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Moniz sees progress, but not enough, in energy landscape

April 30, 2015

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is receiving a lot of attention for his involvement in U.S. negotiations with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program. Helping Secretary of State John Kerry evaluate Iran’s nuclear capability and the potential for an enforceable agreement is undoubtedly one of the weightiest assignments of Moniz’s career. But occurring at the same time for the 70-year-old physicist is a major new report that, until his Iran role, appeared likely to be the crowning achievement of his tenure at the Department of Energy. (Read more)

by Bill Loveless

Article, Economy / Finance, Energy, Government and Politics, International

World Bank economists seek oil subsidies’ end

April 14, 2015

WASHINGTON — Top economists at the World Bank continued their push Wednesday to persuade developing nations to abandon policies that subsidize fuel prices, saying the recent plunge in oil prices makes such changes easier to implement. (Read More)

by Bill Loveless

Article, Economy / Finance, Energy, Government and Politics, International

Low oil prices get World Bank’s, IMF’s attention

April 13, 2015

One of the big factors in considering ways to reduce poverty around the world is the availability and cost of energy. It’s a perennial issue for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and it promises to be as big as ever this week when those institutions hold their spring meetings in Washington. (Read More)

by Bill Loveless

Article, Government and Politics, International

Saudis seen letting oil market play out

April 5, 2015

Back from Saudi Arabia, Robert McNally is more convinced than ever of two things: The kingdom is determined to stick to its plans to produce oil at a high rate despite the plunge in oil prices over the last 10 months, and OPEC as a whole is unlikely to respond to the slump any time soon. (Read More)

by Bill Loveless

Article, Economy / Finance, Government and Politics

Is the U.S. ready to export oil?

March 9, 2015

Ryan Lance, the CEO of ConocoPhillips, knows a tough battle when he sees one. Among the latest challenges for him and other U.S. oil producers is persuading the public and the government that exporting American oil makes sense even as the nation continues to buy supplies from abroad. (Read More)

by Bill Loveless

Article, Economy / Finance, Energy, Government and Politics, Utilities and Providers

Is solar poised for a shale-like breakthrough?

February 8, 2015

Declining oil prices may be slowing the U.S. shale boom. But there’s no denying that the nation will remain a leading global producer of oil and natural gas well into the future, thanks to advances in drilling technology. (Read More)

by Bill Loveless

Article, Government and Politics, International

Oil talks highlight U.S. – Cuba potential

January 25, 2015

The U.S. and Cuba held their highest-level diplomatic talks in nearly 40 years in recent days, the latest development in efforts by Washington and Havana to end their decades-long freeze in diplomatic and commercial relations. (Read More)

by Bill Loveless

Moniz sees progress, but not enough, in energy landscape

World Bank economists seek oil subsidies’ end

Low oil prices get World Bank’s, IMF’s attention

Saudis seen letting oil market play out

Is the U.S. ready to export oil?

Is solar poised for a shale-like breakthrough?

Oil talks highlight U.S. – Cuba potential

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