Tag: Security

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…

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…

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,…

India: Geo-strategic Partner or Indifferent Beneficiary
Background Much has been made of the pivot to Asia. President Biden himself stated, [1] “the future of the 21st century economy is going to be largely written in the Indo-Pacific — in our region”. Indeed, statistically, much of the world’s population, GDP, and trade will occur here over the coming decades. As the world’s…



