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Policy Report
April 25, 2013
Competition in Global Oil Markets: A Meta-Analysis and Review
The members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) control the world’s largest and most accessible petroleum resources, and have undertaken a collaborative effort to maximize their collective profits through output restrictions over the past four decades. In this academic analysis, two leading petroleum economists present an overview of the many market failures which exist in the global oil market, and present a comprehensive literature review to reach an academic consensus: the international market for oil is not free.
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Policy Report
March 13, 2013
Decision Point: A Well-Supplied Global Oil Market Will Make 2013 the Year to Deal with Iran
Until recently, tight oil markets and oil dependence have dissuaded Western nations from implementing stronger measures aimed at curtailing Iran’s nuclear activities. New analysis from Securing America’s Future Energy and Roubini Global Economics shows that 2013 will present a temporary window to implement measures with the potential to deter Iran’s development of nuclear weapons without causing significant oil market volatility.
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Policy Report
December 3, 2012
A National Strategy for Energy Security (2013)
The recommendations presented in A National Strategy for Energy Security – Harnessing American Resources and Innovation are designed to achieve a fundamental necessity: safeguarding the physical and economic security of the United States by significantly reducing our dependence on oil.
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Policy Report
May 17, 2012
Oil and the Trade Deficit
The inaugural report from the Diplomatic Council on Energy Security highlights petroleum as a crucial component in the growth of the U.S. trade deficit to a potentially unsustainable and damaging level.
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Policy Report
May 7, 2012
The New American Oil Boom
For the first time in decades, the United States is experiencing a dramatic and sustained increase in domestic oil production. In The New American Oil Boom, Securing America’s Future Energy examines the benefits inherent in this growth, as well as the threats posed by oil dependence to the nation’s long-term prosperity.
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Policy Report
April 17, 2012
2012 Congressional Briefing Book
Securing America’s Future Energy believes the nation’s dependence on oil is one of the single greatest threats to our long-term security and prosperity.
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