Editor's Perspective
COSTLY ENERGY CHOICES DON'T BOOST SECURITY
March 31, 2006
The pursuit of fantasy does nothing for national security.
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VEHICLE TRENDS SUSTAIN EUROPE'S SHIFT TO DIESEL
March 24, 2006
Diesel's strengthening domination of the European fuel market is a well-established trend quite likely to continue.
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SENATOR GRUBS FOR VOTES BY TRASHING OIL
March 17, 2006
In the old days they kissed babies. Now they scold oil companies.
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SELLING GASOLINE WITH BIG ETHANOL SURE TO BE A TEST
March 10, 2006
US refiners and marketers should get used to this kind of thing: "Big Oil is talking out of both sides of their mouth, but the words coming out of both sides say 'higher prices.'"
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FUEL PRICE CRUNCH FIX: LIFT ETHANOL TARIFF AND CREDIT
March 3, 2006
Despite rapid growth, US capacity to produce fuel ethanol from grain faces a crunch this year.
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ATTACK AT ABQAIQ FITS POST-IRAQ JIHADIST THINKING
February 24, 2006
The foiled terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia Feb. 24 offers a probably unnecessary reminder that the militant form of Islamic jihad has multiple targets.
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DEEPWATER ROYALTY RELIEF 'GIVEAWAY' NEEDS PERSPECTIVE
February 17, 2006
The New York Times did arithmetic, so Congress holds a hearing.
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OCS INVENTORY SHOWS COSTS OF LEASING AVERSION
February 10, 2006
Opponents of federal oil and gas leasing off the US resisted the part of last year's energy bill that called for a resource inventory of the Outer Continental Shelf. Their concern was justified.
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OIL ISOLATIONISM IS NO ROUTE TO ENERGY SECURITY
February 3, 2006
Isolationism is neither sound nor achievable as a route to energy security. Yet it's the path toward which US President George W. Bush says he'll steer his country.
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CONSERVATION EVIDENT IN US GASOLINE DATA
January 20, 2006
US consumers of vehicle fuel don't have to be forced into conservation. When fuel prices rise, they know what to do.
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OPEC REVENUES KEY ONCE AGAIN TO OIL PRICE FORECASTS
January 13, 2006
A crucial influence on the price of crude this year will be one that all but lacked pricing significance last year.
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POLITICS ASSERTS ITSELF IN DISPUTE OVER RUSSIAN GAS
January 6, 2006
In the matter of Russian gas sales to Ukraine and Europe, separating economics from politics is difficult.
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GEOGRAPHIC DIVIDE ON GLOBAL WARMING RAISES QUESTION
December 30, 2005
That a geographic pattern of opinion has become part of the controversy over global warming suggests a what-if mind experiment that might be illuminating.
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PROJECT KUWAIT HEADS FOR VOTE IN MID-JANUARY
December 16, 2005
While mid-December attention has focused on historic parliamentary elections in Iraq, another important vote is shaping up to the south for mid-January.
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ENERGY POLITICS WON'T RESOLVE PEAK-OIL ISSUE
December 9, 2005
When science converges with politics, anything can happen. For that reason, congressional hearings on the peak-oil question are cause for worry.
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WASHINGTON PLAYS GOTCHA WITH OIL COMPANY EXECS
December 2, 2005
Gotcha. It's a game they play in Washington, DC.
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OPEC PRODUCTION CAPACITY RISING, IEA REPORT SAYS
November 25, 2005
While a vigorous debate proceeds among specialists about how much petroleum the world has left to produce, the number of greatest immediate importance is production capacity.
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SIMPLE QUESTIONS CAN CALL OFF HUNTS FOR SMOKING GUNS
November 18, 2005
In the matter of smoking guns, great wariness is in order. The hunt for them, including one having to do with oil, makes US politics goofy.
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OIL-PRICE HEARING A DARK MOMENT FOR FREE-MARKET PARTY
November 11, 2005
It was good to see, in this week's congressional inquisition of oil company executives, that Republicans still have among them someone willing to defend markets.
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ALL PERSPECTIVES CAN'T BE RIGHT ON OIL, GAS PRICES
November 4, 2005
Three interesting perspectives on prices of oil and natural gas are crisscrossing through the news.
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