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Energy / Energy-General

Oil Inches Higher On Falling Rig Count

Jun 14, 2019 at 12:20 | Julianne Geiger

The the number of active oil and gas rigs in the United States fell again this week according to Baker Hughes, as the overall rig count reaches the lowest point…

The Truth Behind The Torpedoed Tankers

Jun 14, 2019 at 12:15 | Editorial Dept

Oil prices have been given a convenient reprieve on the eve of OPEC’s decision as to whether it will extend the supply cuts at a time when demand growth is…

The Relentless Rise Of U.S. Oil Exports

Jun 14, 2019 at 12:13 | Editorial Dept

Friday June 14, 2019 1. All eyes on China as economy teeters- The story of global commodity demand is a…

A Strategy Shift And A Buying Opportunity In Solar

Jun 14, 2019 at 12:10 | Editorial Dept

Two pieces of news this week sent contradictory signals for solar power and resulted in a bit of a crazy week for investors in that industry. Now that the initial…

The U.S. Production Boom Is Becoming A Problem

Jun 14, 2019 at 12:08 | Editorial Dept

Markets U.S. energy demand shot up by half a million barrels daily last year, BP said in its latest annual review of the industry out this week, adding this was…

Tanker Attacks Don’t Alter The Bearish Oil Trend

Jun 14, 2019 at 12:06 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are set to close lower for the week as demand concerns continue to outweigh rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Furthermore, the…

Tanker Strikes Spell Doomsday Scenario For OPEC

Jun 13, 2019 at 17:49 | Cyril Widdershoven

An attack by an unknown party on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman has put the Arabian/Persian Gulf region on edge. After…

How Iran Was Swindled Out Of $3.2 Trillion

Jun 13, 2019 at 17:48 | Simon Watkins

Underlying the one-year anniversary in mid-August of the signing of the ‘Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea’ is one of the greatest oil industry swindles in recent…

Putin’s $40 Oil Lie

Jun 13, 2019 at 16:58 | Vincent Lauerman

Much has been made of President Vladimir Putin’s recent claim that crude oil prices are acceptable at present levels, and the Russian economy could even weather $40 per barrel. Many…

Is Now A Good Time To Buy Energy Stocks?

Jun 13, 2019 at 12:02 | Robert Rapier

It was only a month ago that I began advising investors to ease up on certain energy stocks, following 20 percent-30 percent gains since the beginning of the…

The U.S. Cements Its Position As World Leader In Oil Reserves

Jun 13, 2019 at 11:17 | Rystad Energy

In its latest annual report of world recoverable oil resources, Rystad Energy finds that the United States currently holds 293 billion barrels of recoverable oil resources. This is 20 billion…

Climate Change Could Trigger Global Financial Crisis

Jun 12, 2019 at 16:42 | Nick Cunningham

A top U.S. financial regulator is worried that climate change could threaten global financial markets. Rostin Behnam, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said that the financial…

Extreme Weather Could Send Global Energy Demand To Record High

Jun 12, 2019 at 14:03 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The world is moving further away from a sustainable path as carbon emissions increased last year at the fastest pace since 2011 due to unusually hot and cold spells in…

Is It Time For A Contrarian Bet On Oil?

Jun 12, 2019 at 13:30 | Editorial Dept

Oil markets got a modest bounce at the end of last week on headlines that OPEC+ will likely extend their current supply cut agreement and cooperation between the US and…

A Geopolitical Energy Grenade In Europe

Jun 12, 2019 at 13:29 | Editorial Dept

The Energy Triangle No One’s Paying Enough Attention To This is the energy triangle that has the biggest chance of disrupting geopolitics in Europe, and while it’s been on the…

What To Do About Peak Oil Demand

Jun 12, 2019 at 13:27 | Ross McCracken

Long-term energy scenarios for the most part come in three variants: business as usual, which de-emphasises the possible impacts of technological and regulatory change; a central case like the International…

Is This The Real Reason Tariffs On Mexico Got Suspended?

Jun 12, 2019 at 13:24 | Editorial Dept

A couple of late Friday tweets have managed to avert an event that would have caused a great amount of distress to the US refining industry – the imposition of…

The Calm After The Storm In Oil Markets

Jun 12, 2019 at 13:22 | Editorial Dept

Now there is a calm after the storm that sent the oil market a couple of months back. On the one hand, there is an increasing amount of public utterances…

The Success Story Behind Tesla’s Tarnished Image

Jun 12, 2019 at 12:58 | Jon LeSage

Yes, the honeymoon phase for passionate Tesla owners and shareholders is officially over, following a year of less-than-pleasing quarterly reports, exodus of top executives, fights between Elon Musk and the…

Escalating Trade War Signals More Pain For Oil

Jun 11, 2019 at 17:05 | Nick Cunningham

Trump backed off his proposed trade war with Mexico in the face of intense pressure from business groups and even his own party, but his faith in tariffs…

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