The Baker Institute’s Amy Myers Jaffe writes in support of the administration’s Strategic Petroluem Reserve move, saying the action sqaures with in with the original spirit of the SPR’s creation.  More »

This post was written by Kenneth B. Medlock III, the James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at the Baker Institute Energy Forum On June 25th, the New York Times published a story regarding the viability of shale gas as a domestic source of supply for the U.S. [...]  More »

This post was written by James Coan, Research Associate at the Baker Institute Energy Forum. Imagine two car companies. One sold almost three-quarters of its vehicles outside the U.S. Another built 90 percent of its autos sold in the U.S. in America. What are the names of these companies? It may be surprising, but the [...]  More »

This post was written by James Coan, Research Associate at the Baker Institute Energy Forum. Action on the Hill over the ethanol subsidy and tariff is heating up. Senators yesterday voted overwhelmingly to eliminate both provisions 73-27, with votes from 40 Democrats and 33 Republicans. We at the Baker Institute have strongly questioned the rationale [...]  More »

In a must-see clip for anyone who both has an interest in US energy policy and watches or plays ice hockey, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last week humorously pointed out the lack of geopolitical risks that come from US dependence on Canadian oil imports. But the Stewart sketch, besides poking fun at politicians [...]  More »

OPEC’s lack of consensus is a huge failure for Saudi Arabia, one that has dangerous consequences and needs to be redressed quickly and decisively, writes Mideast expert Amy Meyers Jaffe.  More »

America has no plan for what to do when an oil shock hits, writes James Coan of Rice University’s Baker Institute Energy Forum. Instead, politicians tend to resort to rhetorical policy proposals that accomplish nothing in the short-run for consumers. Yet with a high risk of future volatility in markets, America needs a plan.  More »

This post was written by James Coan, Research Associate at the Baker Institute Energy Forum. Oil prices nosedived by the largest amount in two years on increasing concerns about the U.S. economy. Slower U.S. recovery means lower oil demand and with no additional negative news coming from the Middle East, oil traders have begun to [...]  More »

May 1, 2011 marks the death of Osama Bin Laden and hopefully the continued demise of Al-Qaeda and its attacks on innocent Muslims and Americans alike. Since oil is one of the major resources of the Arab world, it is not surprising that oil did not escape the attention of Bin Laden, who was born [...]  More »

Mexico, one of the largest oil exporters to the United States, could become a net oil importer in the next decade if it fails to make sufficient upstream oil field investments utilizing new and advanced technologies, according to a new Baker Institute-Oxford University study being released today in Mexico City. The study event “The Future [...]  More »

It is the one year anniversary of the disastrous Macondo offshore oil accident, and people are asking: What did we learn? I think we learned a lot but I cannot say all the lessons are behind us. For sure, Americans have learned more about the technological challenges of oil drilling and energy production in the [...]  More »

The global energy market consequences of the devastating earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 are already starting to be felt, but so far, impacts have been more in spot LNG markets than in oil markets.  That’s because the increased demand for oil to burn for electricity generation will be offset by generally lower [...]  More »