Energy / Energy-General

Apr 27, 2017 at 14:42 | Todd Royal

When OPEC instituted their recent production cuts, the theory was that oil markets would balance after crashing in 2014. After Donald Trump won the presidency, many speculated that price fluctuation…

Apr 27, 2017 at 11:29 | ZeroHedge

Just as we warned yesterday following the EIA inventory and production data release, the exuberance over the crude draw was misplaced (due to the surge in product builds and almost…

Apr 26, 2017 at 14:52 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The centuries-long human fascination with space may go beyond making sci-fi movies and into a brave new world of asteroid mining within just a couple of decades. While scientists and…

Apr 26, 2017 at 14:34 | Jacob Urban

The Venezuelan government’s seizure of a GM factory, as reported by Reuters, signals that the deeply corrupt regime of President Nicolas Maduro is escalating its self-defeating actions. Ironically, for oil…

Apr 26, 2017 at 14:21 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Russia’s Federal Security Service, the FSB, said on Wednesday that it had foiled an attempt by alleged Islamic State supporters to carry out a terror attack in a crowded…

Apr 26, 2017 at 13:11 | Matt Smith

In today's game of rock-paper-scissors from the weekly EIA inventory report, crude inputs were propelled higher (like a rock), blunting the impact of super-strong imports (the scissors). On paper, the…

Apr 25, 2017 at 14:10 | Tom Kool

As the global oil supply glut grows, Russia has not yet climbed on board of OPEC's production cut agreement extension.   (Click to enlarge)  

Apr 24, 2017 at 15:25 | Cyril Widdershoven

Saudi Aramco’s IPO, slated to raise between $100 billion and $400 billion from a 5 percent stake in the company, will continue to make headlines until its launch. Lately, discussions…

Apr 24, 2017 at 15:24 | Zainab Calcuttawala

Russia’s brazen confidence in its victory in propping up Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s once-failing regime grows day by day, as evidenced by Moscow’s latest oil deals with the Syrian…

Apr 21, 2017 at 14:20 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Prolonged low oil prices— which have prompted all companies in the sector to rethink strategies and shore up finances —have not spared the wealthy Middle Eastern governments and their state-held…

Apr 21, 2017 at 14:19 | Irina Slav

It’s all over the news: ExxonMobil has applied for a waiver from the economic sanctions against Russia—and specifically Rosneft—in order to resume its joint operations with the Russian state…

Apr 21, 2017 at 14:19 | Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump seemed to advocate industrial policy to bolster global competitiveness of American business. But the idea that the government should choose winners and losers disturbs…

Apr 21, 2017 at 14:17 | Dan Dicker

2017 hasn’t seen much volatility in oil prices, something we might not have expected with a new administration, a change in Fed policy, Brexit and a hundred other smaller events…

Apr 21, 2017 at 14:14 | Martin Tillier

There are many big differences between trading and investing from “inside” the market and doing so from “outside”. When you are sitting at a trading desk and following markets every…

Apr 21, 2017 at 14:09 | Editorial Dept

Friday April 21, 2016 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy…

Apr 21, 2017 at 14:06 | SCS OTC Corp

- The majority of recent oil market coverage has focused on bearish flies in the physical rebalance ointment including elevated OECD crude + refined product stocks and higher than forecast…

Apr 21, 2017 at 14:00 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • The referendum to change Turkey into an executive presidential system has passed with the narrowest of margins, even though the opposition and EU bodies claim…

Apr 21, 2017 at 13:57 | Jim Hyerczyk

The week started with June West Texas intermediate crude oil futures holding steady despite forming a potentially bearish closing price reversal top on April 12 at $54.14. The move suggested…

Apr 21, 2017 at 13:49 | Tom Kool

Oil prices fell fast on Friday afternoon as traders see the rising rig count as yet another sign that the markets are still grossly oversupplied.

Apr 21, 2017 at 12:24 | Julianne Geiger

This week’s Baker Hughes rig count is the fourteenth in the string of weekly reminders that US shale will not succumb to the price pressure that OPEC has placed…