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Iran, Iraq Rank in Top Five in Countries With the Biggest Oil Reserves

Opinion - June 3, 2009

Ranking five countries with the biggest oil reserves as of Jan. 1, 2009. more >>

High Oil Prices Will Fracture the World and End Globalization

By Andrew Burt - Opinion - May 29, 2009

Economist Jeff Rubin speaks with U.S. News about the future of the world's economy. more >>

T. Boone Pickens: Break Our Foreign Oil Addiction With Natural Gas

By T. Boone Pickens - Opinion - May 26, 2009

Change from gasoline-fueled cars makes economic and ecological sense, not to mention national security. more >>

OPEC Countries' Highest Oil Revenue Per Capita January to March 2009

Opinion - May 5, 2009

A look at the OPEC countries with the five highest oil revenues per capita January to March 2009. more >>

Obama Energy Test: End Foreign Oil Addiction With as Few Ugly Trade-offs as Possible

By John Aloysius Farrell - Opinion - April 22, 2009

Drilling in pristine places just one of the trade-offs Obama must consider. more >>

Lisa Murkowski Will Focus on Arctic Oil Drilling

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - March 31, 2009

As the ranking member Senate Energy Committee, she cannot be ignored by the Obama administration. more >>

Oil Drilling Debate Rages on, 20 Years After the Valdez Spill

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - March 24, 2009

President Obama has an unusual opening to shape the nation's offshore drilling policy. more >>

2008 A Great Year for OPEC, Forecast Less Rosy in 2009 and 2010

Opinion - March 12, 2009

Things are still looking good for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. more >>

Can Natural Gas Break Our Oil Habit?

By Thomas K. Grose - Nation & World - March 5, 2009

It is cleaner and more abundant, but it won't free America from foreign energy. more >>

Why Cuba's Dreams of Major Oil Discoveries Might Come True

By Thomas Omestad - Nation & World - March 3, 2009

Recent estimates suggest that the island could move into the petroleum big leagues. more >>

More Than Anna Nicole Smith's Husband: The Oil-Soaked Life of J. Howard Marshall

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - March 2, 2009

Recalling the life of a smart and ingenious oil man. more >>

Exxon, Big Oil Profits Evil Only Until You Weigh Their Tax Bills

By Robert Bryce - Opinion - February 11, 2009

Don't knock Big Oil for not needing a bailout, writes Robert Bryce. more >>

Cuba Plans New Offshore Drilling in Search for Big Oil Finds in the Gulf of Mexico

By Thomas Omestad - Nation & World - February 3, 2009

Should the U.S. trade embargo be eased to allow for energy cooperation? more >>

OPEC Helps Cure Our Oil Addiction

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - December 17, 2008

The oil cartel had us where they wanted us. Now they're raising oil costs again. more >>

Oil and Afghanistan Mean That the United States Has Little Leverage Over Pakistan

By Robert Bryce - Opinion - December 5, 2008

We need to keep the troops in Afghanistan supplied, Robert Bryce writes. more >>

Data Points: World Energy Outlook 2008

Opinion - November 25, 2008

The report, released by the International Energy Agency, projects global energy trends for 2030. more >>

A Down Market May Not Always Be Bad

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - November 21, 2008

The upside of a down market more >>

Environmental Groups' Wish List for Obama: Curb Offshore Oil Drilling

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - November 18, 2008

The incoming president is already under pressure to reverse several Bush administration policies. more >>

For President-Elect Obama, a New Agenda for Latin America

By Stephen Schlesinger - Opinion - November 17, 2008

After Bush, there is an opportunity to build new ties in the Americas, Stephen Schlesinger writes. more >>

Oil Creation Theory Challenged by Fuel-Making Fungus

Science - November 4, 2008

Newfound fungus living in rainforsest trees makes bioful more efficiently than any other known method. more >>

Oil Shale Pushed as Domestic Oil Source, but Many Doubts Remain

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - November 3, 2008

Several companies have test projects, but they must overcome strong environmental concerns. more >>

Why Cheaper Oil Won't Save Us

By James Pethokoukis - Capital Commerce - November 2, 2008

That's a plus. But there are many economic negatives. more >>

Democrats and Higher Energy Prices

By James Pethokoukis - Capital Commerce - October 30, 2008

With oil sinking, will there be an effort to uses taxes to send them back higher? more >>

John McCain and Barack Obama on Energy Policy and Offshore Drilling

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - October 23, 2008

This summer $4-a-gallon gas put energy issues front and center. more >>

How Oil Drilling Could Power the Future

Science - October 22, 2008

America has a lot of oil that might one day prove useful. more >>