Energy and Capital Archives

The Great Oil Reserve Swindle

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted July 31, 2006

OPEC is the true 800-pound gorilla of the oil game. The cartel is officially estimated to control over 887 billion barrels of proved oil reserves -- supposedly two-thirds of the world's remaining...

Let's Talk Turkey

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted June 14, 2006

My oil world expanded about five years ago. I sat in a solarium just off the food court at the University of Kansas student union, talking with two men who said they were from Turkey and...

Zero-Energy Fantasy Land?

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 27, 2006

Though I wasn't in Scotland anymore, the man next to me on the train was Scottish.

The Capulets and Montagues

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted January 30, 2006

With the coal and natural gas markets booming, land disputes between the two industries are heating up.