world oil markets? Yesterday at the The Nixon Center, three industry experts shared their thoughts on the subject.

The Politics of Oil

The oil industry once again finds itself in the familiar, but unpleasant, position of being the focus of controversy, investigations, political attacks, vilification and public indignation.

Anyone Listening?

About four weeks ago, in an interview with the Financial Times before the recent meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Dr.

Energetic Markets: Oil and Gas Will Swing Again

The global economy is entering a period in which demand for oil will exceed supply for the first time.

Gas Pains

 The shortage of gas in the United States is now officially recognized.

After Iraq : Oil and Geopolitics

It is an understatement to say the aftermath of the war in Iraq is proving to be a difficult period.

Somewhere over the Rainbow: Reconsidering the Oil Surplus

 On the Saturday before Christmas, I re-entered the United States and picked up the Friday issue of the Wall Street Journal, among other things, to catch up on the news on the plane from my Port of Entry back to Denver.

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May 26, 2012