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The Crude Oil Export Ban–What, Me Worry About Peak Oil?

December 28, 2015

The Crude Oil Export Ban–What, Me Worry About Peak Oil? Congress ended the U.S. crude oil export ban last week. There is apparently no longer a strategic reason to conserve oil because shale production has made American great again. At least, that’s narrative that reality-averse politicians and their bases prefer. The 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) that […]

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Report: Eagle Ford Shale Has Peaked, Lifting of Oil Export Ban Could Drain Field More Quickly

December 18, 2015

Report: Eagle Ford Shale Has Peaked, Lifting of Oil Export Ban Could Drain Field More Quickly A new report published by the Post Carbon Institute concludes that Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale basin, the most prolific shale oil basin in the U.S., has peaked and reached terminal decline status. The Post Carbon report dropped just as Congress is on the […]

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American Petroleum Institute Touts Oil Exports to Fend Off Iran, Russia Despite API Members Tied to Both Countries

September 21, 2015

American Petroleum Institute Touts Oil Exports to Fend Off Iran, Russia Despite API Members Tied to Both Countries The American Petroleum Institute (API) has launched a new advertising campaign in its ongoing push to oust the U.S. oil exports ban in place since 1975. One of the most recent ads, titled “Crude Oil Exports and National Security” on YouTube, starts off with […]

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Truth takes a hit in the battle over U.S. oil export ban

September 13, 2015

Truth takes a hit in the battle over U.S. oil export ban They say that the first casualty of war is truth. And, on both sides of the fight over lifting the ban on exports of U.S. crude oil, the truth has already fallen into a coma. The ban was instituted in 1975 in order […]

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EIA On Board With Lifting U.S. Crude Export Ban

September 4, 2015

EIA On Board With Lifting U.S. Crude Export Ban A new report from the Energy Information Administration adds more weight to the notion that crude oil exports from the U.S. would not damage the economy. The EIA studied the prospect of oil exports in response to questions from Congress, and it builds on several prior reports completed […]

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Lifting Ban On U.S. Crude Oil Export Would Enable Massive Fracking Expansion

August 11, 2015

Lifting Ban On U.S. Crude Oil Export Would Enable Massive Fracking Expansion In a recent Washington Post editorial supporting oil industry efforts to lift the existing ban on exporting crude oil produced in America, the editors stated: “The most serious objection to lifting the ban comes from environmentalists who worry that it would lower fossil fuel prices and […]

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Low Prices Driving Record U.S. Crude Oil Exports Despite Crude Oil Export Ban

January 21, 2015

Low Prices Driving Record U.S. Crude Oil Exports Despite Crude Oil Export Ban “Are you more desperate to get a better deal when you’re poor? I guess you are.” That was John Auers, executive vice president of oil industry consulting firm Turner Mason & Company, describing the oil industry as being “poor” and “desperate” to Bloomberg. As the […]

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