Is peak oil demand a myth? Capitol Crude goes to Georgetown University to debate how electric vehicles, technology, policy and petrochemicals (and more) will influence whether demand for crude oil will peak around 2030.Senior oil editor Brian Scheid fields arguments about the economics, policy...

This week's Capitol Crude looks at efforts by congressional Republicans to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development. After decades of debate, drilling in ANWR appears closer than ever, but there are a lot of open questions and moving parts.Senior oil editor Brian...

We know US oil drillers can react quicker these days to rising prices and put new production online. But for the first time, a study has quantified US shale drillers' price responsiveness.Richard Newell, the study's lead author and former chief of the Energy Information Administration, spoke with...

Will Venezuela's oil sector — including PDVSA and Citgo — will be a help or hindrance as the country tries to restructure some of its crippling debt while also dealing with sanctions?Senior oil editor Brian Scheid talks with Risa Grais-Targow, director, Latin America, at the Eurasia...

Dan Eberhart thinks WTI, not Brent, should be the global benchmark for oil prices. Eberhart, CEO of Canary, a Denver-based drilling-services company, thinks the rationale which turned Brent into the world-leading oil benchmark is now outdated.He speaks with senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and...

The fate of the Iran deal has essentially been punted to the US Congress, so what is likely to happen (and not happen) as lawmakers evaluate a situation that could have impacts for global oil markets?Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon speak with John Hughes, former head of the State...

The 100-year-old Jones Act got a lot of attention after a brutal hurricane season, but could its role within the US energy industry change as crude oil and LNG exports increase?Senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid hear from US Representative John Garamendi, Democrat-California, about...

Investment cycles can give clues about future oil market shifts, and recent slow investments are pointing toward a global crude shortage and price upticks, Jonathan Chanis tells senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon.Chanis is senior vice president for policy at Securing America's...

What happens if the US reimposes sanctions on Iran's oil sector without the support of Europe, China and Russia — all big players in the international energy landscape? Elizabeth Rosenberg, director of the energy economics and security program at the Center for New American Security, talks...

Capitol Crude's senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon speak with Meghan O'Sullivan, author of the new book 'Windfall: How the New Energy Abundance Upends Global Politics and Strengthens America's Power.' O'Sullivan talks about US energy independence, how Rex Tillerson...