Today’s Key Takeaways:  Oil price windfall for Alaska creates debate over how best to spend the surplus. Good for AKLNG:  Natural gas industry and its investors are bullish over Biden’s EU energy plan. Persistent oil demand weakness in March. Young’s house race a gauge of Murkowski’s re-election chances? NEWS OF THE DAY: Alaska Is Reaping The Benefits Of High Oil … read more

Today’s Key Takeaways:  What counted as the right thing to do before Russia invaded has suddenly switched. “Since the war, carbon emissions are suddenly much less of a concern, while energy-price-induced poverty is more of a worry.” War in Ukraine Reveals Flaws in Sustainable InvestingJames Mackintosh, The Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2022 The public mood keeps changing, and what … read more

Today’s Key Takeaways:  Growing demand for oil influences banking view of funding.  Russia wants rubles for gas from “unfriendly countries.”  Miners welcome new SEC rule?  OPEC expresses concern about Russian oil ban.  Redistricting winners and losers.  NEWS OF THE DAY: Not All Banks Are Jumping On The Net-Zero BandwagonIrina Slav, OilPrice.Com, March 23, 2022 The banking industry, unlike many others, … read more