White House tries to join CERAWeek party
While Trump appeared to take at least partial credit an ExxonMobil project plan, a US government-enabled boost to domestic producers may be unnecessary.
Omaha’s Answer to Costly Potholes? Go Back to Gravel Roads
While President Trump has called for major spending on infrastructure, cities like Omaha have resorted to unusual solutions to problems unlikely to see federal funding.
Timeline: China’s crackdown on induction furnace steel
China’s clampdown on induction furnace steel has gathered pace, after it was singled out as a cornerstone of this year’s supply-side structural reforms.
FERC certificates several new natural gas pipelines in 2017
(Tue, 07 Mar 2017) Several large natural gas interstate pipeline projects have come online in recent years to support the shifting geography of domestic natural gas production. The Marcellus and Utica shale plays in the Northeast, where production has grown and resources are abundant, are major drivers for pipeline development.
Australia Country Analysis Brief
(Tue, 07 Mar 2017) Australia, rich in energy commodities, is one of the worldâs top producers and exporters of fossil fuels and uranium. The countryâs stable political environment, relatively transparent regulatory structure, substantial hydrocarbon reserves, and its proximity to Asian markets make it an attractive location for investment in energy production and mining. Although, in the past few years, Australiaâs energy projects, particularly LNG export facilities, have faced escalating costs, creating some challenges to companies developing hydrocarbon resources there.
Time to Raise the Gas Tax
A transportation historian writes that now is a good time to raise the gas tax.
In Silicon Valley, Caltrain Upgrade Is Imperiled as Trump Withholds Funds
The Trump administration, backed by California Republicans, is withholding a $647 million federal grant for the electrification project, which has immediate consequences for the system’s 65,000 daily commuters.
Will China’s induction furnace steel whac-a-mole finally come to an end?
OPEC compliance with oil output cut goals appears to have been good, with cold weather and natural declines adding to reductions from non-OPEC producers.
U.S. wind generating capacity surpasses hydro capacity at the end of 2016
(Mon, 06 Mar 2017) Installed wind electric generating capacity in the United States surpassed conventional hydroelectric generating capacity, long the nationâs largest source of renewable electricity, after 8,727 megawatts (MW) of new wind capacity came online in 2016.
When One President Smears Another
Mr. Trump has tweeted himself into a corner.