Hot Commodities
Hot Commodities: You Win Some, You Lose Some
Ellen Scholl Tue, Jun 14, 2016, 11:19 AM
In this week’s Hot Commodities, inroads against ISIS, more bad news in Nigeria, and the future of oil and energy transitions.
Ellen Scholl is a Robert Bosch Fellow currently working in Berlin, where she focuses on energy policy and security. She previously worked on energy issues for the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress and completed the U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program during graduate school. Ellen has an M.A. in Global Policy Studies from the LBJ School of Public Affairs and graduated with highest honors from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Government and Humanities.
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Hot Commodities
Hot Commodities: Summer Heat Rising
Ellen Scholl Wed, Jun 1, 2016, 10:03 AM
In this week’s Hot Commodities, OPEC meets and producing countries confront potentially new political realities, terrorist organizations take aim at the energy sector, and Russia continues to raise questions in Europe and beyond.
Hot Commodities
Hot Commodities: Things Fall Apart
Ellen Scholl Fri, May 20, 2016, 11:56 AM
Following a brief hiatus, in this week’s Hot Commodities Venezuela's energy crisis is accompanied by political unraveling, electricity protests rock Kabul, and attacks on oil and gas facilities from Iraq to Nigeria threaten more than just energy production.
Hot Commodities
Disagreement, Drought, and Disasters
Ellen Scholl Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 8:19 AM
In this week’s Hot Commodities, Doha disappoints and oil drops, droughts in Venezuela and India could spell disaster, and Libya’s oil sector holds its breath.
Hot Commodities
Hot Commodities: Spring (House) Cleaning
Ellen Scholl Thu, Apr 7, 2016, 1:08 PM
In this week’s Hot Commodities, Saudi Arabia prepares for a future beyond oil, Iraq is in the market for a new oil minister, and the spring thaw puts the Arctic in play.
Hot Commodities
Hot Commodities: Dropping Bombs, in Oil Market Terms
Ellen Scholl Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 9:38 AM
This week, Hot Commodities looks at the Saudi's risky play to hurt its Iranian rivals, drones-for-oil deals, and the impact of climate change on the energy sector and regional conflicts.
Hot Commodities
Hot Commodities: What Comes Down...
Ellen Scholl Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 3:11 PM
On this week's Hot Commodoties: The oil price rollercoaster ride continues, the US is looking to hit ISIS where it hurts, and cyberattacks plague Ukraine and Syria.