https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ADgFR1jtkFI/margaret-l-osullivan RSS for Node Sun, 10 May 2026 18:03:14 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-04-14/russia-ukraine-war-oil-sanctions-that-won-t-ruin-the-global-economy https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-04-14/russia-ukraine-war-oil-sanctions-that-won-t-ruin-the-global-economy Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:00:02 GMT An oil pumping unit, also known as a "nodding donkey" or pumping jack, operates at sunset at a drilling site operated by Tatneft OAO near Almetyevsk, Russia, on Friday, July 31, 2015. Eleven months of surviving with oil below $100 have left Russia hardened enough to endure a monthlong drop to $40 a barrel, a survey of economists showed. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-28/russia-may-use-oil-weapon-responding-to-ukraine-sanctions https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-28/russia-may-use-oil-weapon-responding-to-ukraine-sanctions Fri, 28 Jan 2022 08:00:12 GMT Russian Prime minister Vladimir Putin looks on as he visits the Solitaire ship in Finnish gulf, 200 km (125 miles) west of St.Petersburg, on September 20, 2010. Putin said that the work on the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline proceeds as scheduled.The Nord Stream pipeline is a principally new route for Russian gas exports to Europe. The pipeline will link Russia's Baltic coast with that of Germany bypassing transit countries. AFP PHOTO / POOL / DMITRY LOVETSKY (Photo credit should read DMITRY LOVETSKY/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-09/europe-s-gas-crunch-isn-t-all-good-news-for-russia-and-other-producers https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-09/europe-s-gas-crunch-isn-t-all-good-news-for-russia-and-other-producers Sat, 09 Oct 2021 07:00:01 GMT Cooking with gas. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-07-25/opec-saudi-uae-split-won-t-end-until-the-world-goes-to-green-energy https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-07-25/opec-saudi-uae-split-won-t-end-until-the-world-goes-to-green-energy Sun, 25 Jul 2021 05:00:13 GMT Oil’s sunset? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-20/biden-public-warning-to-putin-on-cyberattacks-could-backfire https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-20/biden-public-warning-to-putin-on-cyberattacks-could-backfire Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:00:18 GMT A girl watches Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the nation on Russsian TV Channel One's website, 29 November 2007. Putin warned Russians against voting for the liberal opposition in an election this weekend, saying they would return Russia to a state of "humiliation, dependency and disintegration." AFP PHOTO / DMITRY KOSTYUKOV (Photo credit should read DMITRY KOSTYUKOV/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-25/there-s-no-hurry-for-biden-to-re-enter-the-iran-nuclear-deal https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-25/there-s-no-hurry-for-biden-to-re-enter-the-iran-nuclear-deal Thu, 25 Mar 2021 08:00:20 GMT Burning controversy. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-02/saudi-arabia-and-u-s-still-need-each-other-despite-khashoggi-murder https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-02/saudi-arabia-and-u-s-still-need-each-other-despite-khashoggi-murder Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:00:03 GMT Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a press conference in Riyadh, on April 25, 2016. The key figure behind the unveiling of a vast plan to restructure the kingdom's oil-dependent economy, the son of King Salman has risen to among Saudi Arabia's most influential figures since being named second-in-line to the throne in 2015. Salman announced his economic reform plan known as "Vision 2030". / AFP / FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-12-02/climate-czar-kerry-is-going-to-complicate-u-s-foreign-policy https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-12-02/climate-czar-kerry-is-going-to-complicate-u-s-foreign-policy Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:53:10 GMT WILMINGTON, DE - NOVEMBER 24: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks after being introduced by President-elect Joe Biden as he introduces key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments at the Queen Theatre on November 24, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. As President-elect Biden waits to receive official national security briefings, he is announcing the names of top members of his national security team to the public. Calls continue for President Trump to concede the election as the transition proceeds. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-17/money-alone-won-t-allow-green-energy-to-oust-fossil-fuels https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-17/money-alone-won-t-allow-green-energy-to-oust-fossil-fuels Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:00:10 GMT A mix of the Chinese currency the yuan, the US dollar and the euro are pictured in Beijing, 22 July 2005. China's central bank said the yuan will be allowed to trade up or down 1.5 percent on either side of a mid-point against non-US dollar currencies in the interbank market after the People's Bank of China announced that it has scrapped the yuan peg to the dollar in favor of a currency basket. