Dr. Ian Dexter Palmer is a frequent contributor to Forbes.com. Read previously published articles below:
2024
Fracking In Pennsylvania—The Truth Behind The Politics. Originally published on Forbes.com on October 27, 2024
Four Kinds Of Killer Weather Extremes: An Achilles Heel Problem For Climate Predictors. Originally published on Forbes.com on October 15, 2024
To Be Or Not To Be—The New Optimism For Liquefied Natural Gas. Originally published on Forbes.com on September 26, 2024
Can The Renewable Goose Lay A Golden Egg In New Mexico? Originally published on Forbes.com on September 10, 2024
Destroying Coal Power Plants In Oil And Gas State—Will Oil Be Next? Originally published on Forbes.com on August 30, 2024
Why MethaneSAT Is Important For Lowering Emissions From Oil And Gas Fields. Originally published on Forbes.com on August 23, 2024
Verdagy Inc. is a small company that runs a factory in Silicon Valley and a hydrogen plant in Moss Landing north of Monterrey, California. Originally published at Forbes.com on August 9, 2024
An Unsettling Future For Oil, But A Tossup For Gas And Liquefied Natural Gas. Originally published on Forbes.com on July 23, 2024
Advances In Really Deep Hot Geothermal Energy, But Gigantic Gaps Remain. Originally published on Forbes.com on July 11, 2024
How Capital Efficiency Is Being Bolstered In Shale Plays In Permian And Haynesville. Originally published on Forbes.com on June 26, 2024
Oil-Rising Permian Spurs Revenue And Climate Dilemma For New Mexico. Originally published on Forbes.com on June 17, 2024
Did FTC Overreach in Prohibiting Scott Sheffield From ExxonMobil’s Board? Originally published on Forbes.com on May 31, 2024
Summer Doldrums In Haynesville Gas Production Not Expected To Last. Originally published on Forbes.com on May 28, 2024
Oil Going Down While China’s Energy Mix And Emissions Doing A Backflip. Originally published on Forbes.com on April 28, 2024
What’s Behind The Oil And Gas Attitude Toward Electric Vehicles. Originally published on Forbes.com on April 16, 2024
Can Biden Celebrate Energy Records Achieved In U.S., Both Fossil And Renewables? Originally published on Forbes.com on March 25, 2024
Unpausing Liquefied Natural Gas Export Permits — An Algorithm The Feds Could Use. Originally published on Forbes.com on March 18, 2024
The Oil And Gas Industry: Could They, Should They, Try To Reach Net-Zero Emissions By 2050? Originally published on Forbes.com on February 29, 2024
Huge Methane Leak From Kazakhstan Well – Why This Is Important To Kazakhstan And To The West. Originally published on Forbes.com on February 21, 2024
What The President’s Permit Pause Means For The Golden Age Of Liquefied Natural Gas. Originally published on Forbes.com on January 30, 2024
Clean Alternate Energies: Geothermal Breakthrough Emerges From Shale Revolution. Originally published on Forbes.com on January 17, 2024
2023
COP28 Results After Two Weeks Of Dancing Around Oil And Gas. Originally published on Forbes.com on December 13, 2023
Conversation With Marga Hoek About Tech For Good, A Growing Business Concept That Includes Oil And Gas. Originally published on Forbes.com on November 28, 2023
How to Get Heat And Electricity From Hydrogen. Originally published on Forbes.com on November 9, 2023
ExxonMobil Plus Pioneer Are Shaping The Energy Transition. Originally published on Forbes.com on October 24, 2023
Another Mega-Merger, But ExxonMobil Plus Pioneer Will Be The Influence-Shaper For Oil And Climate. Originally published on Forbes.com on October 10, 2023
California Lawsuit: Oil Companies, Global Warming, Climate Change, Deception: What The Jury Has To Consider. Part 2. Originally published on Forbes.com on September 29, 2023
California Lawsuit: Oil Companies, Global Warming, Climate Change, Deception: What The Jury Needs To Know. Part 1. Originally published on Forbes.com on September 26, 2023
Oil Companies And the US Government Are Beginning A Transformative Leap To Control Carbon Emissions. Originally published on Forbes.com on September 12, 2023
