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Year: 2021
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Year: 2021

5 Fast Facts About Electric Vehicles

Reports that electric vehicles will make oil obsolete are greatly exaggerated. Here are a few…


by Seth Whitehead

The Most Targeted Oil & Gas ‘Subsidies’ Aren’t Subsidies at All


by Seth Whitehead

We Need More Oil From American Soil – Not From OPEC and Russia

It has been said many times before, but – to the delight of Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia Crown…


by Seth Whitehead

Illinois Oil Production Just Under 3.65 Million Barrels in First Half of 2021


by Seth Whitehead

Illinois Oil Has Played Big Role in Securing American Freedom and Prosperity


by Seth Whitehead

IEA Report Recommendations Would Destroy US Energy Security if Implemented

State-owned national oil companies already produce nearly three-quarters of the world’s oil and…


by Seth Whitehead

Why Oil & Gas Workers Aren’t Too Keen on the ‘Just Transition’ Narrative


by Seth Whitehead

Updated Report: Illinois Oil & Gas Reserves Generated $98.6M in Property Tax Revenue From 2007-2019

Note: This blog was updated with 2019 revenue on March 4, 2021. Many Illinoisans may not be aware…


by Seth Whitehead

Illinois Oil Production Totaled 7.51 Million Barrels in 2020

 


by Seth Whitehead

Report: Illinois Oil & Gas Industry Represented 3% of State’s Economy in 2020

Most folks probably don’t think of Illinois as a major oil and natural gas industry state. But the…


by Seth Whitehead

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