Alex Mills

The world of international energy politics became even more intriguing recently with Russia participating in OPEC, the President of the...

Gasoline prices should average a few cents less this summer than last year, according to a study released this week...

Crude oil prices increased again this week surpassing the $60 per barrel mark in the U.S. and $69 on the...

Natural gas continues its streak as the leading fuel to generate electricity across the U.S. The Energy Information Administration (EIA)...

The price of crude oil in the United States and internationally is expected to be flat throughout 2019, according to...

Gasoline prices have been moving upward since January, but the increase has been smaller than crude oil, which is the...

Even though crude oil prices have increased 20 percent since Jan. 1 and U.S. oil production set a record of...

The price of crude oil continued its recovery last week on news of a reduction in oil production worldwide and...

The political turmoil in Venezuela has huge implications internationally, especially for Texas and the United States. Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA),...

Energy appears to be a key issue in the new Democrat controlled U.S. House of Representatives and among Democrat candidates...

Venezuela’s socialist government has been on a downhill slide for years. This week the U.S. sanctioned state-owned oil and natural...

The oil and gas industry expects to increase drilling, production and capital expenditures during 2019, according to a variety of...

Accurately predicting the price of oil and natural gas can be as difficult as predicting the weather in West Texas....

Crude oil and natural gas prices have been on a roller-coaster ride as the market reacts to a variety of...

It is no surprise that crude oil and gasoline prices fell like a rock in water during the last three...

Crude oil prices dropped $3 in early trading during the shortened Christmas holiday week, but gained all that was lost...

Crude oil prices took another hit this week, dropping 2 percent and a total of 40 percent since Oct. 1....

Just a week after OPEC members announced they were cutting oil production and exports, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced...

Fate, in some respects, was not kind to George H. W. Bush, who died last week in Houston. Of course,...

The federal government has issued an extensive report that gives a gloom-and-doom assessment of civilization unless drastic measures are taken...

The volatility in crude oil prices has just about everybody wondering where they will be tomorrow, next week, next month,...

While crude oil prices have declined 27 percent since Oct. 1, natural gas prices broke through the $4 barrier this...

The energy industry won three referendums on Tuesday that would have made energy production more expensive in Colorado, Washington and...

While oil and gas executives have grown more optimistic about economic conditions within the industry, they are concerned about growing...

Crude oil prices declined again this week as more questions arose regarding supply and demand. One thing is certain: oil...

Even though crude oil prices have declined 10 percent since Oct. 1, some analysts believe that the fourth quarter of...

Energy news last week included a hurricane sweeping through the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, President Trump announcing a change in...

Crude oil prices in the U.S. and around the world continued their upward swing this week. U.S. oil prices on...

Petroleum plays a dynamic role in energy, economic, and geopolitical issues worldwide. Just this past week President Donald Trump told...

Increased crude oil production throughout Texas this year has resulted in a huge jump in U.S. oil production. Now, apparently...

Natural gas has become the major generator of electricity in the U.S. during the past 10 years. The Energy Information...

The Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico is hot. It leads the state and nation in oil...

Global crude oil inventories are down creating upward pressure on crude oil prices around the world. Oil inventories fell 33...

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed this week changes to air emission regulations which will allow states to implement “the best...

Even though recent international events may create questions about the future demand for petroleum, the domestic oil and gas industry...

Some members of Congress recently resurrected a controversial idea. It’s called a carbon tax. It’s nothing new. President Bill Clinton...

Just about one year ago, the refining industry along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana suffered a severe blow...

Summers are hot in Texas. Rising temperatures are accompanied by rising electric bills. Texans, however, don’t pay as much per...

Energy issues became a central point of discussion this week as the 29 countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...

The headlines in three separate reports about the oil and gas industry indicate strong performance during the first half of...

Life in the oil and gas industry became more complicated in recent weeks when at least a half dozen major...

Crude oil and natural gas will continue to provide a major portion of the world‘s energy needs for the next...

Net crude oil and petroleum imports declined in 2017 to a record low, and the federal government expects net imports...

Crude oil futures hit a speed bump last week amid rumors that some crude oil producing countries were going to...

Last week officials from Saudi Arabia and Russia announced they may seek a change in their current policy to limit...

Electric vehicles (EVs) have been a growing market for automakers, but they had slow growth last year, according to a...

Rising gasoline prices have been a big news story this past week increasing to a nationwide average of $2.87 per...

Crude oil prices in the U.S. broke through the $70 mark on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) for the...

Texas continues to lead the nation in oil and natural gas production, passing several milestones along the way. Crude oil...

Many oil and natural gas exploration and production (E & P) companies learned the importance of maintaining a health bottom...