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Energy

Blackouts May Cause Australia To Shy Away From Renewables

Feb 17, 2017 at 17:16 | Global Risk Insights

In 2015, Canberra signed the Paris COP21 Agreement pledging to reduce its carbon emissions. The government concurrently set its own voluntary target aiming to secure 23 percent of its energy…

Iran And North Korea: Is The Geopolitical Risk Premium Back?

Feb 17, 2017 at 17:14 | Todd Royal

It’s difficult to ascertain what non-OPEC, and even some OPEC members, will do about future supply cuts. According to energy trader, Martin Tillier, “90 percent compliance is a good sign…

Turbulent Times Ahead For Refiners

Feb 17, 2017 at 17:05 | Dan Dicker

The crude markets stayed relatively flat for the last week, as the real battle continued to be waged between the major movers of oil prices. The fundamentals of supply and…

LNG Market Recovery Makes GasLog Attractive

Feb 17, 2017 at 17:05 | Michael McDonald

The LNG market was one of the hottest sectors in the energy space a decade ago. The surplus of U.S. gas and its high price overseas led many to talk…

Futures Are Signaling An Oil Market Rebound

Feb 17, 2017 at 17:05 | Editorial Dept

Friday February 17, 2016 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 – 17 February 2017

Feb 17, 2017 at 17:05 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will step down in two years instead of running for a second term in office, arguing that the EU needs…

Is This The Right Time To Short Natural Gas?

Feb 17, 2017 at 17:04 | Jim Hyerczyk

U.S. April Natural gas futures touched a three-month low this week, after the release of a disappointing U.S. government report showed supplies in storage fell less than expected the previous…

Something Has Got To Give In Oil Markets

Feb 17, 2017 at 16:48 | SCS OTC Corp

- Oil wrestled with positive fundamental expectations and bearish present circumstances this week to remain glued to the $53 mark. In the present, stress of record high crude oil and…

Only Crisis Or Cuts Will Move Oil Markets

Feb 17, 2017 at 14:04 | Evan Kelly

Despite hints from OPEC that the cartel would be extending its production cut deal, oil prices fell slightly this week. Oil continues to trade within a range with volatility falling…

U.S. Rig Count Rises As Crude Inventory Levels Hit Record High

Feb 17, 2017 at 12:30 | Julianne Geiger

The number of active oil and gas rigs in the United States increased again on Friday by 10. Both benchmarks were trading down earlier on Friday under heavy pressure from…

Oil Is Ticking Lower As Record High Crude, Gasoline Inventories Weigh

Feb 17, 2017 at 10:20 | Matt Smith

Oil is ticking lower today, under the weight of record crude and gasoline inventories, but with OPEC production cuts providing a supportive backdrop (...and peeking around the curtain). As Friday…

Natural Gas Prices Fall To 3 Month Lows On Disappointing Inventory Draw

Feb 17, 2017 at 09:28 | Irina Slav

Natural gas has fallen to a new three-month low thanks to lower-than-expected draws on storage, prompting the Wall Street Journal to report that the coming months may see bearish…

Record High Oil Inventories Crush Hopes For $70 Oil

Feb 16, 2017 at 16:08 | Nick Cunningham

Another week brings yet more signs that the highly-anticipated oil market “balance” will not occur in the immediate future. Heading into 2017, there was a broad consensus that global oil…

Trade Wars Or New Oil Markets – Trump’s Asian Dilemma

Feb 16, 2017 at 16:02 | Irina Slav

President Donald Trump has been vocal in referring to China as an unfair rival to the U.S. on global markets. The media has been only too happy to report on…

Trump Burning Bridges In Iraq Over “Take The Oil” Comments

Feb 16, 2017 at 14:20 | Nick Cunningham

“The old expression, ‘to the victor belong the spoils’—you remember. I always used to say, keep the oil. I wasn’t a fan of Iraq. I didn’t want to go into…

How Long Can The Permian Craze Continue?

Feb 16, 2017 at 14:17 | Gregory Brew

The two great dueling forces in the world oil market, OPEC and American production, have created an atmosphere of uncertainty, as prices hover above $50. Last week the EIA reported…

These Oil Majors Just Made Egypt Their Highest Priority

Feb 16, 2017 at 14:16 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Since 2011, political instability and regional insecurity have plagued Egypt’s economy, and the energy sector has not been spared. Until recently a net gas exporter, Egypt turned into a net…

Is The Bakken A Bust?

Feb 16, 2017 at 12:53 | Ron Patterson

North Dakota has released December production data for the Bakken and for all North Dakota. They were a little shocking.

Are Ice Batteries The Future Of Energy Storage?

Feb 16, 2017 at 10:49 | Michael McDonald

Call it one of the stranger battery storage systems out there. California municipalities are reportedly placing orders for as much as 1 MW of ice storage batteries from firm Ice…

OPEC Ready To Cut Deeper

Feb 16, 2017 at 09:22 | Irina Slav

OPEC is finding itself backed into a corner: the group, it appears, is prepared to extend the oil production cut agreement that is set to expire at the end of…

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