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U.S.-Canada Energy Trade in 2019
December 1, 2020 | Ben Cahill A new CSIS map illustrates the total energy trade for each U.S. state and Canadian province, broken down by imports and exports for various commodities.

Commentary
Will New Funding Rules Kill Alaska’s Oil Boom?
June 29, 2020 | Nikos Tsafos In early 2020, several banks announced they would no longer directly finance projects in the Arctic. The tightly worded policies will not halt Alaska’s oil boom, but they might slow it.

Report
Critical Minerals and the Role of U.S. Mining in a Low-Carbon Future
December 18, 2019 | Sarah Ladislaw, Lachlan Carey Critical minerals are an essential component of the transition to a low-carbon and clean energy future. In Summer 2019, the CSIS Energy Program and the BlueGreen Alliance cohosted a workshop to look at a path forward for a U.S. critical minerals strategy.

Interactive
Charting a New Arctic Ocean
May 15, 2019 | Heather A. Conley, Whitley Saumweber
In Stephenson Ocean Security Project Welcome to new and largely uncharted maritime space: the Arctic Ocean. Only 2 percent of its waters are charted to international standards. Its rapid emergence is the result of dramatic environmental changes.

Report
New Mexico’s Energy Future
October 31, 2018 | Sarah Ladislaw, Lisa Hyland In October 2018, the CSIS Energy and National Security Program and Sandia National Laboratories cohosted a workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico with government, industry, and local leaders to explore the state of play and outlook for New Mexico’s energy landscape.

Report
Pennsylvania’s Energy Future
July 31, 2018 | Sarah Ladislaw, Lisa Hyland

Energy stakeholders throughout Pennsylvania have prioritized a strategic focus to turn energy into an economic opportunity for the state and the region. 

Report
Back from the Brink: A Threatened Nuclear Energy Industry Compromises National Security
July 17, 2018

The nuclear energy industry is struggling to survive. We are not the first to say this and we will not be the last. 

Commentary
Can Energy Close America’s Trade Deficit?
July 10, 2018 | Nikos Tsafos Energy has long played a major role in America’s trade deficits. Today, energy is seen differently: as a commodity to be exported, one that can help narrow trade deficits.

Commentary
An Alternative View of the Upcoming OPEC Meeting: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too
June 11, 2018 | Frank A. Verrastro, Larry Goldstein, Albert Helmig The global oil market continues to evolve in both predictable and yet uncertain ways. Like previous OPEC meetings, next week’s discussions, including the emerging rifts between the larger members with spare capacity and those without such luxury, will need to be managed.

Commentary
Venezuelan Oil Supply: Careening Toward the Cliff
May 31, 2018 | Frank A. Verrastro While higher oil prices have provided Venezuela with an economic lifeline in the past, the dramatic collapse of production and exports makes it increasingly impossible for even such revenue inflows to alter Venezuela’s fate.

Commentary
Demystifying U.S.-China Energy Trade
May 25, 2018 | Jane Nakano

U.S. hydrocarbon exports continue to rise, while China’s strong appetite for them is showing no signs of letting up.

Commentary
Canadian Gas Fights Back
May 24, 2018 | Nikos Tsafos Canadian gas took many punches during the opening rounds of the shale gas revolution. It has now recovered and is ready to fight back.

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