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Capitol Crude: The US Energy Policy Podcast

Dec 18, 2020

The 2020 US elections were arguably the most consequential of our time. Among the many issues that drove voters to choose one candidate over another was energy. Oil, natural gas and the energy transition all were at play, and now the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden will be expected to deliver on...


Dec 11, 2020

Earlier this year the oil market suffered a historic price collapse as pandemic-blunted demand left the world awash in crude.

Against this background, the OPEC+ group in April agreed to is deepest-ever production cuts. The agreement was largely successful in fostering a recovery in oil prices throughout the summer...


Dec 4, 2020

US crude output fell this year in response to low demand stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Production has held at around 10.5 million b/d to 11 million b/d since late October, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

But that is down roughly 2 million b/d on the year, and many analysts expect little...


Nov 30, 2020

The presidential election is over, and the results are being certified. President Donald Trump may keep contesting votes in court, but we’re expecting the beginning of the Biden administration come January.

Today we look at the state of the midstream oil sector amid an ongoing pandemic and an upcoming Democratic White...


Nov 20, 2020

California and its clean car ambitions had a lot riding on the US presidential election.

The state's Air Resources Board spent the Trump presidency fighting with the US Environmental Protection Agency about its rollback of Obama-era tailpipe standards, which were set to increase average fuel economy of the US passenger...