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New EPA Regulation To Cut Emissions From Coal-Fired Plants In US

The EPA has proposed to replace the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule

OPEC Ministers Attend Conference In Iran

Khamenei’s latest guidelines for Iranian culture and governance focus on resisting any efforts to reform the regime’s decisionmaking tendencies. On October 14, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei released a draft of the “Islamic-Iranian Blueprint for Progress,” a document that outlines his vision for the next half century. The final version of this blueprint is not expected… Keep reading →

Texas Oil Companies Work To Adapt To Falling Oil Prices

Two stat lines capture the essence of modern natural gas and oil development: First, the United States produced a record 11 million barrels of oil per day (mbd) in September, 2.2 mbd more than September 2017, according to API’s latest Monthly Statistical Report (MSR). It’s a remarkable output number, given where domestic production was less than two decades… Keep reading →

Libya To Send Apology To United Nations

The latest UN IPCC report makes it crystal clear that carbon dioxide (CO2) is not the only pollutant that matters for limiting future warming. Deep reductions in emissions of non-CO2 pollutants, particularly methane (CH4), are essential to staying below temperature targets, and have the added benefits of improving public health, food security, and ecosystems. Further, the new report… Keep reading →

FAA Reauthorization Briefing Part 1: Airline Fee Issues

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President Trump has signed into law the “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.”

'Warbirds Over Wanaka' Airshow

Russia delivered advanced air-defense systems to Syria after the recent airplane-downing incident, but its desire to check Iran could permit continued Israeli operations in the Syrian skies. On September 17, the Syrian Air Defense Force shot down a Russian Ilyushin 20 (IL-20) surveillance aircraft following the latest Israeli Air Force (IAF) strike on Iranian precision-missile-production… Keep reading →

Currents: Energy Industry Insights October 2018 #2

Boom Goes Bust: Texas Oil Industry Hurt By Plunging Oil Prices

Is U.S. shale as productive as it’s cracked up to be?

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

As shown by the recent special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, emissions from fossil fuel combustion in California and elsewhere present dire consequences for the planet. This means California, like the rest of the world, must take real steps now to shift toward a low carbon future. Similar to many other developed economies, California… Keep reading →

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As shown by the recent special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, emissions from fossil fuel combustion in California and elsewhere present dire consequences for the planet. This means California, like the rest of the world, must take real steps now to shift toward a low carbon future. Similar to many other developed economies, California… Keep reading →

Iraq Security Forces Conduct Operations in Lead-up to US Drawdown

The shuttering of a vital U.S. diplomatic outpost in Iraq sends all the wrong signals about America’s resolve to push back against Iran’s malign activities. On September 28, the State Department ordered the temporary closure of its consulate in the oil-rich southern Iraqi province of Basra after the complex was targeted by rocket fire. The… Keep reading →

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