The Fukushima disaster of 2011 was a defining moment for nuclear power. The mega-thrust earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex pummeled…
It would sit in the icy waters of the Arctic, and provide a constant supply of electricity to a massive rig drilling for oil. They could…
Last week the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015). The report presents updated projections for U.S. energy markets through 2040…
Saturn Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: SMI) announced on April 24 that it had received a key permit from provincial regulators that will allow it to drill a…
Last Friday we finally got confirmation of where all the natural gas supply has been coming from as Cabot (COG) reported its earnings. Just like Chesapeake…
The U.K. government wants BP to still stand for “British Petroleum.”The Financial Times reported that Downing Street would do all it could to block a takeover of…
The world already knows that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, can change the fate of the international oil price. By producing close to…
The large increase in M&A activity is garnering the most attention in the energy space. This increase in M&A has investors wondering what companies are merging,…
The United States is set to take over the two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council, and although there is a lot of uncertainty over how the…
In July of 2012, the mother of 21-year old Dustin Bergsing filed a wrongful-death suit in Yellowstone County District Court. Bergsing died on January 7 of…
Nothing in the past two weeks has changed my outlook on oil and oil stocks in that I believe this 'bust' cycle which started in August of 2014 still has…
When the price of oil was in freefall it understandably captured a lot of attention. The same fate befalling natural gas, however, was of less interest to most media outlets.…
Introduction The tentative framework deal reached between Iran and the P5+1 nations over its nuclear program has raised the prospects of a broader thaw…
Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions • With the flurry of speculation surrounding Shell’s designs on BP Plc, BP’s chief executive, Bod Dudley, is trying to head off rumors. Dudley has…
June Crude Oil futures posted an inside move last week. This reflected trader indecision or that traders are waiting for fresh information. There was very little…
Oil prices continue to show some strength, closing out the week near their highest levels for 2015. The EIA reported another slight decline in oil production in the United States,…
Oil executives have been making headlines recently, due to large purchases of their own company’s stock. In fact, insider buying in the oil industry is higher…
Russia is making a play for shale gas – in Argentina. Russian state-owned natural gas giant Gazprom signed a memorandum of cooperation with Argentina’s YPF…
BP’s former CEO Tony Hayward agrees with OPEC that its strategy of maintaining the oil glut and thereby helping to drive down prices will quickly crush…
U.S. crude oil production fell at least 135,000 barrels of oil per day in January 2015 compared to December 2014 according to the EIA (Figure…