E-waste contains a significant amount…
Saudi Arabia’s oil giant, in…
Goldman Sachs reduced its outlook for oil prices this year citing abundant supply, Bloomberg reports, quoting a note to clients. The investment bank’s analysts now expect Brent crude to…
Sustained market moves such as we have seen in stocks and oil over the last few months are never the result of one piece of news or data point, so…
Russia has raised the price for the gas it sells to Armenia by 10 percent. The negotiations over the gas price were seen as a litmus test for the new…
Bullish sentiment has returned to oil markets in 2019, with Saudi Arabia cutting production while China and the U.S. look to end the trade war.
Geopolitical Notebook Sources - Former government official in Burkina Faso- Turkish private intelligence operative with a Western firm- Turkish investigative journalist The Syria Withdrawal Talk of a U.S.…
2019 is young indeed but we’re already starting to see some signs of what will shape oil prices this year. On the downside, it’s clear that macro-economic concerns will continue…
Mexico’s new president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, casually abbreviated as AMLO, has now been in office for a month. Despite running a powerful campaign, styling himself as the only candidate…
While the number of plastics regulations is proliferating globally, how to deal with the problem of plastic pollution is complex, particularly when viewed through the prism of climate change and…
The first week of 2019 has brought back some of the bullish sentiment that market watchers had given up on after three consecutive (and quite painful) weeks of losses. The…
For much of 2018, investors probably thought they had a strong bet in the energy complex. But that bet badly turned sour in the final 60 days of the year.…
Markets have been anticipating more trade talks this year between Washington and Beijing. However, it appears that the U.S. could be preparing to ask for even more from China before…
Many people will tell you that the production rate of Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar oil field, which has yielded 5 million barrels of petroleum per day for decades, will never be…
With all the oversupply concern among oil traders, the buyers’ market in Asia is likely to remain strong this year, S&P Global Platts reports today, citing local traders. Everyone…
Oil prices regained more ground on Wednesday, pushed higher after equity markets rebounded from an initial selloff at the start of 2019 trading. The price gains are not entirely convincing.…
The oil industry, it seems, has gone all-in on digital technology, having gotten an early taste of how much various solutions can influence its cost discipline and bottom lines. Last…
Crude oil trading in the new year began with a slide, with Brent crude trading at US$53.12 a barrel at the time of writing, down 1.26 percent, and West Texas…
Companies around the world have scrapped a record number of large crude tankers in 2018. About 100 vessels of the industry’s main crude carriers have been sent to India and Bangladesh for demolition, according to data from Clarkson Research…
Job growth in Texas is not exactly screeching to a halt, but low oil prices could start to lead to weaker employment figures. “The Texas labor market will likely tighten…
Crude oil and natural gas futures are sharing a similar pattern this week. Both markets reached their lows early on before sitting in a range the rest of the week.…
Mexico’s military have taken control over 58 key fuel installations in the country, including refineries, upon orders by new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has vowed to fight…