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Ayesha Daya Bloomberg 6/6/2011 OPEC’s decision on production quotas this week may be complicated by hostilities in Libya as members meeting in Vienna find themselves supporting opposing camps of a military conflict for the first time in 21 years. Not since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 has the producer group gathered with some nations […] June 7th, 2011 | Tags: 'Arab Spring', Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, oil prices, OPEC, war | Category: Africa, Energy, Middle East | Comments are closed
Lisa Murkowski Opinions The Washington Post 4/21/2011 With gasoline prices in many areas above $4 a gallon, energy concerns are once again making headlines. Prices have more than doubled since the start of 2009 and are projected to remain at excruciating levels for the foreseeable future. We know from experience that high energy prices harm […] May 11th, 2011 | Tags: oil industry, OPEC, Sen. Jim Inhofe, Sen. Lisa Murkowski | Category: Barack Obama, Economy, Energy | Comments are closed
Clifford Krauss The New York Times 5/5/2011 HOUSTON — Oil prices closed below $100 a barrel on Thursday during a session in which most commodity prices fell sharply, signaling that a recent run-up in commodities prices may finally be coming to an end. After four months of surging higher, oil prices plummeted by almost 9 […] May 6th, 2011 | Tags: commodities, domestic energy production, House Natural Resources Committee, oil prices, OPEC, Rep. Doc Hastings, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act, U.S. Dollar | Category: Banking and finance, Congress, Energy, legislation, Middle East | Comments are closed
Reuters via CNBC 18 Apr 2011 Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said on Sunday the kingdom had slashed output by 800,000 barrels per day in March due to oversupply, sending the strongest signal yet that OPEC will not act to quell soaring prices. Consumers have urged the exporters’ group to pump more crude to put a […] April 18th, 2011 | Tags: Kuwait, oil, OPEC, Saudi Arabia | Category: Africa, Economy, Middle East | Comments are closed
PickensPlan 4/6/2011 Congressmen John Sullivan (R-OK), Dan Boren (D-OK), John Larson (D-CT) and Kevin Brady (R-TX) have introduced H.R. 1380, the ‘New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions’ (NAT GAS) Act. This bill will be the legislative vehicle to replace millions of barrels of imported oil with domestic natural gas, especially for fleet vehicles. The […] April 11th, 2011 | Tags: ‘New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions’ (NAT GAS) Act, H.R. 1380, House Energy and Power Subcommittee, natural gas, natural gas vehicles, OPEC, Rep. Dan Boren, Rep. John Larson, Rep. John Sullivan, Rep. Kevin Brady, T. Boone Pickens, tax credits | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, Economy, Employment, Energy, federal regulations, Taxes | Comments are closed
John Ellis Business Insider 3/10/2011 The National Journal today addresses the Mother of All Middle Eastern issues: what happens if Saudi Arabia comes apart? The world’s energy community is meeting at the annual Cambridge Energy Research Associates meeting in Houston (TX) this week. The prospect of Saudi Arabia unraveling is the only thing anyone is […] March 10th, 2011 | Tags: "The Day of Rage", OPEC, Saudi Arabia, stock market | Category: Economy, Energy, Middle East | Comments are closed
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