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-16/pandemic-is-hurting-not-helping-green-energy-replace-oil-coal https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-16/pandemic-is-hurting-not-helping-green-energy-replace-oil-coal Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:00:55 GMT 385757 03: The sun fades from view as it sets between the Hillhouse A, left, and Hillhouse B oil and gas platforms near the Federal Ecological Reserve in the Santa Barbara Channel, February 15, 2001, near Santa Barbara, CA. In recent months the state Coastal Commission has argued against the federal government in its lawsuit over offshore oil exploration, a case that could lead to more drilling near a marine sanctuary or leave up to 1 billion barrels of oil untapped. The tourism-heavy area relies on its coast to attract visitors and has been sensitive to oil drilling since a 3.3 million gallon spill from a platform in 1969 spawned an anti-drilling movement. (Photo by David McNew/Newsmakers) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-14/u-s-china-spat-threatens-energy-shift-from-oil-to-solar-wind https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-14/u-s-china-spat-threatens-energy-shift-from-oil-to-solar-wind Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:00:53 GMT DABANCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18: (CHINA OUT) Wind turbines are seen in sunset at a wind power plant on September 18, 2006 in Dabancheng of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Xinjiang is rich in wind resources and its installed capacity of wind generators is over 180,000 kilowatts. China is accelerating its construction of renewable energy projects across the country, with hydropower and wind-power capacity to reach 180 million kilowatts and 5 million kilowatts by 2010, according to state media. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-04-29/covid-19-oil-collapse-is-geopolitical-reset-in-disguise https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-04-29/covid-19-oil-collapse-is-geopolitical-reset-in-disguise Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:00:44 GMT AT SEA - FEBRUARY 5 : (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - "USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) US aircraft carrier USS George Washington is seen during its mission in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on February 5, 22017. (Photo by USS George H.W. Bush / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-04-07/what-will-the-world-look-like-after-covid-19-watch-oil-markets https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-04-07/what-will-the-world-look-like-after-covid-19-watch-oil-markets Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:30:51 GMT Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) sits beside Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend a meeting on the digital economy at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Jacques Witt / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read JACQUES WITT/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-03-09/partnership-of-russia-and-saudi-arabia-is-a-coronavirus-casualty https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-03-09/partnership-of-russia-and-saudi-arabia-is-a-coronavirus-casualty Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:15:22 GMT Russia has a lot more to lose than oil revenues. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-01-08/trump-s-iran-speech-had-three-audiences https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-01-08/trump-s-iran-speech-had-three-audiences Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:00:38 GMT Speaking to many audiences. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-08-08/u-s-taliban-deal-on-afghanistan-withdrawal-six-factors-to-watch https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-08-08/u-s-taliban-deal-on-afghanistan-withdrawal-six-factors-to-watch Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:00:04 GMT Mohammad Nabi Omari (C-L), a Taliban member formerly held by the US at Guantanamo Bay and reportedly released in 2014 in a prisoner exchange, Taliban negotiator Abbas Stanikzai (C-R), and former Taliban intelligence deputy Mawlawi Abdul Haq Wasiq (R) walk with another Taliban member during the second day of the Intra Afghan Dialogue talks in the Qatari capital Doha on July 8, 2019. - Dozens of powerful Afghans met with a Taliban delegation on July 8, amid separate talks between the US and the insurgents seeking to end 18 years of war. The separate intra-Afghan talks are attended by around 60 delegates, including political figures, women and other Afghan stakeholders. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-04-22/enforcing-iran-oil-sanctions-would-be-a-gift-to-saudi-arabia https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-04-22/enforcing-iran-oil-sanctions-would-be-a-gift-to-saudi-arabia Mon, 22 Apr 2019 20:31:27 GMT An employee visits the Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oil field in the Rub' Al-Khali desert, also known as the 'Empty Quarter,' in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Saudi Arabia is seeking to transform its crude-dependent economy by developing new industries, and is pushing into petrochemicals as a way to earn more from its energy deposits. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-01-14/electric-vehicles-are-just-one-step-to-address-climate-change https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-01-14/electric-vehicles-are-just-one-step-to-address-climate-change Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:00:21 GMT A Nissan Motor Co. Leaf e+ electric vehicle (EV) stands on display in a showroom at the company's global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Nissan unveiled a new version of its Leaf electric car after delaying its launch amid the shock arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn. The new model, launched Tuesday in Las Vegas, narrows the driving-range gap versus Tesla Inc.s Model 3 and General Motors Co.s Chevrolet Bolt. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-12-26/trump-s-iraq-visit-doesn-t-fix-harm-he-did-in-syria-afghanistan https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-12-26/trump-s-iraq-visit-doesn-t-fix-harm-he-did-in-syria-afghanistan Wed, 26 Dec 2018 21:47:25 GMT US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump take photos with members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq on December 26, 2018. - President Donald Trump arrived in Iraq on his first visit to US troops deployed in a war zone since his election two years ago (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-11-29/argentina-g-20-putin-talk-canceled-two-risky-meetings-remain https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-11-29/argentina-g-20-putin-talk-canceled-two-risky-meetings-remain Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:52:42 GMT The world didn’t need a reprise of this embarrassment.