Category Archives: Energy markets

The Decline In Coal Appears To Have Been Exaggerated

Carbon reduction promises get thrown out the window as countries like the UK, Australia, and China embrace king coal.

More American Cities Considering Free Public Transportation

In fits and starts, the idea of free public transportation is getting more of a following in the US.

U.S. Shale Production Is Set For A Rapid Decline

Much tighter shale markets look baked in by year end. That would produce a lot of knock-on effects.

Could a Far-Right vs Centre-Left Showdown Be the Future of British Politics?

Amid global pressures, a centrist Labour government could face a far-right opposition, with no true reformists in sight

China and the Revenge of the Sanctioned

How US ham-handed use of force and misreadings of key players’ interests, allowed China to suddenly take a leadershp role in the Middle East

Is The U.S. Preparing To Punish OPEC?

Has the US still not worked out that there are some parties it can’t push around, and OPEC might be one of them?

US Efforts To Turn Farm Animal Poop into Biofuel Spark Concerns

Manure biofuel seems to be taking off despite red flags such as explosions and environmental damage.

Turkiye Has Its Own Russiagate as Election Heads to Runoff

In run-up to the vote the opposition candidate claimed (without evidence) that Moscow was interfering in the election.

The EU Looks Doomed to Repeat its Russia “De-Risking” Strategy with China

Plans are lacking, but that hasn’t stopped Brussels before.

The U.S. Needs To Double The Size Of Its Energy Grid

Will the state of the US grid constrain the conversion to electric vehicles and other green devices?

Is This the Beginning of the End for Gasoline?

While the arrival of what is probably peak gasoline is good news, there’s a long way to go in reducing its use.

Will the EU Sanction Russia’s Nuclear Industry?

Doing so would hurt the economies of several European countries, but don’t worry. Brussels is working on a plan.

The Rise of China (and the Fall of the U.S.?)

Tectonic eruptions in Eurasia erode America’s global power.

To the Losers Go the Spoils?

Germany is latest western nation to position itself to profit off of whatever is left of Ukraine after its (and NATO’s) eventual loss.

Global Shipping Is Under Pressure to Stop Its Heavy Fuel Oil Use Fast – That’s Not Simple, but Changes Are Coming

While proposals to curb shipping industry emissions are overdue, it would help to address the shippers too.