How Ukraine Won the War to Keep the Lights On
Russia was determined to break Ukrainians’ will by plunging them into cold and darkness. But the long winter is almost over.
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Mexico Country Analysis Brief
(Fri, 31 Mar 2023) Pemex (Mexicoâs state-owned oil company) reported a profit of 23 billion pesos (US $1.2 billion) in 2022 aided by higher oil prices. This is the first time the company posted a profit in a decade on an annual basis. Recently, increasing private investment and rising condensate production helped reverse a downward trend in Mexicoâs oil production that began in 2004. In 2022, Mexicoâs oil production was nearly 2 million barrels per day (b/d).
House Passes G.O.P. Energy Bill, Pushing to Roll Back Biden Climate Measures
The legislation, which had no chance of making it through the Senate, would expand mining and fossil fuel production while repealing some elements of a major new law to combat climate change.
Ukraine Goes Dark: NASA Images Drive Home a Nation’s Anguish
A satellite operated by NASA and NOAA bares how Russia’s drones and missiles knocked out the nation’s power.
How Ukraine’s Battered Steel Industry Galvanized Its War Effort
The iron- and steel-producing factories of Ukraine’s rust belt have made body armor, helmets and armored plates for vehicles — and steelworkers risked their lives rolling out heavy machinery at the beginning of the war to help physically block the Russian advance.
2020 RECS Consumption and Expenditures Data: 2020 RECS consumption and expenditures tables are now available
(Wed, 29 Mar 2023) <p>Our first set of consumption and expenditures tables are now available. This release features, for the first time ever, household consumption and expenditures estimates for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The 18 tables in this release include total consumption, total expenditures, and energy-intensity estimates for electricity, natural gas, propane, and fuel oil.</p>
Country Analysis Brief: Qatar
(Tue, 28 Mar 2023) Qatar produced the worldâs sixth-highest amount of dry natural gas, exported the second-highest amount of liquefied natural gas, and held the third-highest amount of natural gas reserves in 2021. Qatarâs high natural gas output yields significant and valuable petroleum liquid byproducts such as lease condensates and hydrocarbon gas plant liquids (HGLs). Two large natural gas production and liquefaction projects in the country are under development and slated to come online starting in 2025.
China’s Cities Are Buried in Debt, but They Keep Shoveling It On
China has long pursued growth by public spending, even after the payoff has faded. Cities stuck with the bill are still spending — and cutting essential services.
Meet the Xi Jinping Loyalist Now Overseeing China’s Economy
He Lifeng’s long career in government has spanned the extremes of China’s approach, from the early embrace of small business in the 1980s to today’s tighter state control.