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U.S.-Canada Energy Trade: Set for a Rebound
October 21, 2021 | Ben Cahill The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program has partnered with the Embassy of Canada in the United States to produce a map depicting energy trade between the two countries.

Newsletter
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.

Report
Critical Minerals and the Role of U.S. Mining in a Low-Carbon Future
December 18, 2019 | Sarah Ladislaw 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.

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
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.

Commentary
Whither the Oil Market? Headlines and Tariffs and Bears, Oh My…
August 29, 2018 | Frank A. Verrastro, Larry Goldstein, Albert Helmig

Today’s oil markets look a lot like New England weather—poised to change in the blink of an eye or, maybe more aptly, on the next set of released data.

Commentary
Can Energy Close America’s Trade Deficit?
July 10, 2018 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
OPEC: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too-the Sequel
June 25, 2018 | Frank A. Verrastro, Larry Goldstein, Albert Helmig U.S. light tight oil continues to impress, although logistical constraints, especially pipeline bottlenecks in evacuating Permian oil and associated gas, could hamper or at least delay further near-term increases.

Commentary
How Low Can Venezuelan Oil Production Go?
June 18, 2018 | Frank A. Verrastro

Venezuela’s loss of production volumes was the largest global unplanned fall in crude oil output in 2017, a trend that has continued to intensify into 2018 and has the potential to get significantly worse in the coming months.

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.

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