oil

Oil and Spills Have Always Gone Hand in Hand

by Nolan Varee

Transporting a toxic substances quickly over long distances to market will inevitably produce spills. Though the technology of oil transport has changed, this essential fact remains unchanged, and will as long as regulation treats the risk as an acceptable part of the business.

Why King Oil Rules American Politics

by Meg Jacobs

Politicians have repeatedly faced imperiled election prospects because of high gas prices, yet remain unwilling to take serious steps to unwind the oil dependency built into the American environment. 

How the Resurgent Oil Industry is Driving the Politics and Reaping the Profits of Gas Prices

by Gregory Brew

Unlike past moments of high prices, American consumers and businesses today are facing no pressure to lower their consumption of oil and gas, even as the climate crisis grows increasingly dire. 

Congress May Have To Act To Punish Saudi Arabia

by David M. Wight

Political pressures have made US presidents less disposed than Congress to impose limits on the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. If arms sales are to be a lever for change in the kingdom, it will probably be up to Congress to make it happen. 

30 Years Later: Saddam Hussein's Fateful Decision to Invade Kuwait

by Guy Laron

It was clear from the outset that this was a desperate gamble that put Iraq on a collision course with Washington. But Saddam believed he had no other choice but to stop Kuwait from dumping oil into a slack market.

Ten Years After Deepwater Horizon, U.S. Is Still Vulnerable to Catastrophic Spills

Members of the bipartisan commission created to investigate the spill say Congress and the Trump administration have failed to take safety seriously.

The Greatest Scam in History

by Naomi Oreskes

Scientists working on the issue have often told me that, once upon a time, they assumed, if they did their jobs, politicians would act upon the information. That, of course, hasn’t happened. Why?

How war forced the United States to rethink the politics of oil

by Chris Dietrich

A historian explains how President Trump’s approach to oil is a relic of a previous era that isn’t likely to work.

Attacks on Saudi oil – why didn’t prices go crazy?

by Scott L. Montgomery

The United States' role in the dramatic shifting of the global oil market over the past decade plays a significant role. 

U.S., Britain Developed Plans to Disable or Destroy Middle Eastern Oil Facilities

British Plans Envisioned Using Nuclear Weapons as an Option in Iran and Iraq, According to Declassified Documents

Are crude conspiracies right? Research shows nations really do go to war over oil

Countries producing lots of oil or those with higher reserves (and considerable market power) were more likely to attract military support.

Top 5 Ways Lower oil Prices Could Change the World

by Juan Cole

If oil goes lower and stays there for a while, what are the implications?

Obama’s New Oil Wars

by Michael T. Klare

Washington Takes on ISIS, Iran, and Russia

Radicalism in Iraq Menaces the World's most Important Oil Fields

by Juan Cole

The Kirkuk fields in the north produce only about 670,000 barrels a day.

Mexico's Theology of Oil

by Enrique Krauze

Nationalization of oil in Mexico is an existential question.