Energy Outlook
America’s energy abundance staving off a ’70s-style crisis
Without the generous new supplies of oil and natural gas currently being supplied from shale and tight rock formations, we’d probably be in the midst of a bona fide energy crisis.
A refinery expansion in Europe – how unusual
ExxonMobil’s planned $1 billion expansion in Antwerp represents a strategic focus in Europe despite a tough environment for refining.
An Earth Day lesson
We’re making significant progress in our collective effort to protect the environment, government data show.
Seven months late? Not good enough.
The EPA is already 135 days late in finalizing its ethanol blending volumes for 2014 — all the more reason to scrap the renewable fuels standard.
“The world’s largest single environmental health risk”
The WHO’s updated estimates on deaths from household air pollution offer a sobering reminder of the universal human need for energy and modern energy infrastructure.
More advantages to growing U.S. oil production
The significant recent increase in U.S. oil production represents by far the largest addition to world oil supplies over the last few years from any nation on the planet.