6
Dec
Last week in Washington, the price of oil reached a record high of $160 a barrel. In response to a series of world events unfolding over the past several months –– civil unrest and loss of local oil production in Nigeria, explosions in a pipeline in Azerbaijan and a cut in oil production by Venezuela [...]
28
Aug
Several months ago I was on Capitol Hill meeting a prominent Congresswoman in the Rayburn Room. We met in a corner of the large room, while at its center a technical crew was preparing for a press conference. The banner behind the podium read “Energy Independence.” The House energy bill was going to be presented [...]