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Covid-19 was a major factor in the decline of demand for energy in 2020 and it sent shock waves throughout...

Gray Frederickson is an Academy Award-winning producer who won an Oscar as Co-Producer of The Godfather Part II and received...

The oil and natural gas industry in Texas and the U.S. ended 2021 on a positive note as drilling and...

Some people can become very angry over the price of gasoline. Some of these fine folks just happen to be...

Mark reviews events in the energy industry and in his work from 2021, and he gives a preview of what's...

This episode is an excerpt of Mark's recent talk entitled "America's Energy Pathways: Natural Gas, Infrastructure & Digital Transformation" at...

The price of crude oil has had a history of volatility since trading began on international exchanges and the New...

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has been a controversial part of the energy debate since the first Arab oil embargo....

Just about half a century ago, the United States was battling rising inflation fueled by energy costs. The year was...

The times; they are changing...especially in the energy arena. Two of the largest, international oil companies announced major changes this...

Consumption of energy will continue to rise through the remainder of the year firming the price of petroleum products, according...

Energy policy and climate change were center stage this week as world leaders met to discuss strategies to save the...

Mark LaCour has lived and worked in the oil and gas industry for over 25 years. Later he started his...

Cushing, Oklahoma sits about halfway between Oklahoma City and Tulsa, a few miles north of Interstate 44. In most cases,...

Mark answers some questions from listeners.

Petroleum prices edged higher this week. Crude oil peaked mid-week closing at $83.87 per barrel on the New York Mercantile...

Texas has a long history of being the leading energy producing state. Oil has been king for more than a...

Global energy issues heated up this week as crude oil and natural gas prices rose, a government study predicted further...

José Beceiro is the founder and CEO of Beceiro Strategies. He has worked in the cleantech and high-tech industries for...

Crude oil and natural gas prices have recovered from the historic collapse in global demand last year because of the...

Robert W. Jordan is Diplomat in Residence and adjunct professor of political science in the John G. Tower Center for...

The winter storm that swept through Texas in February reaffirmed the absolute necessity for a safe and reliable energy supply...

Even though roughly 10 percent of the crude oil and natural gas production in the U.S. has been lost during...

Mark answers some questions from listeners.

While Hurricane Ida was cutting a path of destruction through the Gulf of Mexico this week, OPEC oil ministers were...

Rebecca Ponton is a career journalist. Her work has always focused on women and their achievements. She lived abroad for 14...

Crude oil and gasoline prices in the U.S. have been meandering up and down for several weeks as traders try...

Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. is the President of Keener Oil and served as the 39th Mayor of Tulsa, OK. Bartlett...

President Joe Biden and his administration want the countries that export crude oil, many of which are not friendly to...

Natural gas prices broke through the $4 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) level this week as production levels across the...

The oil and gas industry in the U.S. produced the most petroleum and natural gas than in any other country...

Petroleum prices are rising as the economies around the world recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and demand has caught up...

Crude oil traders were in a perplexing situation this week. Some expected crude oil prices to rise following the failure...

Crude oil prices in the U.S. continued to show strength this week while demand for petroleum products remains strong and...

Crude oil and natural gas prices continue to show strength for the fifth consecutive week as the global economy rebounds....

Change is nothing new for the oil and gas industry. Every time there has been a major change in price...

The price of crude oil continued to rise this week surpassing $70 as the economies of the world break out...

The price of crude oil has made back all that it lost during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 as demand...

Demand for petroleum products continues to expand into the Memorial Day holiday sending gasoline prices over the $3-per-gallon mark for...

The oil and natural gas industry in Texas and globally has for several years battled volatile prices, a coronavirus pandemic,...

On Friday, Colonial Pipeline, which transports refined petroleum products (gasoline, jet fuel, etc.) from Texas to New Jersey, halted operations...

As President Biden tries to move his massive energy/environment agenda forward, he must come up with programs appealing to Democrats...

Data from a variety of sources indicate the cycle of contraction in the oil and gas industry has reversed and...

If Congress passes President Biden’s energy proposal, American consumers need to get ready to relive the days of double-digit increases...

As two agencies recently reported an improving global economy has sparked optimism about improving demand for petroleum products, President Biden...

The reaction to the global pandemic, Covid-19, has turned the social, economic and political world upside-down during the past year...

Yes, it is true that the Biden administration will propose soon a tax increase on energy usage in the form...

The petroleum industry in the U.S. encountered a variety of bad news recently as a resurgence of Covid-19 came to...

The risks involved in the oil and natural gas business have been well chronicled in many books, including Ruth Sheldon...