EOG Resources, despite their first miss in 8 quarters, has proven again it is best of breed of the shale players with its declared strategy for…
The oil market’s reaction to news this week told us a lot, and confirmed what many of us have maintained all along. Oil’s collapse may have…
Introduction Legal proceedings dealing with the disastrous Deepwater Horizon blowout in April 2010 are nearing an end, with BP (NYSE: BP) likely on the hook for…
International Oil & Gas Spotlight • After making massive finds offshore Israel, in the Levant Basin, Texas-based Noble Energy and its Israeli partner, Delek Group, are…
Crude Oil Outlook April Crude Oil futures failed to follow-through to the upside this week and are likely to finish the week lower. Although the market…
I was feeling so lonely these past weeks. All alone trying to assess the oil markets, with their wild volatility. Then, suddenly, seemingly every investment bank…
In an internet comments section I was once berated by a reader for not following what they described as the number one rule of trading, that…
Oil and gas companies are paring back investments and slashing jobs, which is taking an enormous toll on oil-producing regions, particularly in North America. But it…
Deals, Mergers, Acquisitions, Withdrawals • China’s Yantai Xinchao Industry Co Ltd is reportedly in talks to acquire Zhejiang investment firm, which has plans to acquire oil…
Crude Oil Outlook April Crude Oil showed strong resilience over the last two weeks, but both moves were related to technical factors. The fundamentals remain bearish,…
A massive rally in the oil market starting last Friday has everyone asking whether oil has bottomed. As for me, I’m not sure that’s the right…
Over the last few weeks I have reiterated several times my belief that the mid $40 level would provide support for WTI crude, and so far…
We are in erratic times with the price of oil, making any investment in the energy sector inherently unpredictable. The CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index (INDEXCBOE:…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Somalia in 2015 Major joint offensives launched through the past year by the Somali National Army (SNA) athe African Union Mission in…
Crude Oil Outlook If you read the crude oil news on January 29, the day that crude oil bottomed, you’ll…
Another Wednesday, another big build in domestic crude stocks, sending oil prices swooning again. Prices retreated another 3% to under $45 a barrel. Two majors, Hess…
In most cases, conviction is a terrible trait for traders to have. Believing that you are right and the entire market is wrong is an almost…
U.S. President Obama just made some dramatic changes to the offshore oil and gas landscape. Let’s take a look beneath some of the recent headlines to…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Focus: Saudi Arabia What has happened in Saudi Arabia with the passing of King Abdullah should be viewed as no less than…
Crude Oil Outlook A valiant attempt to consolidate March Crude Oil prices failed this week when the market traded down to a level not seen since…