Energy

Trump's Coal Job Push Stumbles in Most States

By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's effort to put coal miners back to work stumbled in most coal producing states last year, even as overall employment in the downtrodden sector grew...
Why US Coal Producers Are Having a Very Good Year

By Tom DiChristopher, CNBC

U.S. coal exports are rising this year, giving the fossil-fuel friendly Trump administration reason to cheer, but analysts believe the good times won't last. The surge in exports doesn't herald a...
The Crisis in Venezuela Could Send Oil Prices Soaring

By Nick Cunningham, Oilprice.com

Venezuela’s deteriorating crisis is “going to be the biggest geopolitical story to watch in the oil markets," according to Helima Croft of RBC Capital Markets. The economic, political and security...
The Battery Problem That Could Slow the Electric Car Revolution

By Zandi Shabalala, Reuters

Producers of processed lithium - an essential element for batteries used in electric cars - are agreeing long-term contracts with their customers to fund the investments needed to address a looming...
The Great Battery Battle: Tesla Sparks an Arms Race in Energy Storage

By Ryan Browne, CNBC

Elon Musk's car company Tesla appears to be leading the "arms race" for lithium-ion batteries — for now. Musk recently announced plans to build the world's biggest lithium-ion battery storage project...

Trump May Be in a Legislative Slump, but His Energy Agenda Is Getting Lots of Hits

By Tom DiChristopher, CNBC

President Donald Trump may be fuming over Republicans' failure to repeal and replace Obamacare, but he can certainly take solace in the GOP's swift overhaul of the Obama administration's energy and...
5 Reasons Electric Cars Won’t Reduce Oil Consumption Anytime Soon

By David Yager, Oilprice.com

Hardly a day goes by without another media report about the impending demise of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) as petroleum powered cars and trucks are replaced by uber-clean Electric Vehicles...
5 Red States That Are Going Green

By Zachary Basu, CNBC

With Donald Trump officially putting an end to the so-called war on coal, states whose economies were hampered by clean air and emissions regulations are finally free to return to the days of rugged...
How Enormous Batteries Could Help Save Billions in Energy Costs

By Jen Fifield, Stateline

In Southern California, where an extreme energy shortage has threatened for months to shut off power for millions of homeowners, an unconventional source of electricity is helping to keep the lights...
The Risk That Could Drive Oil Prices Higher in a Hurry

By Nick Cunningham, Oilprice.com

The latest rally in oil prices ran up against a wall yet again, and the same fears about oversupply have not receded in the slightest. The expectation from most oil analysts is that there is very...

5 Green Energy Technologies That Could Change the World

By Zainab Calcuttawala , Oilprice.com

Innovations in energy storage, smart grid, and electricity generation technologies will affect every part of the source-to-consumer supply chain for powering the planet. Energy storage tech improves...
Why Investors Are Losing Confidence in an Oil Comeback

By Nick Cunningham, The Fiscal Times

Oil prices took another dip on Monday, and with WTI down to $49 per barrel, crude oil has given up most of the gains that it had made so far this month, taking prices down to their lowest levels...
Why the Oil Markets Are Headed for a ‘Decade of Disorder’

By Nick Cunningham, Oilprice.com

The 2020s could be a “decade of disorder” for the oil markets as the lack of drilling today leads to a shortfall of supply. Demand will continue to grow, year after year, and shale will not be able...
China Is Now the Top Buyer of US Oil Exports

By Tsvetana Paraskova, Oilprice.com

While OPEC is implementing production cuts, U.S. crude oil exports are steadily growing and winning customers even in China. In February, China was the biggest buyer of U.S. light crude oil,...
Warren Buffett’s Big Investment in Renewable Energy

By Irina Slav, Oilprice.com

Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp is allocating $3.5 billion for wind and solar power projects, the company said. The projects include an upgrade of 900 MW of existing wind power capacity and the...

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