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Aug 07, 2014 at 20:44

It is no secret that, since I first started contributing here, I have been somewhat bearish on the price of oil, or more specifically on West Texas Intermediate (WTI). That…

Aug 07, 2014 at 20:39

It is quarterly earnings season and the latest figures are in. The world’s major oil companies posted mixed results. Some were good, some were bad, some showed signs of short-term…

Aug 07, 2014 at 20:37

Regulatory/Management AlertsDuring the first week of August, the Ukrainian government has moved to double tax for private gas producers, signaling the first move by key Ukrainian political-business elite…

Aug 07, 2014 at 20:33

Gasoline Futures OutlookThis week’s technical chart pattern and a slight change in the fundamentals may be indications of an impending shift in sentiment for October Gasoline futures. At…

Aug 01, 2014 at 15:58

The CORRECTION:  We’ve all awaited it and I’ve been loath to call it, but too many factors have rolled in at once and its time has come.  Oil will show…

Aug 01, 2014 at 15:56

Okay, I’ll admit it, I’m stumped. Broadwind Energy (BWEN) has been on my radar for a while, so I was interested to see what Thursday mornings Q2 earnings report brought.…

Aug 01, 2014 at 15:47

The British government unveiled a new plan on July 28 to jump start the fledgling shale gas industry. The government will accept bids from oil and gas firms after putting…

Aug 01, 2014 at 15:41

Regulatory AlertsA court in the Netherlands has ordered Russia to pay more than $50 billion in damages to the former shareholders of the now-defunct Yukos oil corporation, which…

Aug 01, 2014 at 15:37

Gasoline FuturesNearby Gasoline futures continued their sell-off this week. The market is now trading below 2.8261, or less than 62% of its 2014 range. The catalyst behind the…

Jul 25, 2014 at 13:44

In the oil markets today there’s a lot to talk about, almost too much.  I have never seen such a disarray of geopolitical influences on the oil market at any…

Jul 25, 2014 at 13:42

If you consider a time span measured in years rather than days, weeks or months, it is hard to make a good case for investing in power utilities. Most are…

Jul 25, 2014 at 13:19

While North Dakota and South Texas garner much of the attention by energy investors, West Texas is fast becoming the backbone of the shale story in the United States.

Jul 25, 2014 at 13:10

Regulatory AlertsWith the final voting schedule for its Energy Reform regularly pushed back, Mexico finally gives investors a piece of good news. The Senate voted Tuesday to end…

Jul 25, 2014 at 13:04

Despite the recent weakness in Nearby Crude Oil on the daily chart, the weekly and monthly charts are showing quite a bit of resiliency. Both of these charts suggest the…

Jul 18, 2014 at 14:35

There are too many coincidences.  There are just too many to think that the missile downing of Malaysian flight 18, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lampur was a mistake.  And…

Jul 18, 2014 at 14:29

In general, I try not to return to ideas that I have written about before. It strikes me as a bit lazy; I mean I have already done the research…

Jul 18, 2014 at 14:24

Coal is the fastest growing source of energy across the world, as the developing world seemingly puts a new coal-fired power plant into operation as fast as they can build…

Jul 18, 2014 at 14:20

Pipeline UpdatesA new pipeline is being proposed from North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields through 17 Iowa counties, ending in Illinois. The proposal for the 1,100-mile underground crude pipeline…

Jul 18, 2014 at 14:11

A recent ruling by the New York Supreme Court, gave small towns in the state the right to ban the combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling known as fracking.…

Jul 11, 2014 at 14:29

GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) first came to most people’s attention in November of last year, when Apple (AAPL) signed a big contract to ensure long term supply of the…