Could a strategic lithium reserve kickstart US supply chain development?
NEW YORK -- A strategic lithium reserve is being mooted as a solution to stabilize volatile prices that have hindered American mining projects, allowi
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Reports by James Stock • December 04, 2014
Oil prices have fallen nearly 40 percent since June, translating to a drop of nearly $1 in gasoline prices. Declines in oil prices are generally seen as an economic windfall for net petroleum importers, like the United States. As the United States becomes a much larger oil producer as well, however, lower prices create different winners and losers. This policy brief explores the overall economic impacts of a sharp drop in oil prices for the United States. It was co-authored by Center Founding Director Jason Bordoff and Harvard University Professor James Stock, who served until July 2014 as a Member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.
Libya's bid round for new oil and gas exploration and production highlights its potential revival as a major oil producer.
Last month, the Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, signaling a renewed desire to drive Moscow to the negotiating table in its war against Ukraine. But although these measures have the potential to harm the Russian economy, just how much damage they inflict will depend largely on one actor: Beijing. China bought almost half the oil Russia exported in 2024, evading Washington’s existing restrictions in the process. And new sanctions alone will do little to push China into significantly reducing its purchases.
Why Ukraine’s campaign against Moscow’s energy sector is working.
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Reports by James Stock • December 04, 2014