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Iran Adapts to Shifting Tides in South Caucasus

Iran Adapts to Shifting Tides in South Caucasus

Iran is facing diplomatic challenges…

Energy / Energy-General

Venezuela Just 24 Hours Away From Formal Declaration Of Default

Nov 09, 2017 at 13:12 | ZeroHedge

Less than a week after Venezuela shocked the world by announcing it would proceed to restructure its massive external debt, even as it was within the grace period on hundreds…

The U.S. Export Boom Goes Beyond Crude

Nov 09, 2017 at 11:58 | Matt Smith

The U.S. export boom continues apace. And not only from crude exports, which clambered above 2 million barrels per day in recent weeks, but from the product piece of the…

Oil Refining Could Become Much Less Lucrative

Nov 09, 2017 at 10:47 | Nick Cunningham

If the world gets serious about cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the global refining industry will be forced to contract. That may seem like an obvious conclusion, but a new…

Blockchain Isn’t The Only Tech Disrupting Global Energy

Nov 08, 2017 at 15:55 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Digital disruption may be one of the most overused buzzwords these days, but the world is going increasingly digital and disruption is everywhere—we have drones delivering pizzas and home gadgets…

The Kurdish Oil Gamble Has Backfired

Nov 08, 2017 at 14:19 | Gregory Brew

Since September’s independence referendum and October’s dramatic Kirkuk re-capture by Iraqi troops, the drama over Kurdish oil continues, with new developments occurring early this week. On Sunday, the…

Google Gets There First: Autonomous Cars On The Road

Nov 08, 2017 at 09:20 | Irina Slav

Google’s self-driving car project, Waymo, has become the first to launch completely autonomous cars, free of humans behind the wheel, on the road. Waymo’s CEO, John Krafcik said yesterday…

This Could Supercharge The U.S. Oil Exports Boom

Nov 07, 2017 at 14:52 | Nick Cunningham

All the oil headlines this week are rightly focused on prices spiking to the highest levels in more than two and a half years. But Brent moved up to nearly…

Oil Rally Halts As Saudi Purge Continues

Nov 07, 2017 at 13:22 | Tom Kool

Oil prices hit two-year highs on Monday following bullish news coming from OPEC and the Middle East, further stressing the tremendous impact of geopolitical risk on oil markets.

What A U.S. Electric Grid Attack Looks Like

Nov 07, 2017 at 12:42 | Llewellyn King

Modern life has a woven-in thread of vulnerability that is peculiar to our times: electricity. It’s the cardiovascular and nervous system of life across the world, more so in the…

Putin’s Masterstroke Of Energy Diplomacy

Nov 06, 2017 at 14:46 | ZeroHedge

Rosneft chief executive Igor Sechin announced that his company signed a roadmap to invest the mind-numbingly large sum of $30 billion in the Iranian energy sector following his and…

Ignore The Hype: Oil Is Still In A Bear Market

Nov 06, 2017 at 13:56 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Oil prices hit two-year-highs on Monday amid signs of continuously tightening markets and strong signals from Saudi Arabia and Russia that they are willing to extend their production cut deal…

Big Oil Plans Blockchain-Based Trading Platform

Nov 06, 2017 at 10:07 | Irina Slav

A consortium involving Shell, BP, and Statoil is working on the development of a blockchain-based energy commodity trading platform, along with three large commodity traders—Gunvor, Koch Supply & Trading, and…

Aramco Board Targeted In Anti-Corruption Crackdown

Nov 06, 2017 at 09:35 | Irina Slav

A string of arrests of senior government officials in Saudi Arabia has also struck Aramco board member Ibrahim al-Assaf, a former Finance Minister in the Kingdom. The situation apparently…

A Very Bullish Case For Commodities

Nov 03, 2017 at 17:11 | Nick Cunningham

The fortunes of oil and gas producers have been dramatically different from metal producers this year. Energy prices have been lackluster, and energy stocks have fared even worse. Meanwhile, prices…

Can U.S. Renewables Catch Up With Nuclear?

Nov 03, 2017 at 17:04 | Ron Patterson

(Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge)The EIA released the latest edition of their Electric Power Monthly…

A New Era In The Oil Industry

Nov 03, 2017 at 16:49 | Editorial Dept

Friday November 3, 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 November 3, 2017

Nov 03, 2017 at 16:41 | Editorial Dept

Venezuela narrowly escaped a debt default this week after making a last-minute payment on a $1.2-billion bond that was due last Thursday. The payment, to the tune of $842 million,…

How To Play The WTI Rally

Nov 03, 2017 at 16:39 | Jim Hyerczyk

January West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are in a position to post another strong close on the weekly chart. Speculation that the OPEC-led program to cut production, trim the…

Is $60 The New Floor For Oil Prices?

Nov 03, 2017 at 14:32 | Tom Kool

Positive sentiment continues to drive oil markets as the OPEC meeting nears and U.S. oil rigs continue to decline. Oil prices have maintained their gains and are showing signs of heading even…

Big Oil CEO Slams Saudi Energy Reform

Nov 03, 2017 at 10:33 | Irina Slav

Total’s chief executive Patrick Pouyanne has warned that Saudi Arabia’s social and economic reforms might be a bit too ambitious, and might not go as smoothly, not to mention as…

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