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Capitol Crude: The US Energy Policy Podcast

Nov 27, 2017

Is peak oil demand a myth? Capitol Crude goes to Georgetown University to debate how electric vehicles, technology, policy and petrochemicals (and more) will influence whether demand for crude oil will peak around 2030.Senior oil editor Brian Scheid fields arguments about the economics, policy...


Nov 20, 2017

This week’s Capitol Crude looks at efforts by congressional Republicans to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development. After decades of debate, drilling in ANWR appears closer than ever, but there are a lot of open questions and moving parts.Senior oil editor Brian...


Nov 13, 2017

We know US oil drillers can react quicker these days to rising prices and put new production online. But for the first time, a study has quantified US shale drillers' price responsiveness.Richard Newell, the study's lead author and former chief of the Energy Information Administration, spoke with...


Nov 6, 2017

Will Venezuela's oil sector — including PDVSA and Citgo — will be a help or hindrance as the country tries to restructure some of its crippling debt while also dealing with sanctions?Senior oil editor Brian Scheid talks with Risa Grais-Targow, director, Latin America, at the Eurasia...