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Energy / Energy-General

China’s Natural Gas Consumption Soars

Dec 20, 2017 at 12:11 | Matt Smith

Chinese natural gas consumption surged through the first 11 months of 2017, up 19 percent year-on-year. China is the third largest consumer of natural gas in the world, behind the U.S.…

EV Range Set To Triple With New Lithium Battery Breakthrough

Dec 20, 2017 at 10:33 | Brian Westenhaus

The University of Waterloo researchers breakthrough involves the use of negative electrodes (the anode) made of lithium metal, a material with the potential to dramatically increase battery storage capacity.…

The Dire Consequences Of An Oil Price Spike

Dec 20, 2017 at 10:25 | ZeroHedge

When it comes to the story we're being told about America's rosy oil prospects, we're being swindled. At its core, the swindle is this: The shale industry's oil production forecasts…

Oil Market On Edge Following Outages

Dec 19, 2017 at 12:07 | Tom Kool

Several key outages have left the oil markets anxious despite a promising start to the week. Analysts are keeping a close eye on both Nigeria and Venezuela as political instability threatens to…

Saudi Deficit Narrows On Higher Oil Prices

Dec 19, 2017 at 09:27 | Irina Slav

Improving oil prices narrowed Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit from 12.8 percent last year to 8.9 percent this year, and now Riyadh is expected to announce an increase in spending for…

The Beginning Of The End For Norwegian Oil

Dec 18, 2017 at 13:49 | Viktor Katona

The demise of the North Sea doesn’t necessarily mean the end of Norway’s petroleum era—far from it. Still, despite significant reserves in the Barents Sea, Norway is about to embark…

Yuan-Priced Crude Futures Could Arrive Before Christmas

Dec 15, 2017 at 15:57 | Tsvetana Paraskova

After years of setbacks and delays, China may be days away from launching a yuan-priced crude oil futures contract to make its currency more international and challenge the dominance of…

How Energy Investors Are Getting In On The Bitcoin Boom

Dec 15, 2017 at 15:53 | Kent Moors

I have never subscribed to the Bitcoin craze. In my opinion, it is a massive pyramid scheme that is rapidly creating a dangerous bubble. The kind of dangerous bubble we…

OPEC’s Oil Production Slips In November

Dec 15, 2017 at 15:52 | Ron Patterson

The OPEC data below was taken from the December OPEC Monthly Oil Maret Report. All data is through November 2017 unless otherwise noted. (Click to enlarge)

U.S. Solar Nearly Doubles Output In 2017

Dec 15, 2017 at 15:46 | Ron Patterson

The EIA released the latest edition of their Electric Power Monthly on December 1st, with data for September 2017. The table above shows the percentage contribution of the main fuel sources…

Tread Lightly In December’s Energy Markets

Dec 15, 2017 at 15:17 | Dan Dicker

Lots of energy activity recently would look like opportunities anytime else during the year. But I warned you all in my last column about the trials of December investing –…

The Best Long-Term Buy In Lithium

Dec 15, 2017 at 15:15 | Martin Tillier

As a rule, I don’t like well-publicized, obvious trades, and for one good reason. By the time you get to them, the value has already gone, and the all-important risk/reward…

Brent Soars As Canadian Crude Crashes

Dec 15, 2017 at 15:11 | Editorial Dept

Friday December 15, 2017 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy…

Global Energy Advisory December 15, 2017

Dec 15, 2017 at 15:10 | Editorial Dept

Brent crude prices got a major boost this week after the operator of the largest oil pipeline network in the North Sea announced it would shut it down for three…

Are Markets Turning Bearish On Crude?

Dec 15, 2017 at 15:00 | Jim Hyerczyk

Volatility dominated the crude oil futures markets this week as traders were hit with both potentially bullish and potentially bearish news. Traders reacted according, first driving prices higher than lower.…

IEA Dashes Bullish Sentiment In Oil

Dec 15, 2017 at 12:35 | Tom Kool

With the IEA's most recent report suggesting a global supply glut may be looming, it seems the oil bulls have retreated and prices have stagnated. 

U.S. Oil Rig Count Dips, Ending 5 Week Streak

Dec 15, 2017 at 12:27 | Julianne Geiger

While OPEC is busy shackling its members’ production to its lowest level in six months, US oil and gas drillers have been rolling up their sleeves and diving into…

Goldman: These Are The Hottest Commodities In 2018

Dec 14, 2017 at 12:31 | Nick Cunningham

Goldman Sachs continues to ratchet up predictions for commodities, laying out a bullish case for commodities of all stripes in 2018. The investment bank said that its forecast a year…

Adapt Or Die: Oil Majors In The New World

Dec 14, 2017 at 12:25 | Irina Slav

The world’s biggest public oil company is facing a challenge: it needs to continue to grow in a world that is drastically different from what it used to be, back…

Is The Oil Glut Set To Return?

Dec 14, 2017 at 12:20 | Nick Cunningham

For the second month in a row, the IEA has poured cold water onto the oil market, publishing an analysis that suggests 2018 could hold some bearish surprises for crude.…

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