Tag: Oil

Phil Hodge: Natural Gas Demand, North American Production Capacity, and Challenges
Phil Hodge. Phil joined Pine Cliff Energy as the Company’s first employee in January 2012 as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director. Mr. Hodge most recently held the positions of Vice President, Business Development and Vice President Acquisitions and Divestments at Penn West Exploration, one of the largest conventional oil and natural gas producers in…

Thomas Pyle: Russia’s War, Energy Markets, U.S. & Global Energy Security, and the Energy Transition
Tom is the president of the Institute for Energy Research (IER) and its advocacy arm, the American Energy Alliance (AEA), where he develops the organization’s free-market policy positions and implements education efforts for key energy stakeholders including lawmakers, agency officials, industry leaders, consumers, and the media. Prior to joining IER, Thomas held numerous positions in…

2023 Outlook: Geopolitics on Markets
Background The world we live in today is nearly unrecognizable from a short two years ago. While disruption is always in play, the global pandemic both enabled and exacerbated the rate and impact of sea change level events on a global scale. While much of the world (though not everyone) has since moved on from…

Iranian Protests & Transition
Background Not since the Green Movement or Islamic Revolution before it has Iran been faced with widespread protests that pose an existential threat to the ruling regime. The death of Mahsa Amini, a tourist to Tehran from her native Kurdish region of the country, struck a chord with Iranians across the country, sparking months of…

Bretton Woods III & Global Trade
Background At the end of WWII, the United States, and impacted nations the world over, came together to revivify some semblance of cohesive international dialogue. Under the auspices of the United Nations, states negotiated frameworks for future trade, diplomacy, and economic engagement. From the latter, Bretton Woods was born, pegging the U.S. dollar to gold,…




