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Jun 30, 2015 at 15:23

Oil markets face a lot of downside risk – high crude oil inventories in both the U.S. and Europe, resilient production from U.S. shale, increasing output…

Jun 30, 2015 at 15:00

On June 22, Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) announced it would tender a new round of 24 energy infrastructure projects totaling $10 billion, including a $3…

Jun 30, 2015 at 14:08

In spite of all the talk about the fall in oil prices leading to greater mergers and acquisitions activity, so far the sector has been relatively…

Jun 30, 2015 at 13:09

Brazil’s Petrobras has slashed its capital spending program for the next five years, cutting it by 37 percent in an effort to stop the hemorrhaging of its balance sheet.…

Jun 30, 2015 at 12:05

In 2014 the Saudis could no longer accept the loss of crude oil market share as the North American production levels shot up sharply over a…

Jun 30, 2015 at 09:43

The deadline for the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program is finally here, raising the possibility that the OPEC member could finally see sanctions removed from its…

Jun 29, 2015 at 17:43

The oil price collapse of 2014-2015 began one year ago this month (Figure 1). The world crossed a boundary in which prices are not only lower…

Jun 29, 2015 at 17:10

When Konstantin Kosachyov, the head of the Russian Federation Council's International Relations Committee, said the protests in Armenia against a 16.7 percent power price hike follow…

Jun 29, 2015 at 16:56

Low oil prices and a massive scandal in Brazil threaten the country’s ability to fulfill its expected role as a source of future oil growth. Brazil…

Jun 29, 2015 at 16:16

During May and June the oil price has stabilized and both WTI and Brent spot prices have converged on $60 / bbl; the US…

Jun 29, 2015 at 14:43

With the price of both Brent and WTI hovering around $60 per barrel, the short to medium term outlook for oil remains uncertain, owing to the…

Jun 29, 2015 at 09:56

The Greek tragedy is reaching its climax. The discussions between Greece and its European creditors broke down over the weekend, with the two sides still at…

Jun 26, 2015 at 17:47

An effective energy storage technology is turning out to be the Holy Grail for the renewables sector as the world is slowly but steadily embracing clean energy in favor of…

Jun 26, 2015 at 17:40

Demand response technology is being touted as a way to help countries reduce energy usage without having to significantly change their behavior to reduce actual…

Jun 26, 2015 at 17:34

Criminal charges have been filed against the rail line involved in the huge oil train crash in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, that killed 47 people in 2013, along…

Jun 26, 2015 at 17:27

This is the first of several posts I will do on Global Collapse. I am not saying, right here anyway, that civilization as we know it…

Jun 26, 2015 at 16:43

Crude oil has hovered near $60 a barrel since May, a useless price for investors. This uneasy equilibrium needs to be broken before any good can…

Jun 26, 2015 at 16:41

When the whole energy sector was being hit hard at the end of last year, as oil prices collapsed, it became clear that at some point…

Jun 26, 2015 at 16:35

Introduction Australia is emerging as a massive producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Several large and high-profile LNG export terminals are scheduled to be completed over…

Jun 26, 2015 at 16:23

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Greece on the Brink The back and forth between Europe and Greece over the past few weeks is reaching its denouement. Earlier…