Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
It’s a ritual long familiar to observers of American politics: presidential hopefuls with limited international experience travel to foreign lands and deliver speeches designed to showcase their grasp of foreign affairs.
A weekly review including Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, Russia/Ukraine, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
A weekly review including Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Russia/Ukraine, Quote of the Week, The Briefs, Commentary.
OK. Which curve on this chart is not like the others? It’s the U.S. and Canada’s oil production curve over the past several years.
London’s Brent fell from $56 to a low of $49.83 triggering a wave of headlines that the $50 a barrel barrier had been broken.
A weekly review including Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Russia, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Russia/Ukraine, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
Most observers are saying the pause in the rapid decline in oil prices is mostly techincial and that lower prices still are expected.
A weekly review including Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Russia/Ukraine, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
Greer’s new novel Twilight’s Last Gleaming is set about a decade in the future in a world much like today’s, but with more expensive oil and a more advanced rival for global supremacy — China.
Erin sits down with Richard Heinberg – senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute – to discuss oil.
The price plunge which began in mid-June when New York oil futures trading around $105 a barrel continued this week with oil touching $80 on Wednesday before recovering to close at $81.78.
