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Oct 04, 2013 at 17:23

Until Sunday, 29 September, Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) has not seen an attack of the kind that plagues the rest of Iraq on a daily basis since 2007.

Oct 04, 2013 at 17:13

The partial shutdown of the U.S. government this week helped drive crude oil prices lower as investors assessed the possible negative impact of this ordeal on the U.S. economy. Expectations…

Oct 04, 2013 at 17:12

Bottom Line: Under constant threat of terrorist attacks in the security nightmare of Niger, French nuclear group Areva will now face an audit of its uranium mines as the Nigerien…

Oct 04, 2013 at 17:00

Bottom Line: As we have mentioned previously, the 14 June election in Iran has markedly changed the political landscape and increased the chances for economic liberalization and growth, and there…

Oct 04, 2013 at 16:53

Bottom Line: Tunisia’s ruling Ennahda party has agreed to hand over power to an independent transitional technocratic leadership after three weeks of talks with the secular opposition, in a crisis-breaking…

Oct 04, 2013 at 16:44

Bottom Line: A new discovery for Petrobras offshore in the northeast of Brazil is good news in theory, but bad news in terms of investment for development that the state-run…

Sep 27, 2013 at 20:36

I’m a big fan of royalty companies. And I want to tell you about a new firm I’ve found, that’s using this time-tested model for stable profits—run by some very…

Sep 27, 2013 at 20:32

I've recently found very little to like in the oil services sector, but a move this week has me looking very seriously at starting a position in National Oilwell Varco…

Sep 27, 2013 at 20:31

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has decided to take on the biggest family in the country in the form of Koc Holding. The markets don’t like it all, and the…

Sep 27, 2013 at 20:26

Speculators continued to dump crude oil last week. The last of the longs finally realized that an attack on Syria by the U.S. was not going to happen. This shifted…

Sep 27, 2013 at 20:24

Bottom Line: The UK is close to making a thaw between Iran and the West a tangible reality by considering allowing BP to resume work with Iran, and Europe is…

Sep 27, 2013 at 20:20

Bottom Line: Denmark-based Maersk Group’s APM Terminals owns more than 25% of Global Ports Investments (GPI), with Russian partners, and GPI is hoping to acquire the National Container Company (NCC),…

Sep 27, 2013 at 20:14

Bottom Line: Somalia-based al-Shabaab radical Islamist group has claimed responsibility for the 21 September attack on Nairobi’s Westgate mall. This indicates a further weakening of the group in Somalia and…

Sep 27, 2013 at 15:40

Bottom Line: Europeans are lining up for Azeri gas futures from Shah Deniz, playing to Baku’s tune of multiple customers. Analysis:…

Sep 20, 2013 at 17:23

What will they do with all that cash?That’s the question investors are asking of major oil firms like Apache (NYSE: APA). The company recently completed a…

Sep 20, 2013 at 17:18

Since my last column pointing out the vast value I saw in back month crude futures, I wanted to try to translate that opportunity into stock ideas.  I invited subscribers…

Sep 20, 2013 at 17:16

As all attention is focused on Syria, and wondering how oil prices might respond to a US strike, where oil is concerned the focus should be on Iraq, which is…

Sep 20, 2013 at 17:13

November Crude Oil futures traded lower this week, but the market remained inside the broad $100.80 to $111.34 range. Several times this week, the market straddled a key retracement zone…

Sep 20, 2013 at 17:11

Bottom Line: Embattled Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking on the country’s biggest company, Koc Holding, with criminal legal action that might end up being Erdogan’s final undoing.…

Sep 20, 2013 at 17:07

Bottom Line: The Syrian army has resumed its offensive with renewed vigor after the US backed down from a decision to strike Syria and accept a Russian diplomatic solution in…