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us/This Loophole in New Mexico's Methane Rules Is a Gift to Big Oil and Gas
By Justin Mikulka
on
In October, New Mexico announced new rules that propose slashing the massive volumes of methane which the oil and gas industry is releasing into the atmosphere. However, the proposed regulations co...
us/Oil Companies Can’t Find Any Buyers For Refineries Struggling Amid Pandemic Crisis
By Justin Mikulka
on
Major players in the U.S. petroleum refining industry — which is experiencing a historic downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic — are attempting to sell refineries, with little luck. Unable to fi...
us/U.S. LNG Industry's Business Model Doesn't Work
By Justin Mikulka
on
In mid-July, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette signed an order authorizing the export of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from a proposed $10 billion terminal and gas pipeline project in Oregon. Th...
us/Trump’s Golden Era of Energy Is Turning to Lead
By Justin Mikulka
on
It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced, “The golden era of American energy is now underway,” saying that his policies focused on exploiting oil, gas, and coal were “unleashing e...
Analysis: Aviation Industry Coronavirus Bailouts Contradict Governments' Climate Commitments
By Jocelyn Timperley
on
Is the chance for a green recovery flying by? Despite governments around the world claiming they want to support low-carbon industries in the wake of COVID-19, many have prioritised airlines and p...
us/Return of the Bomb Trains
By Justin Mikulka
on
On July 6, Reuters published an article on the potential for a resurgence of moving crude oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota across the country by rail, due to a judge’s decision to shut do...
us/The Oil War in the Permian May Not Have Any Winners
By Justin Mikulka
on
At the same time a price war is raging in the global oil markets, a regional price war is playing out in the shale fields of Texas. The Texas oil war is between the major oil companies ExxonMobil a...
Is the U.S. Fracking Boom Based on Fraud?
By Justin Mikulka
on
In a 2016 interview with Fraud Magazine, former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow explained what he thought made him so successful while at the former energy corporation that's now infamous for financial sca...
uk/Analysis: Tories Received £1.5m from Polluting Industries and Funders of Climate Denial Since General Election
By Richard Collett-White and Zak Derler
on
The Conservative Party has received nearly £1.5 million of donations from polluting interests and funders of climate science denial in the past three months, DeSmog analysis shows. The gifts, publ...
us/Peak Permian Oil Production May Arrive Much Sooner Than Expected
By Justin Mikulka
on
In mid-January, Adam Waterous, who operates the private equity firm Waterous Energy Fund, made a prediction about the crown jewel of the U.S. shale oil industry, the Permian shale play that straddl...

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Analysis
us/This Loophole in New Mexico's Methane Rules Is a Gift to Big Oil and Gas
ByJustin Mikulka
on
In October, New Mexico announced new rules that propose slashing the massive volumes of methane which the oil and gas industry is releasing into the atmosphere. However, the proposed regulations co...
Analysis
us/Oil Companies Can’t Find Any Buyers For Refineries Struggling Amid Pandemic Crisis
ByJustin Mikulka
on
Major players in the U.S. petroleum refining industry — which is experiencing a historic downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic — are attempting to sell refineries, with little luck. Unable to fi...
Analysis
us/U.S. LNG Industry's Business Model Doesn't Work
ByJustin Mikulka
on
In mid-July, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette signed an order authorizing the export of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from a proposed $10 billion terminal and gas pipeline project in Oregon. Th...
Series: Fracking Finances
Analysis
us/Trump’s Golden Era of Energy Is Turning to Lead
ByJustin Mikulka
on
It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced, “The golden era of American energy is now underway,” saying that his policies focused on exploiting oil, gas, and coal were “unleashing e...
Analysis
Analysis: Aviation Industry Coronavirus Bailouts Contradict Governments' Climate Commitments
ByJocelyn Timperley
on
Is the chance for a green recovery flying by? Despite governments around the world claiming they want to support low-carbon industries in the wake of COVID-19, many have prioritised airlines and p...
Analysis
us/Return of the Bomb Trains
ByJustin Mikulka
on
On July 6, Reuters published an article on the potential for a resurgence of moving crude oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota across the country by rail, due to a judge’s decision to shut do...
Series: Oil Bomb Trains
Analysis
us/The Oil War in the Permian May Not Have Any Winners
ByJustin Mikulka
on
At the same time a price war is raging in the global oil markets, a regional price war is playing out in the shale fields of Texas. The Texas oil war is between the major oil companies ExxonMobil a...
Analysis
Is the U.S. Fracking Boom Based on Fraud?
ByJustin Mikulka
on
In a 2016 interview with Fraud Magazine, former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow explained what he thought made him so successful while at the former energy corporation that's now infamous for financial sca...
Series: Fracking Finances
Analysis
uk/Analysis: Tories Received £1.5m from Polluting Industries and Funders of Climate Denial Since General Election
ByRichard Collett-White and Zak Derler
on
The Conservative Party has received nearly £1.5 million of donations from polluting interests and funders of climate science denial in the past three months, DeSmog analysis shows. The gifts, publ...
Analysis
us/Peak Permian Oil Production May Arrive Much Sooner Than Expected
ByJustin Mikulka
on
In mid-January, Adam Waterous, who operates the private equity firm Waterous Energy Fund, made a prediction about the crown jewel of the U.S. shale oil industry, the Permian shale play that straddl...