Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer and editor-in-chief of Shale Magazine. Mr. Rapier has 30 years of international engineering experience in the chemicals, oil and gas, and renewable energy industries, and holds several patents related to his work. He has worked in oil refining, oil production, synthetic fuels, biomass energy, and alcohol production. He is the author of multiple newsletters for Investing Daily and of the book Power Plays. Mr. Rapier has appeared on 60 Minutes, The History Channel, CNBC, Business News Network, CBC, and PBS. He is a Senior Contributor at Forbes, and his energy-themed articles have also appeared in numerous media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, and The Economist.