Jul 30, 2018
The US is on the verge of becoming a net oil exporter, a market shift unthinkable just a few years ago. On this week's Capitol Crude, John Auers, an executive vice president at Turner, Mason & Company and a refining sector expert, talks about the changing path towards US energy independence and...
Jul 23, 2018
The US Energy Information Administration expects Venezuelan oil production to sink below 1 million b/d by the end of this year and fall to 700,000 b/d by the end of 2019. EIA analyst Lejla Villar, who developed those forecasts, joins Capitol Crude to talk about the staggering collapse of...
Jul 16, 2018
The clock is ticking down on the return of US sanctions against Iranian oil customers, but the messages coming out of Washington still seem to be in flux. Will all countries have to cut their imports to zero if they want to continue to have access to the US financial system? Or will some waivers be...
Jul 9, 2018
Will US President Donald Trump agree to weaken or lift sanctions during an historic summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin? Only Trump likely knows. On this week’s Capitol Crude, Daniel Fried and Bill Richardson discuss the likelihood of sanctions negotiations at the upcoming summit....
Jul 2, 2018
A major US driller delivered a message to OPEC last week in Vienna, urging the oil ministers to increase production to prevent a price spike that would damage both groups and trigger yet another boom-and-bust cycle. Scott Sheffield, chairman of Pioneer Natural Resources, said the conditions are set...