Politics Are Getting Into The Oil-Renewable Energy Dilemma. Originally published on Forbes.com on August 21, 2023
Permian Oil And Gas Success In New Mexico And Texas – A Dilemma For Renewable Energies. Originally published on Forbes.com on August 15, 2023
The U.S. Is Watching Battery Deployment And Success Down Under. Originally published on Forbes.com on July 18, 2023
3 Reasons Oil And Gas Should Keep An Eye On The Battery Transition. Originally published on Forbes.com on July 18, 2023
How To Better Predict Hurricanes And Droughts. Originally published on Forbes.com on July 10, 2023
Vicki Hollub and Joe Biden – What In The World Do They Have In Common? Originally published on Forbes.com on June 21, 2023 Here’s How Oil And Gas Companies Are Jumping On Hydrogen, But Is It Over-Rated Originally published on Forbes.com on June 8, 2023
Hydrogen Is Ramping Up In The Energy Transition, But It May Be Oversold. Originally published on Forbes.com on May 30, 2023
No Room For Both In The Permian – Oil And Gas Versus Nuclear Waste. Originally published on Forbes.com on May 21, 2023
Put Your Money On The Permian – The Phar Lap Of Oil And Gas Basins. Originally published on Forbes.com on April 25, 2023
More on the Golden Age Of Liquefied Natural Gas. Originally published on Forbes.com on April 4, 2023
The Golden Age For Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Originally published on Forbes.com March 1, 2023
Second Shot At Carbon Capture From Coal Burner To Revive Oil Reservoir In Texas — Petra Nova Do-Over. Originally published on Forbes.com on February 20, 2023
BP Energy Outlook 2023: War Accelerates Oil And Gas Decline, Instability Pushes Renewables To 60%, Russian Energy Takes A Hit. Originally published on Forbes.com on February 16, 2023
Fracking Fleets Powered By Associated Gas – Results And Significant Savings In The Permian Basin. Originally published on Forbes.com on January 30, 2023
In West Texas, Water Is Scarce For Fracking. Originally published on Forbes.com on January 26, 2023
Integrating Fossil Interests And Climate Initiatives. Originally published on Forbes.com on January 23, 2023
A Fresh Reading Of Exxon’s Predictions Of Global Warming And Climate Change From 40 Years Ago. Originally published on Forbes.com on January 17, 2023
Occidental Presentation Implies Strong Years Coming For Energy Security. Originally published on Forbes.com on January 12, 2023
2022
New Life In The Barnett Shale, Where The Revolution Started Twenty Years Ago. Originally published on Forbes.com on December 29, 2022
President Biden’s Transition To Renewable Electricity. Originally published on Forbes.com on December 26, 2022
When Will Nuclear Fusion Put Oil And Gas Out Of Business? Originally published on Forbes.com on December 17, 2022
Five Things To Know About The Keystone Pipeline Leak In Kansas. Originally published on Forbes.com on December 13, 2022
Russian Oil Exports Are Capped – Things To Know About The Mother Of All Sanctions. Originally published on Forbes.com on December 4, 2022
Fed Money Comes to Plug or Re-Plug Abandoned Wells in USA. Originally published on Forbes.com on November 30, 2022
Energy Security Versus Climate Security – See How Your Country Ranks Among Others — Some Are Predictable, Some Are Surprises. Originally published on Forbes.com on November 29, 2022
A 5.4M Earthquake Shakes Up Oil And Gas Disposal Wells And Nuclear Waste Plans In The Permian Basin Of West Texas. Originally published on Forbes.com on November 25, 2022
Top Oil Exporter Saudi Arabia, Led By The Crown Prince And New Prime Minister, Is Greening Up – Originally published on Forbes.com on November 18, 2022
Oil And Gas Profits Very High Once Again – What This Feels Like To Energy Consumers. Originally published on Forbes.com on November 4, 2022
The Surging Hydrogen Economy. Originally published on Forbes.com on September 29, 2022
How Fracking Creates Value: Three Insights From Three Frac Legends – Daneshy, Montgomery, and Smith. Originally published on September 13, 2022, on Forbes.com
