America’s frackers should fear a new dawn for Iranian oil
Even at todays’s oil prices, Iran’s reserves of conventional oil remain highly profitable. In a head-to-head competition America’s tight oil frackers just won’t be able to compete.
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Entries by Fuel Freedom Staff
U.S. court upholds EPA’s alternative fuels rule
The federal government’s rules for approving alternative fuels for car and trucks are “reasonable,” a federal appellate court has ruled, upholding the regulations.
Fracking and the climate debate
Without shale gas, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions would be higher, our climate policies would be weaker, and the odds of slashing future carbon dioxide emissions and meeting U.S. climate goals would be greatly reduced.
Oil’s fall requires major changes
The oil and gas industry is in for a new round of cost cutting. It also needs a dose of fresh thinking.
A new stream of oil for Iran, but not right away
The nuclear agreement with Iran opens the way for a flood of new oil eventually to pour onto world markets, setting up a potential windfall for energy giants. But it will take a year or more before Iran can increase production significantly, delaying any impact on oil prices.
The Big Unchill
The Arctic ice is melting faster than ever recorded, the warmth tied to the emissions of modern life. But it is the ancient ways at the top of the world that are most at risk.
Ethanol Chronicles launches blog to answer fuel critics
A long-time champion for ethanol, copublisher Marc Rauch describes the almost-daily blog as “lively, spirited and sometimes humorous repartee concerning energy issues.”
Panel probes California oil spill that blackened beaches
An agency that oversees the safety of the nation’s pipelines has failed to follow through on congressional reforms that could have made a difference in a May break that created the largest coastal oil spill in California in 25 years, a House committee chairman said Tuesday.
News about an imminent ‘mini ice age’ is trending — but it’s not true
Several other recent studies of a possible solar minimum have concluded that whatever climate effects the phenomenon may have will be dwarfed by the warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
Details on the sanctions against Iran
International sanctions imposed to force Iran to curb its nuclear program have halved its oil exports to just over 1 million barrels per day since 2012, and hammered its economy.
