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U.S. Becomes Largest LNG Exporter. Why that May Mean Costlier Gas at Home

The U.S. recently jumped into the top spot as the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, overtaking Qatar and Australia.

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Energy Security

U.S. Policy On Iran Constrained By Venezuela

The U.S. government's goal to knock Iran oil exports down to zero may be boxed in by its own policy towards Venezuela.

topics: Geopolitics, Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

OPEC Cuts Output, Erasing Most of Surplus

While there is a long list of potential factors that could surprise the market in 2019, OPEC+ supply curbs create a tightening baseline that should lead to higher oil prices as the year wears on.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Eastern Med Gas: A Source of Excitement, And Tension

The Eastern Mediterranean has already become a significant source of natural gas production, but fully developing the region’s gas reserves, as well as finding ways to move that gas to market, has been extremely challenging.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Are Americans Driving Older Cars or Just Leaving Them in the Driveway?

In their reasoning behind their recommendations for revising U.S. fuel economy standards, the EPA and NHTSA cite the rising age of the U.S. light-duty vehicle fleet. However, their analysis does not account for how often these vehicles are driven.

topics: sustainability
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Energy Security

Canada’s Oil Sector Squeezed Out By Infrastructure Woes

Intractable infrastructure problems caused Canada to miss out on the high prices that characterized much of 2018. A majority of Canadians now believe the lack of pipeline capacity has become a crisis as current supply lines are tapped out, storage facilities are at capacity and Alberta has instituted a production cut.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

In Venezuela, Maduro’s Grip Threatened as Oil Industry Breakdown Continues

Backed by a host of Latin American countries and the United States, Juan Guaido's declaration of himself as the legitimate president of Venezuela represents the sternest test Maduro has faced to his hold on power—and the oil market has already felt the effects.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Analysts See OPEC+ Supply Cuts Balancing the Market in 2019

Despite a range of uncertainties looming over the oil market this year, there is a growing sense that OPEC+ might be able to succeed in balancing the market after all.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

T. Boone Pickens: Gen. Michael Flynn wants the truth about what is going on in Afghanistan and Iraq

This week’s Pickens Podcast is a conversation with retired 3-Star General Michael Flynn, who has a new book coming out this week,:The Field of Fight, How We Can Win the Global War Against Radical Islam and Its Allies.

topics: Afghanistan, Pickens Plan, T. Boone Pickens
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Energy Security

General James Conway and T. Boone Pickens on Energy and National Security

Retired four-star General James Conway talks to Boone Pickens about combating ISIS, Saudi oil policy, and the connection between energy and national security.

topics: Energy Policy, Energy Security, ISIS, National Security, Saudi America
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Energy Security

T. Boone Pickens and General David Petraeus on the State of the Middle East Today

General Petraeus: We have a vital national interest in maintaining our relationships with the Middle East countries and to ensure the free flow of energy to nations around the world.

topics: General David Petraeus, ISIS, Islamic Extremism, Pickens Plan, T. Boone Pickens, The Surge