Energy / Oil Prices

Apr 15, 2015 at 15:03 | Gail Tverberg

What is the real story of energy and the economy? We hear two predominant energy stories. One is the story economists tell: The economy can grow…

Apr 15, 2015 at 10:31 | Charles Kennedy

Saudi Arabia has decided to turn up the heat on U.S. shale producers. The de factor OPEC leader ramped up oil production in March despite the…

Apr 13, 2015 at 14:44 | Global Risk Insights

Regardless of the final outcome of Iran’s nuclear program negotiations, the coming months will see a continuing price war between OPEC producers and the shrinking US…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:20 | Nick Cunningham

Low oil prices are threatening the health of Canada’s oil and gas sector, which in turn, is causing turmoil in Canada’s economy as a whole. The…

Apr 10, 2015 at 16:30 | Jim Hyerczyk

  Last week, crude oil futures bucked the trend and defied the bearish fundamentals to put them in a position to finish higher for the week. The price action was…

Apr 08, 2015 at 11:45 | Dan Doyle

The upstream oil and gas industry is not a black hole. There’s no mystery wrapped in an enigma here. There are a lot of meetings with…

Apr 08, 2015 at 09:57 | Nick Cunningham

Oil prices are finally building some momentum. In a sign of a resurgence, oil prices are at their highest levels in weeks, with WTI jumping…

Apr 07, 2015 at 17:00 | T. Henry

Having a V-8 or even a V-10 engine powered car these days won’t break the bank for many consumers who have experienced a dramatic decrease in…

Apr 07, 2015 at 14:08 | Leonard Brecken

As previously reported the EIA, the IEA and the media have been understating demand and overstating “estimated” production. Today the EIA capitulated, finally exposing the game…

Apr 06, 2015 at 17:08 | Arthur Berman

The present oil price collapse is because of over-production of expensive tight oil. The collapse occurred because of the inability of the world market to support…

Apr 06, 2015 at 15:04 | Leonard Brecken

This morning much to my shock investors woke up to yet another sensationalistic spin on “facts” from the media and brokers (GS in the lead) that…

Apr 06, 2015 at 10:30 | Michael McDonald

Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia is now gearing up to take advantage of the turmoil in the US shale oil patch. According…

Apr 03, 2015 at 17:48 | Andy Tully

When we think of the recent drop in oil prices, the question is not only who started it, but who’s responsible for keeping the prices falling.…

Apr 03, 2015 at 15:44 | Dan Dicker

Oil stocks are finding some strength this week, even as oil prices remain lagged under $50 a barrel. I see investors again trying to pick a…

Apr 03, 2015 at 15:41 | Martin Tillier

Despite the frequency with which sensational claims of oil dropping further, maybe to $20 or even $15 appear in the financial media, I doubt there are…

Apr 03, 2015 at 15:25 | Jim Hyerczyk

Despite another week of increased inventories and the possibility that Iran will agree to a nuclear deal, May Crude Oil futures posted an inside move and…

Apr 03, 2015 at 12:51 | Leonard Brecken

The EIA reported continued gains in oil inventory coming in slightly above expectations at 4.8MB. But for the first time this year production actually dropped 36,000BD…

Apr 02, 2015 at 18:15 | Nick Cunningham

It appears as if oil prices could be on the verge of a rebound, with new data showing that the U.S. oil patch is hitting an…

Apr 02, 2015 at 11:40 | Charles Kennedy

Oil field services companies are in for a rough year. The firms that provide the critical services for oil drilling are often not the ones that…

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:11 | Dave Forest

There's been a lot of speculation recently that lower oil prices should impact production. Potentially setting up the market for a rebound. And statistics released this…