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Energy Economics

Trump issues energy infrastructure orders affecting natural gas lines

April 11, 2019

Via: Power Engineering

President Trump signed a pair of executive orders intended to streamline energy infrastructure, according to the White House. The orders have to do mostly with liquified natural gas extraction projects and cross-border infrastructure permits. “Inefficient energy infrastructure forces Americans to […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

Trump says it’s ‘very important that OPEC increase the flow of oil’ because prices are too high

March 28, 2019

Via: CNBC energy

President Donald Trump told OPEC on Thursday that its members should start pumping more oil, marking his second warning to the producer group this year as crude prices continue to rise. Trump’s latest tweet comes as OPEC and a group […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

Gasoline Prices Under Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump

January 11, 2019

Via: Forbes

I have written many times about the limited impact a sitting President can have on gasoline prices. Presidents can pursue policies that over a period of time can influence gasoline prices in one direction or another, but their ability to […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

Who Benefits Most From Higher Oil Prices? States That Voted For Trump.

December 14, 2018

Via: Forbes

In a couple of recent columns, I have highlighted President Trump’s apparent blind spot when it comes to oil prices. His position would have been understandable a dozen years ago, when net imports of oil into the U.S. had reached […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels, News and Policies, World

China Stopped Buying U.S. Oil. Here’s How U.S. Can Shut Off Saudi Spigot

December 11, 2018

Via: Forbes

China hasn’t bought a drop of U.S. oil for the last three months, just two months after a record-setting $1 billion in shipments. It’s part of China’s response to U.S. tariffs in the trade war being choreographed by President Xi […]


News and Policies, U.S.

Put Ethanol in People, Not Gasoline!

October 10, 2018

Via: Forbes

At a campaign rally in Iowa, President Trump indicated that he intends to support requiring a blend of 15% ethanol in the U.S. gasoline supply. The location was apt, since the only rationale for such a move is naked pandering […]


Chemical, Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

Lower-Emitting US Natural Gas Can Gain Export Markets

August 13, 2018

Via: Forbes

President Trump’s efforts to expand European imports of American natural gas thus far have consisted of tweeting and jaw-boning, approaches notably ineffective with EU allies whom he has sometimes cast as “foes.” Yet US gas does have a real competitive […]


News and Policies, U.S.

Yes, The U.S. Is The World’s Top Energy Producer

August 8, 2018

Via: Forbes

Last night President Trump spoke to business leaders at a dinner. Daniel Dale, the Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, posted several tweets about the dinner. In one, he wrote “Quick fact check: Trump spoke to business leaders for 14 […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

Oil Industry Needs Dealmaker To Come Through With China, Saudi Arabia

August 7, 2018

Via: Forbes

President Donald Trump better be as good of a negotiator as he claims. U.S. oil and natural gas producers – and American consumers – have a lot riding on President Trump’s unorthodox approach to foreign affairs and trade. The president […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

The U.S. Spends Billions Annually On Russian Oil

July 12, 2018

Via: Forbes

At this week’s NATO meeting in Brussels, President Trump criticized Germany’s reliance on Russian natural gas: “Germany is totally controlled by Russia. They will be getting between 60 and 70 percent of their energy from Russia and a new pipeline.” […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

Why President Trump Is The Biggest Player In World Oil Markets Today

July 10, 2018

Via: Forbes

If President Donald Trump is not the most significant player in global oil markets today, he’s at least its biggest wild card. Tweets savaging OPEC, U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, and a precarious trade policy that threatens the health […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

Will President Trump Save The Oil Market?

July 2, 2018

Via: Forbes

It seems like only yesterday that “it came from the internet” was a snarky comment about the reliability of a fact, and so it seems surprising that so many try to parse the meaning and/or truth of President Trump’s tweets. […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels, News and Policies, World

‘Oil is not a weapon’: Iran’s energy minister urges OPEC to condemn President Trump

June 20, 2018

Via: CNBC energy

President Donald Trump’s attempt to politicize the oil market should be castigated by OPEC, according to Iran’s energy minister. The U.S. president has sought to publicly intervene in OPEC’s policymaking ahead of a key meeting for the 14-member oil cartel […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels

Markets Ignore President Trump’s Anti-OPEC Rhetoric At Their Own Peril

April 25, 2018

Via: Forbes

Sometimes a tweet is just a tweet. But with the current president of the United States, you never know. That’s why oil markets shouldn’t ignore President Trump’s recent anti-OPEC missive on Twitter. “Looks like OPEC is at it again. With […]


Energy Economics, News and Policies, U.S.

President Trump’s Tariffs Threaten To Blunt America’s Booming Energy Sector

April 19, 2018

Via: Forbes

President Trump has been a boon to the U.S. oil and gas industry since he took office last January, but his tough stance on trade the couple of past month threatens to reverse the substantial progress that’s been made. Make […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels, News and Policies, U.S.

In Defense Of Higher Gas Taxes

February 16, 2018

Via: Forbes

This week Democratic Sen. Tom Carper said that President Trump is floating the possibility of a 25 cent per gallon fuel tax increase to pay for his new infrastructure plan. If enacted, this would be the first increase in the […]


Commercialization, Conventional Fuels, News and Policies, U.S.

Trump foreign policy and global hot spots could keep the oil rally going, analysts say

January 2, 2018

Via: CNBC energy

Oil prices appear poised to level off after a nearly six-month rally pushed futures to 2½-year highs at the close of 2017, analysts say. But several geopolitical hot spots could keep the run-up in the energy complex alive. The oil […]


Mainstream technologies, News and Policies, Renewable Energy, U.S.

The War on Wind (and Solar)?

December 14, 2017

Via: Forbes

While President Trump and some Republicans have been fighting back in the supposed ‘war on coal’, a new battle front has been formed – the ‘war on wind (and solar)’. This battle is playing out the in the current tax […]


News and Policies, State

Which States Will Have The Highest Energy Costs This Winter? [Infographic]

December 1, 2017

Via: Forbes

On Thursday evening, President Trump lit the national Christmas tree in Washington DC, wishing America and the world a very merry Christmas. With temperatures hovering in the mid-50s, he also said that the weather is the best it’s been in […]


News and Policies, State

Philadelphia to Use 100% Renewable Energy to Power City Properties by 2030

September 28, 2017

Via: Energy Manager Today

Officials in Philadelphia have announced plans to use 100% renewable energy to power city properties by 2030, along with goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and reduce energy use from the built environment. The Municipal Energy Master Plan […]