Energy Outlook
Another North Dakota production record and the power of markets
For six-and-a-half years, North Dakota set a new oil production record just about every single month.
Green group calls biofuels quest “unrealistic and unsustainable”
A study from a well-known environmental group should make policymakers worldwide think twice about instituting or expanding ambitious biofuel programs.
Will natural gas production plummet?
Nature magazine says U.S. gas production is set to plummet. Here’s why we think they’re wrong.
Fantastic claims about our Outlook for Energy
Because tens of billions of investment dollars are at stake, the Outlook is not a picture of how we wish or hope the world will look, but how we expect it to.
Thinking about energy density
An important way to think about the differences among fuels is in terms of energy density – the amount of usable energy that’s packed into a certain amount of space.
Are shale gas and tight oil really still “unconventional”?
In 2013 natural gas from shale provided the largest share of the country’s natural gas supply – 40 percent of total natural gas production.
