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Capitol Crude: The US Energy Policy Podcast

Jun 25, 2021

As extreme weather events continue across the US, they're disrupting energy supplies and demanding more planning for the future.

Texas and California have both in recent weeks asked residents to conserve electricity to avoid power grid failures, only a few months after crippling power outages during Texas' deep freeze....


Jun 18, 2021

It's no secret that the power sector is undergoing dramatic changes.

Market dynamics and ambitious decarbonization goals set by the Biden administration are driving a transition away from fossil fuels and toward more renewable energy and electric vehicles.

Consumers and investors are also expressing new expectations...


Jun 14, 2021

Venezuelan sanctions and the Maduro regime have been a backburner issue so far for US President Joe Biden. When he was elected, many energy analysts predicted he would grant some sanctions relief on humanitarian grounds.

Fernando Ferreira, director of Rapidan Energy Group’s Geopolitical Risk Service, predicts we'll...


Jun 7, 2021

The US and Iran are entering a sixth round of indirect talks in Vienna aimed at restarting the 2015 nuclear deal.

S&P Global Platts Analytics still expects the sides to reach a deal in the coming months, with the Biden administration removing sanctions on Iran's oil, petrochemical, shipping and other sectors by...


Jun 1, 2021

Investors are proving they have climate change and the energy transition on the their minds.

Last week, activist investors got at least two seats on the ExxonMobil board of directors, and Chevron's shareholders approved Scope 3 emission targets, both which could lead to lower oil and gas production ahead.

The popularity...