Everyone Wants in on Brazil’s Rare Earths
But is Brasília ready to meet the moment?
Host Jason Bordoff sits down with Bob McNally, a Fellow at the Center, founder and president of the Rapidan Group, a leading energy consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and former energy advisor to President George W. Bush. They discuss all things oil price volatility, the topic of Bob’s new book, Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices, the first book in the new Center on Global Energy Policy book series with Columbia University Press. They discuss: the origins of oil price control in the United States; differences between boom bust cycles today and 10 years ago; what history tells us about the future of price volatility and how governments and business can cope; and shale’s role as a potential swing producer.
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The energy transition is in the midst of its own transition. Spiking electricity demand and geopolitical events are driving up energy prices, while debates over the best sources...
Yesterday, the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding starting the clock on a 60-day truce. The agreement intends to halt attacks, begin lifting the US naval...
The Iran crisis, whenever it ends, will materially change how the LNG market operates.
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In early 2026, CGEP held a roundtable and several hybrid closed-door meetings in Mexico City on Mexico's mining sector.
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