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CARSON, CA - AUGUST 07: The BP West Coast Products LLC Carson oil refinery on August 7, 2006 in Carson, California. BP Global is shutting down its Prudhoe Bay oil field operations, the nation?s largest, on Alaska's North Slope because of severe corrosion in an oil transit line. The shutdown will cut supplies to West Coast refineries and will drive oil and gasoline prices sharply higher, raising new criticisms of the company's safety record. British Petroleum (BP) is facing a criminal investigation over a ma

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An aerial view of Tesla cars recharging at a Tesla Supercharger station, located next to Pasadena Water and Power, on April 14, 2022, in Pasadena, California. (Mario Tama via Getty Images)

US Energy Security in 2023: Short- and Long-Term Realities

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Jan 10, 2023

Reports

4 Min Read

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How Policy Failures Created the European Energy Crisis

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Jan 3, 2023

In the Media

A coal power plant in Grevenbroich, Germany, on August 2, 2022. (Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Europe Must Act Fast on Energy Security

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Dec 27, 2022

Commentary

7 Min Read

HAMBURG, NY - DECEMBER 24: Plows work to clear ice and snow along the Lake Erie shoreline on December 24, 2022 in Hamburg, New York. The Buffalo suburb and surrounding area was hit hard by the winter storm Elliott with wind gusts over 70 miles per hour battering homes and businesses through out the holiday weekend. (Photo by John Normile/Getty Images)

Plows work to clear ice and snow along the Lake Erie shoreline on December 24, 2022, in Hamburg, New York. (John Normile/Getty Images)

Counter Extreme Weather with Sound Energy Policy

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Dec 23, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

WILMINGTON, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: An active oil refinery on September 21, 2022 in Wilmington, California. Gas prices have increased for the first time in almost 100 days. (Photo by Allison Dinner/Getty Images)

An oil refinery in Wilmington, California, on September 21, 2022. (Allison Dinner/Getty Images)

To Help European Allies, US Must Make Serious Energy Regulatory Reforms Now

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Dec 21, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

The way forward for US cooperation with allies on the global green economy and technologies

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The Way forward for US Cooperation with Allies on Green Energy

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Dec 13, 2022

In the Media

(Stock Photo)

America Can Do More for Its Allies—and Itself

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Thomas J. Duesterberg & Brigham A. McCown

Dec 8, 2022

Commentary

2 Min Read

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Is America Headed toward Energy Insecurity?

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Dec 8, 2022

Podcast

Carson oil refinery on August 7, 2006, in Carson, California. (David McNew via Getty Images)

For Energy, America's Best Foreign Policy Is a Good Domestic Policy

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Dec 7, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

An oil tanker and a cargo ship are seen anchored off the coast of Long Beach, California, on April 24, 2020. - According to a news release issued by the United States Coast Guard, there were 27 tankers off the Southern California coast as of April 23 afternoon. Companies are using the tankers to store excess supplies of crude oil due to lack of demand during the novel coronavirus pandemic, US media reported. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

An oil tanker and a cargo ship anchored off the coast of Long Beach, California, on April 24, 2020. (Apu Gomez/AFP via Getty Images)

America's Need for Energy Independence

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Dec 5, 2022

Podcast

Beta version of IM Motors L7 electric sedan is on display at the North Bund on December 26, 2021, in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Shen Chunchen/VCG via Getty Images)

Beta version of IM Motors L7 electric sedan is on display at the North Bund on December 26, 2021, in Shanghai, China. (Shen Chunchen/VCG via Getty Images)

America Can’t Depend on China for Its Electric Vehicles

William P. Barr

Distinguished Fellow

William P. Barr

Nov 21, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

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The shale gas tanker JS Ineos Intuition passes under the Forth Bridge en route from the Scottish port of Grangemouth to Houston on March 2, 2022. (Ken Jack/Getty Images)

US Needs to Play Larger Role as Swing Producer of Oil and Gas in the Current Crisis

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Nov 11, 2022

Reports

10 Min Read