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Apr 03, 2015 at 10:46

It might prove to be a one-off. But one group in the gold industry this week forged ahead with a unique strategy — which might just…

Apr 02, 2015 at 18:28

Surprisingly, the flow of crude oil is still accelerating, much like the money going into crude oil funds. Three of the largest crude oil funds include…

Apr 02, 2015 at 18:15

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 17:58

In what can only be seen as another “symbol of sanctions defiance”, on March 27 China announced it would be providing French oil giant Total…

Apr 02, 2015 at 17:40

In 2009 political scientists Ian Bremmer and Preston Keat defined geopolitics as “the study of how geography, politics, strategy, and history combine to generate the rise…

Apr 02, 2015 at 12:16

New Jersey’s plans for offshore wind energy have been stymied so far by a Catch-22 and backers blame Gov. Chris Christie’s presidential ambitions for blocking the…

Apr 02, 2015 at 12:00

For a long time one of the primary criticisms of nuclear power has revolved around the issue of what to do with nuclear waste. Effectively disposing…

Apr 02, 2015 at 11:40

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 02, 2015 at 10:27

The national government this week released a key policy review. Looking at how “black economic empowerment” (BEE) rules have been implemented by the mining sector. One of the biggest outcomes…

Apr 01, 2015 at 18:05

If numbers released last week are to be believed, the U.S. stock market is about to experience a sharp correction at the very least. On Friday,…

Apr 01, 2015 at 17:57

It’s quiet on the eastern front – as quiet as a conflict between world superpowers can be. Since February’s cease-fire agreement, relative calm has prevailed in…

Apr 01, 2015 at 13:58

Recently, Warren Buffett has made headlines by selling all of his shares in Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), the rest of his position in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP),…

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:11

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…

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:04

East Africa holds out a lot of promise for oil and gas exploration, but its ultimate emergence as an energy player remains in doubt. Statoil, the mostly government-owned Norwegian oil…

Apr 01, 2015 at 10:46

Oil prices will remain subdued for the next 20 years. That comes from a new policy brief from Stanford economist Frank Wolak, who says that…

Mar 31, 2015 at 16:54

Russia says it is considering a request by the European Commission (EC), relayed by Ukraine’s state-owned gas company Naftogaz, to extend its current discount for the…

Mar 31, 2015 at 16:37

Cracks are widening in Russia’s flagship natural gas producer Gazprom. The state-owned gas company has suffered mightily under the weight of western sanctions and the fall…

Mar 31, 2015 at 16:17

Last week we learned that maybe, just maybe, global carbon emissions were flat in 2014 even though the global economy supposedly grew by 3 percent.…

Mar 31, 2015 at 12:56

When it comes to geopolitical events affecting oil prices, there is no shortage of possibilities. Whether it is the outbreak of a war, a terrorist attack,…

Mar 31, 2015 at 11:38

The rise in earthquakes as a result of fracking poses a massive problem for the oil and gas industry. It is not hydraulic fracturing per se…