CERAWeek 2012

• Energy: Daniel Yergin's Outlook

  By: Daniel Yergin, CNBC's Global Energy Expert

  1:17 PM ET Mon, 4 March 2013

  Fears are growing that rising gasoline prices could stifle economic recovery. Those rising gasoline prices are becoming a subject of hot political debate in a presidential election year. Geopolitics is behind the rising prices, most noticeably due to the increasing tensions over Iran’s nuclear program.

• Will the US Export Natural Gas?

  By: Patti Domm

  8:20 PM ET Wed, 7 March 2012

  The North American natural gas boom has made the U.S. the biggest natural gas producer in the world with the cheapest gas, but whether it becomes a big exporter is yet to be seen.

• US Can Be Energy Independent: Pipeline Exec

  By: Margo D. Beller

  2:20 PM ET Tue, 6 March 2012

  The U.S. can be energy independent in fewer than 10 years if it keeps developing domestic oil and shale gas fields, a TransCanada official told CNBC Tuesday.

• The World's Biggest Oil Reserves

  By: Paul Toscano

  12:19 PM ET Mon, 4 March 2013

  With the most recent data from the Energy Information Administration and the CIA World Factbook, here are the countries with the biggest proven oil reserves.

• Why Gas Prices Aren't Likely to Hit $5 This Summer

  By: Sharon Epperson

  12:26 PM ET Mon, 4 March 2013

  "There's nothing inevitable about it," one economist says about the widespread predictions about $5 gas. "To a large extent it depends on what happens in the Middle East."

• Demand—Not Iran—Lifting Oil: Goldman Sachs' Currie

  By: Patti Domm

  12:50 PM ET Mon, 4 March 2013

  Improving oil demand is driving prices more than any cutback in supply from Iran, according to Jeff Currie, Goldman Sachs head of commodities research.

• Nat Gas Boom Brings Environmental Concerns

  By: Patti Domm

  11:14 AM ET Mon, 4 March 2013

  The shale gas energy industry needs to put in place better practices and reporting  about "fracking" before public concerns delay or even stop use of the technology that has created a boom in U.S. natural gas production, according to the MIT professor who led President Obama's subcommittee on shale gas.

• Cheap Natural Gas: The New Global Energy Metric

  By: Patti Domm

  1:54 PM ET Mon, 5 March 2012

  “Where natural gas prices are now kind of resets the economics for the whole energy market place,” says Daniel Yergin, chairman of IHS CERA, which hosts next week's big energy conference.

• Why Gasoline Prices Are So Different Around the US

  By: Sharon Epperson

  3:45 PM ET Mon, 27 Feb 2012

  Why are drivers in Fort Collins, Colorado paying a little over $3, while those in Santa Barbara, California are seeing gas prices at $4.33 a gallon?

• Refining Industry Helps Drive Gasoline Gains

  By: Patti Domm

  11:19 AM ET Tue, 28 Feb 2012

  A confluence of factors is fueling the quick rise in gasoline prices, not the least of which is the state of the U.S. refining industry.

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• Oil Risk Premium Rising on Iran Concerns

  By: Sharon Epperson

  10:18 AM ET Thu, 23 Feb 2012

  The risk premium due to Iran could be contributing as much as $15 to $20 a barrel to global oil prices, according to some experts. But traders warn of more upside risk.

• As US Drivers Cut Back, Refiners Export More Fuel

  By: Patti Domm

  9:10 AM ET Tue, 5 March 2013

  While U.S. drivers continue to cut back at the pump, refiners are increasingly sending more gasoline and diesel fuel overseas, making the U.S. a net exporter of refined products for the first time in more than a half century.

• Why Sanctions Against Iran Might Sting More This Time

  By: Patti Domm

  2:13 PM ET Thu, 29 Dec 2011

  Pending sanctions against Iran are designed to cause swifter economic pain than past penalties, and Iran is ramping up rhetoric in response.

• Natural Gas Prices Fall Further On Supply Glut, Warm Weather

  By: Patti Domm

  6:12 PM ET Thu, 19 Jan 2012

  Natural-gas futures hit a fresh 10-year low Thursday and will likely decline further as the latest supply data confirms an abundance of U.S. gas supplies amid new predictions for a warm winter.

• Daniel Yergin: Clock Ticking on Iran's Nuclear Program

  By: Patti Domm

  4:21 PM ET Mon, 28 Nov 2011

  Daniel Yergin shared his thoughts with CNBC on some of the hot topics in the energy world. Yergin is the author of the new best-seller "The Quest: Energy Security and the Remaking of the Modern World," the successor to his Pulitzer Prize winning book, "The Prize."

Slideshows

• The World's Biggest Oil Reserves

  By: Paul Toscano

  12:19 PM ET Mon, 4 March 2013

  With the most recent data from the Energy Information Administration and the CIA World Factbook, here are the countries with the biggest proven oil reserves.

• Best & Worst Commodities in 2011

  By: Giovanny Moreano

  1:47 PM ET Fri, 30 Dec 2011

  What's not to like about gold, crude oil or cocoa? CNBC’s analytics team compiled a list of the 10 best and worst performing commodities.

• The World's Worst Oil Disasters

  By: Paul Toscano

  2:15 PM ET Thu, 29 April 2010

  How does the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon platform stack up to the biggest oil disasters in history? Find out!

• 11 Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters

  By: Daniel Bukszpan

  3:04 PM ET Wed, 29 Jan 2014

  On March 11, 2011, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan, bringing a destructive tsunami along with it. See 11 other history-making nuclear disasters.

Related Links

• Official Site for CERAWeek 2012

  2:15 AM ET Tue, 19 June 2012

  CERAWeek brings together leaders from around the world to discuss energy, security and the future of economic growth.