The oil giant has rejected an activist push to devalue its reserves, and rightly so given coal’s dominant role in global warming. Read More

There’s a huge resource of crude beneath the earth that can’t be tallied as reserves or tapped at current prices. Read More

The Wall Street Journal has highlighted a troubling trend for oil majors, but the story isn’t exactly what it seems. Read More

Crude should get cheaper this year and natural gas more costly. Meanwhile, one ailing former darling of the cleantech craze could end up worthless. Read More

I got the natural gas price and crude differentials right, but didn’t reckon on endless delay for the Keystone XL.     Read More

Canada’s deadly crude-oil train wreck isn’t getting nearly the attention it deserves. The rebound in domestic crude production and decline in coal use may have longer lasting repercussions Read More

Several energy issues have made big moves in recent weeks. But some knives aren’t worth catching and some waves not worth surfing, Robert writes in the latest chat followup. Read More

The coming wave of LNG export should push prices significantly higher, Robert Rapier argues in a chat question follow-up. Plus: Statoil and Atlantic Power aren’t the bargains they seem. Read More

The energy intensity of a project can have a vast effect on long-term profits. Here’s why the best oil sands operations will deliver. Read More

The controversial Keystone XL pipeline is just one possible escape route, so one way or another the crude will find its way to markets Read More