Language Matters

Hugo Chavez says Venezuela's way of doing things is the wave of the future. But is there a place for large international oil companies ...

This article appears in the August 2008 issue of Oilweek . By Peter McKenzie-Brown A symbol of unrivalled wisdom and power, China’s drago...

Gasoline and other fuel prices are subsidized in the three representative oil-producing countries graphed on the top right - to the point ...

By Peter McKenzie-Brown I’ve been a gold bug since the beginning of 2001, and you will probably notice on this chart that my timing was ...

By Peter McKenzie-Brown Energy security, always a critical mission for any nation, will steadily acquire greater urgency and priority. As...

By Peter McKenzie-Brown This week was remarkable. It began with the Americans twisting Saudi arms so they would increase oil production. Ne...

The large-scale exporting nations and regions that are increasing government take from oil – or have already nationalized their oil resourc...

By Peter McKenzie-Brown For two centuries – since the defeat of Napoleon – the globe has been dominated by English-speaking nations. ...

by Peter McKenzie-Brown Note: I wrote this in 2001, and just found it on the Internet . Oil Shows Its Colours Possibly the best book a...