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May 15, 2015 at 15:56

We need an updated strategy if we’re staying in the oil game. Not a new one, mind you – the plan I’ve laid out for the long-term trends in oil…

May 15, 2015 at 15:52

As many of you will be aware, there are two basic approaches to stock selection, commonly known as top-down and bottom-up. The former involves looking at big picture economic factors,…

May 15, 2015 at 15:46

IntroductionDespite all of the hype around the shale revolution in the United States, over the long-term, US shale is expected to deteriorate. Owing to high initial decline rates,…

May 15, 2015 at 15:37

Geopolitics & OilLet the games begin in Cuba …As the US and Cuba work to restore diplomatic relations, keeping in mind that we are doubtful the…

May 15, 2015 at 15:30

Despite the previous week’s potentially bearish chart pattern, July Crude Oil futures managed to trade higher most of the week. The key number which held as support was the previous…

May 08, 2015 at 16:31

This Einhorn thing has me a bit spooked, no doubt about it. At the Sohn conference, the master of the Greenlight hedge fund trashed the business…

May 08, 2015 at 16:28

Regular readers will be aware that I am not one for overly complex technical analysis. Sometimes, however, all markets do trade based on technicals. When an obvious and well followed…

May 08, 2015 at 16:23

IntroductionAs summer approaches, Arctic sea ice will start to melt away. That will open up the region for oil and gas exploration. In American waters, Royal Dutch Shell…

May 08, 2015 at 16:13

Africa/Middle East Oil & Gas UpdateKurdistanThe Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq is upping the ante with Baghdad over the long-running oil question. Now Erbil…

May 08, 2015 at 16:08

June Crude Oil futures rallied earlier this week, taking out the psychological $60.00 level in the process. The rally was triggered by a price hike by Saudi Arabia, a protest…

Apr 30, 2015 at 18:06

This is getting frustrating. Oil stocks are acting like there’s a bull market in force, or soon to be in force – yet oil is still…

Apr 30, 2015 at 18:04

Investors are generally better off paying little attention to weekly oil inventory and production figures. They can cause an immediate reaction in the oil markets, but…

Apr 30, 2015 at 17:48

IntroductionThere has been a lot of ink spilled on the energy relationship between Russia and Europe. Russia is, after all, Europe’s top supplier of…

Apr 30, 2015 at 17:38

GeopoliticsRussian Oil and Gas: The Squeeze Is On—Sort ofEuropean Union regulators have formally charged Gazprom with abusing its dominant market position in…

Apr 30, 2015 at 17:34

Crude Oil OutlookJune Crude Oil futures remained firm last week as the market flirted with the psychological $60.00 price level.…

Apr 24, 2015 at 16:13

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…

Apr 24, 2015 at 16:05

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.…

Apr 24, 2015 at 16:01

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…

Apr 24, 2015 at 15:52

  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…

Apr 24, 2015 at 15:40

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…