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Capitol Crude: The US Energy Policy Podcast

May 31, 2022

The new geopolitical scene is shaking up the outlook for LNG globally. The club of LNG suppliers has greatly expanded, with the US and others looking to increase their export capacity. This has created an environment for more favorable prices and contracts for importers as the desire for energy transition and energy...


May 23, 2022

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney recently made the rounds in Washington, talking to lawmakers and State Department officials about the role Canada, and specifically Alberta’s oil sands, can play in ensuring North American energy security and easing American drivers’ pain at the pump. And his frustration with the lack of...


May 16, 2022

As the US and Europe move to cut methane emissions, will the demand pull for cleaner LNG spread to price-sensitive Asia?

Ben Cahill, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, published a report this month looking at how concerns about methane emissions might spread elsewhere in the world,...


May 9, 2022

As Europe aims to phase out Russian oil imports within months, attention is starting to shift to whether the US will impose secondary sanctions on Russian oil customers.

Edward Fishman, who was the Russia and Europe sanctions lead at the State Department during the Obama administration, argues the US should take that...


May 2, 2022

The shipping sector faces a massive challenge in decarbonizing to meet global climate goals.

To accelerate those efforts, leaders at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow last year agreed to develop at least six green shipping corridors by 2025 and many more by 2030. The Biden administration has fully supported...