Battery Swapping: A Way To Get Your EV Charged Under 10 Mins And Help Reduce Oil And Gas Emissions. Originally published on Forbes.com on September 20, 2022
Disruptions In Energy Security And Climate Security Part 2: What’s Coming. Originally published on Forbes.com on September 14, 2022
Disruptions In Energy Security And Climate Security Part 1: Recent Events. Originally published on Forbes.com on September 8, 2022
Fed Money Comes To Plug Or Re-Plug Abandoned Wells In USA. Originally published on Forbes.com on August 30, 2022
Chevron Secrets: Earnings And Environmental Challenges In The Permian. Originally published on Forbes.com on August 25, 2022
SkyNano Startup To Convert CO2 Into Solid Carbon: Part 2 – Markets And Climate Solution. Originally published on Forbes.com on August 18, 2022
SkyNano Startup To Convert CO2 Into Solid Carbon: Part 1 – Technology And Funding. Originally published on Forbes.com on August 17, 2022
BP And Other Super-Majors: Last Twenty Years Clarifies Call For Windfall Profits Tax. Originally published on Forbes.com on August 12, 2022
Russia Threatens, EU Reduces, US Industry Helps To Untangle The Natural Gas War in Europe. Originally published on Forbes.com on July 28, 2022
Warren Buffet’s Big Money Bet on Occidental Petroleum Company. Originally published on Forbes.com on July 25, 2022
Big-Oil Was Right About Natural Gas Being A Bridge To Renewables. Originally published on Forbes.com on July 21, 2022.
Last Week, In “Games” That May Influence The Future Of Energy, President Biden Played Two Weak Hands. Originally published on Forbes.com on July 17, 2022
Energy Inflation, Energy Security, And When Fossil Fuel Is Not Coming To A Dead End. Originally published on Forbes.com on July 8, 2022
Big-Oil Lands On Huge Hydrogen Hub In Australia, But How Viable Is Hydrogen? Originally published on Forbes.com on June 30, 2022
Proppant Movement In Frac Casing Including Runaway Perforations And Limited Entry. Originally published on Forbes.com on June 27, 2022
Proppant Movement In Frac Casing Has Been Nailed Down, But How Important Is It Really For Shale Wells? Originally published on Forbes.com on June 22, 2022
Exponential Sales Of EVs Means Less Gasoline, Less Crude Oil, Less Greenhouse Gases. Originally published on Forbes.com on June 18, 2022
Sanctions On Russian Oil And Gas Didn’t Work, And Now We Know Why. Originally published on Forbes.com on June 14, 2022
How Scotland Is Juggling Oil And Gas And Jobs In Their Transition To Renewables. Originally published on Forbes.com on May 25, 2022
An Enhanced Geothermal System Uses Oil And Gas Technology To Mine Low-Carbon Energy. Part 2. Originally published on Forbes.com on May 19, 2022
An Enhanced Geothermal System Uses Oil And Gas Technology To Mine Low-Carbon Energy. Part 1. Originally published on Forbes.com on May 19, 2022
Is Elon Musk Right Or Wrong To Dismiss Hydrogen Use For Low-Carbon Energy Storage?Originally published on Forbes.com on May 15, 2022
EU Bans Russian Oil — Sort Of — And What That Will Achieve. Originally published on Forbes.com on May 4, 2022
An Alternative To Storing Carbon Deep Underground: Nanotubes. Originally published on Forbes.com on April 30, 2022
The Russian Gas Ban On Poland, Is It Blackmail Or A Step Toward A Solution For The War In Ukraine. Originally published on Forbes.com on April 28, 2022
How Oil And Gas Is Being Affected By Climate Change – Response To A Presentation In Mid-America. Originally published on Forbes.com on April 25, 2022
Jump In Methane Emissions That Fingers Big Oil — But Wait, Not So Fast. Originally published on Forbes.com on April 11, 2022
Cutting Oil Versus Gas From Russia – Are The West Scratching The Right Itch? – Originally published on Forbes.com on April 8, 2022
The King Of Shale Oil, The Permian Basin, Is Still Riding The Wave. Originally published on Forbes.com on March 30, 2022
The Concept Of Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions, And How To Measure Them For Carbon Management By Fossil Energy And Other Companies. Part 1. – Originally published on Forbes.com on March 24, 2022
