Global energy investments rebound, thanks to fossil fuels Amy Harder, Axios, May 13, 2019 Global energy investments stabilized last year after three years of decline, due to greater spending on oil, natural gas and coal, according to a new International Energy Agency report just published.  What they’re saying: Fatih Birol, IEA executive director, says that “the world is not investing … read more

Alaska LNG exports proposed to fund Arctic icebreakers and ports John Gallagher, FreightWaves, May 11, 2019 Revenues generated from Alaskan energy exports could be the key to closing a wide infrastructure gap that some assert has left the U.S. a decade behind its competition. Testifying on Capitol Hill on May 8, Mead Treadwell, an Arctic policy expert from the Woodrow … read more

A Global Gas Strategy for the United States Nikos Tsafos, Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 9, 2019 Natural gas, unlike oil, has never been a major strategic preoccupation for U.S. foreign policy. The country was historically a net gas importer, but self-sufficiency was relatively high, and imports came mostly from Canada, raising few geopolitical or energy security concerns. … read more