Capitol Crude: The US Energy Policy Podcast

The US will produce an average 9.25 million b/d this year and the number will continue to grow over the next few years, according to the US Energy Information Administration. When will US oil producers reach 10 million b/d? And what will determine whether — or how — that benchmark is...

Ahead of a possible United Nations Security Council vote Monday on an oil embargo to North Korea, Capitol Crude sits down with William Brown, an adjunct professor at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service and an expert on North Korea. Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon talk with...

The US Energy Information Administration is losing its top career official, and senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid spoke with Howard Gruenspecht before he departed. Gruenspecht, the acting administrator since January and deputy administrator since 2003, is departing for the MIT...

Capitol Crude celebrates its 150th episode with part two of a talk with Amos Hochstein, President Barack Obama's top energy diplomat. Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon focus on the future of the Iran nuclear deal — which Hochstein helped develop — and the radical changes...

US energy sanctions are back in the news with Russia and Venezuela, so senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon talk to someone who's been there, done that: Amos Hochstein, President Barack Obama's top energy diplomat. Hochstein, who served as Obama's special envoy and coordinator of...

Keystone XL faces a final regulatory hurdle in Nebraska, and there are still concerns whether the crude oil pipeline makes economic sense for TransCanada. Senior oil editor Meghan Gordon delves into whether recent news events and an ever-changing supply and demand situation will justify the...

If the US follows through with sanctions on Venezuela, it can affect a slew of issues for US Gulf Coast refiners and the global markets for crude and refined oil products. Senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid talk with John Auers, executive vice president with Turner, Mason &...

The US Congress is working to put new oil sanctions into place against Russia and the Trump administration is poised to impose new sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector — sanctions which could include an embargo on Venezuelan crude imports into the US.As the Russia sanctions legislation...

Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, speaks to Capitol Crude about the future the Renewable Fuel Standard, biofuels and the big topics at the pump in the era of Trump. Dinneen speaks with senior oil editor Brian Scheid about the proposed Renewable Volume Obligations and...

The Trump administration is looking to expand drilling in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Arctic and even the Pacific oceans. To learn more about the prospects of expanded offshore oil and gas production, senior oil editor Brian Scheid and Gary Gentile, chief editor of Platts...

Talk about the US' need for energy independence evolved into a discussion about energy security, and now energy dominance has risen to the forefront. But what does that mean and what are the Trump administration's plans to achieve it? Senior oil editor Brian Scheid talks with Kevin Book, managing...

Newly proposed US sanctions on Russia target energy projects, like pipelines and crude oil production, and also provide new sanctions on mining, metals and other parts of the energy industry. But big questions remain about whether the sanctions will be passed into law or imposed. Senior oil editor...

President Trump no longer wants to rip up NAFTA; he wants to renegotiate with Canada and Mexico. But the oil and gas sectors in all three countries have changed dramatically since 1994 when the landmark trade deal went into force. What impact will these upcoming trade talks have on oil and product...

Andrew Holland, director of studies and a senior fellow at the American Security Project, joins Capitol Crude to talk about how "energy is still a strategic, valued commodity" and key to national security. Holland also speaks with senior oil editor Brian Scheid about the security implications of...

Capitol Crude talks to Ali Zaidi, who served for eight years in the Obama administration, about an area where the economic and environmental concerns collide for the oil and gas industry: offshore. Zaidi, senior advisor at Morrison Foerster, most recently served the Obama administration as the...

The Trump administration has reopened a review of 2022-2025 fuel economy standards, which have a major impact on the vehicles automakers produce and, arguably, a modest impact on petroleum demand in the future. Senior oil editor Brian Scheid talks with Drew Kodjak, executive director of the...

US crude exports are in their nascent stages, relative to the rest of the world. But data about the exports reveals how the crude is entering the market. Mason Hamilton, petroleum markets analyst with the US Energy Information Administration, joins senior oil editor Brian Scheid and global director...

Capitol Crude talks to some top players in the energy economics game to consider whether oil's perpetual quest for balance is possible and how it affects production and prices. John Kemp, senior market analyst, commodities and energy at Thomson Reuters, and Ross McCracken, managing editor at Platts...

When OPEC reached its historic supply cut deal last year, Brent oil was trading for about $49/b ... and it still is. So has the deal been a failure, and what should the market expect from OPEC now? Senior oil editor Brian Scheid is in London, talking with the Platts OPEC team ahead of the Vienna...

Capitol Crude takes an environmentalists vs. industry look at President Donald Trump's first 100 days with Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, and Bob Deans, director of strategic engagement for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan...

Have refiners' hopes for a quick rollback of the US biofuel mandate by the Trump administration fizzled out? The industry judged two early appointments as signs of the president's willingness to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard. But with the administration's first 100 days nearly over, no policy...

How much of an impact are President Donald Trump's policies having on day-to-day trading within oil markets? And what about future regulations? Brian Scheid has a conversation with the S&P Global Platts oil futures team: Geoffrey Craig, Jack Laursen and Jeff Mower. They discuss where oil prices...

Low oil prices and a lack of upstream spending are fueling a looming, worldwide supply crisis for the 2020s, some oil industry experts say. Adam Sieminski, former head of the US Energy Information Administration, and Michael Cohen, head of energy markets research at Barclays, speak with Brian...

President Donald Trump came into the White House promising a new revolution for domestic fossil fuel producers. But have his policy efforts, including last week's Energy Independence Executive Order, lived up to the hype? Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon break down...

Capitol Crude looks to Mexico, where reform is upending the energy sector at a time when its relationship with the US could be on the cusp of a change. Senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid talk with Lourdes Melgar, Mexico's former deputy secretary for hydrocarbons and currently the...