Natural Gas Versus Nuclear Energy In Europe: The Challenges Of War And Climate. – Originally published on Forbes.com on March 20, 2022
Gas Flaring Falls Off In Permian And Bakken – And Why That’s Good News. Originally published on Forbes.com on February 15, 2022
Headwinds And Tailwinds Clash In Derailed New Mexico Hydrogen Bill. – Published on February 10, 2022
One State’s Passionate Debate About Developing A Hydrogen FueI Industry. – Published on February 2, 2022
Biden’s Climate Plan For ‘Un-Coal’ – Published on December 7, 2020
Taking A Look At Biden’s Climate Plan For Cars And Trucks – Published on December 19. 2020
How Interior Sec. Nominee Haaland Can Support Biden’s Climate Agenda Even In Her Own Fracking – Happy New Mexico – Published on December 23, 2020
Where Does Big Oil Fit Into Biden’s Plan For Net-Zero Emissions By 2050? – Published on December 29. 2020
Put It Underground: A Feasible Biden Plan For Fossil Energy Emissions – Except For The Cost – Published on December 29, 2020
Feds Approve Plan To Drill And Frack 5,000 New Oil Wells in The Powder River Basin Of Wyoming – Published on January 14, 2021
The Risks And Rewards Of A Massive Fracking Campaign Planned For The Powder River Basin Of Wyoming– Published on January 18, 2021
The Ins And Outs Of Biden’s Federal Oil Leasing Ban – Published on January 27, 2021
What Makes The Permian Basin’s New Mexico Portion Such A Success? – Published on January 27. 2021
Profit And Loss From Flaring Of Natural Gas In Permian Basin Wells Of New Mexico – Published on January 29, 2021
Rich In Oil And Gas But New Mexico Searching For A Safe Transition To Renewables – Published on February 4, 2021
The Transition From Fossil Fuels To Renewables Under Biden and Yergin – Published on February 12, 2021
Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs Make Inroads Into Fracking Operations In Shale Oil And Gas. – Published February 17, 2021
Why Good Data Is Crucial To Evaluate Under-The-Radar Methane Emissions Around The World – Published on February 24, 2021
Methane Emissions Data: Regulations Needed To Stop Atmosphere Warming In Permian Basin – Published on February 26, 2021
Climate Future Of Oil And Gas – Three Federal, One New Mexico Stepping Stones – Published March 28, 2021
Why The Permian Basin May Not Be The Best Place To Store Nuclear Waste – Published April 3, 2021
As Electricity And Transport Turn ‘Green’ — Is There Any Future In Gasoline? – Published on April 13, 2021
How China And The US Stack Up On Greenhouse Emissions, And How They Might Work Together to Reduce Them – Published on April 21, 2021
Oil And Gas Industry Caught In Transition To Renewables – An International View – Published on April 26, 2021
Green Electricity Can Be Unstable. Big-Battery Backups Are The Solution – Published on April 29, 2021
Is Fracking Good or Bad? Why Fracking is an Emotionally Charged Issue for Americans – Published on May 4, 2021
The Pursuit Of Proppant – Unheralded But Significant Ingredient In Fracking Operations – Published on May 19, 2021
Is DEEPROP A Missing Ingredient For More Efficient Fracking In Shale Wells? – Published on May 19, 2021
To Understand Its Energy Future, The US Should Look Down To Australia. – Published on May 25, 2021
Court Pressures Shell And The Oil Industry To Adjust To Climate Change. – Published on May 27, 2021
Why Norway Leads In EVs—And The Role Played By Cheap Renewable Electricity – Published on June 19, 2021
As Norway And The US Move To Decarbonize Transport, Legacy Energy Sources Are A Key Differentiator – Published on June 22, 2021
Green Energy Creates Commerce and Jobs – Look To Norway And Texas For How – Published on June 25, 2021
Will the Price Of Oil Keep Rising If Demand Declines: OPEC+ And Other Deliberations. – Published on July 12, 2021
Heat Waves And Billion-Dollar Extreme Weather Events – Are They Linked To Greenhouse Gases And Fossil Energies? – Published on July 14, 2021
Not Good UN Climate Assessment Of Australia Has Much To Do With Production And Export Of Legacy Fossil Fuels. – Published on July 19, 2021
