Alex Mills

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...

Crude oil and gasoline prices have rebounded from lows recorded in mid-2020 created by an economic recession amidst the global...

Safe, reliable and affordable energy powers a vibrant economy in Texas and throughout the United States. Underperformance or shortage can...

Can it be possible that the tide has turned for the oil and gas industry? Some experts who bet their...

Old man winter hit Texas hard this week with sub-zero temperatures and two snow and ice storms creating record-high demand...

The crude oil sector of the U.S. economy was in a downward spiral before Joe Biden was elected President in...

As petroleum companies begin reporting their financial performance for 2020, an economic report on the oil and gas industry in...

On January 20, Joe Biden took the oath of office to become the 46th President of the United States of...

There is a new game in town with new players, new regulators, and even a new set of rules. Joe...

On Tuesday, Joseph R. Biden Jr. will take the oath of office and be sworn in as President of the...

Crude oil prices took an unexpected leap last week on the announcement by Saudi Arabia that it was going to...

The viability of the oil and natural gas industry in Texas in 2021 relies upon finding the answers to many...

Christmas 2020 was different for many Texans as they altered their plans for gathering with family and friends because of...

Natural gas became the leading energy source for electricity generation a few years ago, and it is expected to gain...

Demand for petroleum products declined this year in reaction to reduced economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the...

Energy policy in the U.S. and around the globe appears headed in a different direction with the election of a...

The voting ended weeks ago, but the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election has not been finalized. Apparently, Joseph R....

Once upon a time, there was an industry in the United States that made so much money members of Congress...

Coming off record production and consumption in 2019, the natural gas industry is poised for another big year in 2020...

Politicians have on occasion attempted to come up with some ideas to solve the perceived energy problem of the moment....

The predicted increase in COVID-19 cases as cold weather approaches in the Northern Hemisphere appears to be underway, resulting in...

The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris team, if elected, will implement radical changes to energy policy increasing government oversight, and spending an...

Natural gas, once again, had an outstanding year setting production, consumption and export records in 2019, and attributed to reductions...

Worldwide oil production has declined an estimated 10 million barrels per day (b/d) – 2 million b/d in the U.S....

Even though some economic indicators in the oil and natural gas industry were flat this week, the chief executives of...

Since the coronavirus pandemic disrupted worldwide economic activity this year, global energy markets have been in a “delicate re-balancing” situation....

Crude oil and natural gas prices stabilized in August, but the future looks uncertain, according to a recent report from...

“I am not banning fracking,” Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden said in Pittsburg on Aug. 31. “Let me say that...

Just when the petroleum industry thought things were really bad (oversupply of crude oil and natural gas, bad global economy,...

The debate over energy policy has changed. A short time ago the debate’s primary element was reducing America’s dependence on...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has created an incredible economic decline in Texas, the U.S. and throughout the world. However, two...

Financial analysts within the petroleum industry suspected that the news was going to be bad, but the severity of the...

Demand for energy dropped to historic lows across the United States in April, according to a new report from the...

Crude oil prices are making a comeback, but natural gas has the summer blues. Crude oil prices on the New...

Presidential candidate Joe Biden released his very ambitious, and expensive, energy plan this week. The cost is an estimated $2...

The recent tough times in the oil patch began in 2015 when rising oil and natural gas production, primarily in...

Most oil company leaders, who traditionally are very optimistic, have a pessimistic opinion about the future, according to a recent...

As the first half of 2020 comes to a close, the oil and gas industry has been on a historic...

Just about everybody knows that crude oil produced in the U.S. from extremely tight formations, called shale, is just about...

Consumption of oil and natural gas in the U.S. will increase during the remainder of this year, according to a...

The decline in the demand for petroleum products worldwide has delivered a severe blow to the oil and gas industry...

Crude oil prices have firmed up from its crash one month ago, but the industry’s reduction in capital expenditures and...

Next week will be critical for the oil industry as the June contracts expire on Thursday, May 19, for West...

Just a few years ago the head of ExxonMobil had to appear before a Congressional committee to explain their billions...

Gasoline prices from coast-to-coast have declined more than $1 per gallon this year as a result of a massive oversupply...

“Classic supply and demand imbalance.” “Perfect storm.” “Insane.” That’s how government and oil industry officials described the historic collapse of...