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Petroleum
The World Is Running Out of Places to Store Excess Oil
Overloaded crude oil storage facilities are causing more pain for the fossil fuel industry.
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Petroleum
The Dire Consequences of Collapsing Oil Prices
Long-term periods of depressed oil prices have geopolitical implications.
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Petroleum
The Oil Price War Between Russia and Saudi Arabia
Oil prices collapsed when Russia and Saudi Arabia started a price war.
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Petroleum
Exxon Mobil’s Massive Bet on Guyana
If Exxon Mobil loses control of its oil lease with Guyana, the already vulnerable oil giant could continue to falter.
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Petroleum
From Oil to Exodus: How Venezuela Squandered its Oil Wealth
After years of oil industry mismanagement, the Venezuelan economy has collapsed into ruin.
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Natural Gas
The Rise of Dubai: How Oil Fueled the Development of a Desert Metropolis
Despite benefiting tremendously from oil, the desire for a post-oil future has helped Dubai remain prosperous during periods of volatile energy prices.
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Coal
The Global Energy Transition: Why Fossil Fuels May Be Losing Steam
Energy analysts believe that fossil fuels are in their decline phase and will disappear from the global energy profile.
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Petroleum
What is Petroleum, and How is it Formed?
Petroleum is a yellowish-black liquid that is found in various geological formations beneath the Earth’s surface. Petroleum is a fossil fuel that is formed when dead organisms – mostly zooplankton (organisms that float around in seas, oceans, and other freshwater bodies), are buried underneath sedimentary rocks. They are unable to completely decay because of the lack of oxygen. The material…
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Petroleum
Cultural Resources, Environmental Conservation, and Oil Production: Ecuador’s Struggle to Find a Balance
The challenge of finding a balance between the oil industry, cultural diversity, and the natural environment has fueled a long history of conflict in Ecuador.
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Petroleum
The Kingmaker: Oil, America & the Struggle for Global Power
Shaping the international order for much of the last two centuries, global influence - whose is growing and whose is waning - is inextricably linked with oil.
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