The Immense Value Of Oil And Gas To New Mexico – Can It Last? – Published on July 23, 2021
Former Natural Gas Exec Weighs Climate Controversy: Interview Part 1 – Published on July 29, 2021
Former Natural Gas Exec Weighs Climate Controversy: Interview Part 2. – Published on August 5, 2021
Fugitive Methane Worsens Warming: New Assessments Point To Urgent Oil And Gas Fix. – Published on August 8, 2021
Why LNG Exports From The US Are Off To The Moon – Published on August 19, 2021
Haynesville Shale Resurgence – How Long Will It Last? – Published on August 24, 2021
DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook 2021 Offers An Independent View Of Oil And Gas Through 2050 – Published on September 3, 2021
Connor Albrecht – How To Find And Keep A Job in Oil & Gas – Originally published on Forbes.com on September 18, 2021
Are Earthquakes In Delaware Basin Headed For An Oklahoma-Like Disaster? – Published on Forbes.com September 19, 2021
In The Shadow Of Climate Change – Interview With Kate Gaertner – Published on Forbes.com September 24, 2021
US Oil And Gas Is Lagging Behind Europe In Integrating Renewable Energy – Published on Forbes.com on September 29, 2021
America’s Frackers Are Lagging Behind Europe’s Oil Giants In Integrating Renewable Energy – Published on Forbes.com on October 7, 2021.
The Versatility of Natural Gas — Resources, Prices, And Future Valuations – Published on Forbes.com on October 17, 2021
Does Saudi Oil Still Matter? Interview With David Rundell – Originally published on Forbes.com on October 21, 2021
Fossil Fuel Production — Dilemma – To Cut-back Or Top-up – Originally published on Forbes.com on October 25, 2021
Coal Is Out At COP26 – Except For Countries Where It’s Still In! – Originally published on Forbes.com on November 13, 2021
Can Build-Your-Own Solar System Help The US Reach Biden’s Climate Goals? – Originally published on Forbes.com on November 20, 2021
Devon’s Upstream Business Reveals Challenges Faced By A Top Independent Operator. – Originally published on Forbes.com November 22, 2021.
Chaco Canyon’s Buffer Zone Issue With Oil And Gas Wells In New Mexico. Originally published on Forbes.com on November 26, 2021
Scale Up Of Carbon Capture And Storage Looks Massive, Expensive And Impractical To Manage. – Originally posted on Forbes.com on November 29, 2021
Exxon Mobil Promises Net-Zero Emissions For The Permian, But It’s Unsure Footing On The Climate Path. – Originally published on Forbes.com on December 9, 2021
My Reaction To Oil And Gas Industry On Climate Change At World Petroleum Congress – Originally published on Forbes.com on December 12, 2021
Big Liquid Hydrogen Project In Teesside, UK – BP Are Still Pushing The Envelope. – Originally published on Forbes.com on December 17, 2021
The Need For Fossil Fuels As Viewed By Oil Execs And Bill Gates. Originally published on Forbes.com on December 21, 2021
Why Reducing Greenhouse Gases Is Like A Football Game For Oil And Gas Producers And Their Countries. – Originally published on Forbes.com on December 29, 2021
Can Carbon Capture Technology Save the Oil and Gas Industry and the Climate? | Barron’s. Read here (subscription required to read the whole article)
U.S. Oil Demand May Fall by 24% in Nine Years Due to EVs | Shale Mag. Read here.
US Oil & Gas, Wasted Money & Strategies to Address Global Warming | Pumps & Systems. Read here.
Methane’s Moment in the Sun | Hart Energy. Read here.
Norway Tops in EV Adoption: What Can US Learn From Them? | Earth911.com. Read here.
Carbon capture and storage is the solution for greenhouse gases, based on net-zero policy goals | Energy Northern Perspective. Read here.
EU versus US: Investing in Oil, Gas and Renewables | Hart Energy. Read here.
Oil And Gas Industry Should Confront Flaring, Methane Leaks | Hart Energy. Read here.
Carbon capture is a no-brainer solution for companies facing net-zero policy goals. Read here.
Shale Magazine – May/June issue: Dr. Palmer writes about the both sides of the shale controversy. Read here.