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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
Guyana: Oil, Politics, and Great Expectations
August 3, 2020 | Ben Cahill Guyana finally has a new president, following a five-month political standoff as the world’s newest oil-exporting country enters a potentially transformative period.

Commentary
Understanding the Iran-Venezuela Relationship
June 4, 2020 | Moises Rendon, Antonio De La Cruz, Claudia Fernandez Recent fuel shipments from Iran to Venezuela represent a small part of a decades-long relationship.
 

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.

Commentary
Will Chinese Tariffs Hurt U.S. LNG?
May 14, 2019 | Nikos Tsafos China recently announced tariffs on many U.S. products, including liquefied natural gas (LNG). CSIS energy expert Nikos Tsafos on what this signals for energy relations and trade.

Commentary
A Global Gas Strategy for the United States
May 9, 2019 | Nikos Tsafos

Growth in U.S. gas supply and exports has created a new reality. CSIS energy expert Nikos Tsafos explains the United States’ need for a global gas strategy and how the country could develop one successfully.

Newsletter
U.S.-Canada Energy Trade in 2018
April 26, 2019

​2018 was another record-setting year for energy trade between the United States and Canada. 

Commentary
Can Venezuela’s Oil Pay the Day After Bill?
April 2, 2019 | Moises Rendon Venezuela’s oil output—with the world’s largest proven oil reserves—will not be enough to finance the country’s reconstruction efforts once democracy is restored. The international community will have to front the reconstruction capital first, argues CSIS’s Moises...

Commentary
The Oil Industry Won’t Save Venezuela
March 28, 2019 | Frank A. Verrastro

Restoring the oil industry will be a high priority for any new government in Venezuela. But despite its vast reserves, the path to recovery will be prolonged and challenging, argue CSIS energy experts Andrew Stanley and Frank Verrastro.

Commentary
What Comes Next for Venezuela’s Oil Industry?
February 12, 2019 | Frank A. Verrastro

The CSIS Energy and National Security Program explains the impacts of sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector and global oil markets in 10 graphics.

Commentary
Oil Markets Appear to be Taking a Longer View on Venezuela, for Now ...
February 11, 2019 | Frank A. Verrastro

With the imposition of U.S. sanctions along with the expectation of an influx of humanitarian relief, CSIS energy expert Frank Verrastro takes a look at the impact of the current Venezuelan political crisis on the global oil markets.

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