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Earlier this week, explosions aboard two oil tankers traveling through the Gulf of Oman forced crews to evacuate ship and leave the vessels floating, abandoned. The attacks mark a third such instance of violence in the region in recent months. Those worried the tense situation would upset the price and availability of oil and gas throughout the world, however, have noticed little longterm fluctuation in oil prices, thanks in large part to the stability of

Last week, several statewide outlets made a good bit of political hay over the number of fines incurred by the Colorado energy. But what amount of the outrage stoked by these numbers is legitimate, and how much was carefully cultivated so the state’s energy industry can fit the ongoing narrative that oil is bad? State-Levied Fines and Big, Bad Buzzwords On Monday, Colorado Public Radio published an article with the following headline: “Regulators Slapped Colorado

Governor Jared Polis wasted no time making good on his threats to curb Colorado energy production. His first step in that endeavor was controversial Senate Bill 19-181, a legislative sledgehammer designed to transform the state’s approach to oil and gas extraction. In spite of this shift, several energy majors pledged to maintain a presence in the state’s vibrant oil fields. Less than two months later, however, those companies’ benevolence is already being put to the

On Thursday, a new study from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed that the levels of United States’ methane emissions are nowhere near as high as they were previously reported. The bombshell study casts doubt on years of attacks from anti-energy protestors and could undercut new legislation from Democrats in the US House of Representatives. The Fight Against Methane Anti-oil and gas activists have long used methane as one of their primary weapons in

In recent months, the competition between the United States and Russian energy sectors has become increasingly fierce. As the US ramps up its shale boom, Russia has tried repeatedly to secure its own future among European and Asian nations.  Over Easter weekend, however, Russia’s neglect of its oil and gas infrastructure came to a head when millions of barrels from Russia’s Druzhba pipeline were found to be contaminated with organic chlorides. These compounds are used to