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Simple Risk/Reward Makes Natural Gas A Logical Buy

May 20, 2016 at 16:45 | Martin Tillier

There really is no better thing for a trader than when something, a stock, commodity or whatever, gets stuck in a range. It gives the opportunity to buy…

Fundamentals Starting to Underpin Oil Price Rally

May 20, 2016 at 16:41 | Nick Cunningham

Friday, May 20, 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…

Global Energy Advisory May 20th 2016

May 20, 2016 at 16:34 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The fate of Libyan oil is at a critical juncture. The eastern port of Hariga has been blocked by the associates of the eastern…

Expect Oil Traders To Take Profits Before The Dust Settles

May 20, 2016 at 16:31 | Jim Hyerczyk

Crude oil prices rose this week on worries about more supply outages from Nigeria’s main crude oil terminal. This is a short-term event that could be settled this…

Fed Pours Cold Water On Oil Price Rally

May 20, 2016 at 16:03 | Evan Kelly

When looking at this week’s key figures from the oil and gas industry, we can see that U.S. average gasoline prices are still rising while crude stockpiles rising and imports…

Oil Prices Under Pressure As Global Supply Outages Diminish

May 20, 2016 at 10:29 | Matt Smith

One hundred and forty-three years after Levi Strauss began marketing blue jeans with copper rivets, and the oil market is trying to make strides higher once again on…

Shareholders Outraged At BP, Shell CEO Pay Packages

May 19, 2016 at 17:16 | Rakesh Upadhyay

The massive revolt against the pay of BP’s chief executive, Bob Dudley, where almost 60 percent of the shareholders rejected the £14m (US$20 million) pay package is a stern…

The Newest Metric For Gauging Stock Performance In The Oil Patch

May 19, 2016 at 16:02 | Michael McDonald

Investors pondering their choices as oil prices continue to recover must attempt to determine which firms are the best investments. The problem is that every company management team is trying…

Oil Prices Take A Step Back As Dollar Appreciates

May 19, 2016 at 11:17 | Matt Smith

Forty two years to the day after Erno Rubik invented the Rubik’s cube, and the oil market is looking puzzled. As the fear of a potentially hugely huge…

Who Will Benefit From The Electrification Of Transport?

May 18, 2016 at 16:14 | Andreas de Vries & Salman Ghouri

The recent launch of the Tesla Model 3 has proven a massive global demand for electric vehicles. Thus, it is no longer the question if the electrification…

Can EVs Save Electric Utilities?

May 18, 2016 at 15:48 | Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

Electric cars hold the potential to destroy the oil business and save the electricity business. The big question now is when this will happen. Last year the world…

Wildfire Nears Canada’s Major Oil Sands Plants

May 18, 2016 at 11:56 | MINING.com

A massive wildfire raging through the northern part of Alberta has swelled in size and surged north of Fort McMurray, destroying an evacuated oil sands camp on Tuesday…

Are The Saudis Facing A Full-Blown Liquidity Crisis?

May 18, 2016 at 11:15 | ZeroHedge

Previously we documented that as a result of the still low oil prices, largely a result of Saudi Arabian strategy to put high cost producers out of business…

Oil Slips After EIA Reports 1.3M Barrel Build

May 18, 2016 at 10:02 | Matt Smith

Thirty-eight years after ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ had its world premiere, and everyday, it’s a getting closer ($50 crude that is). After a deluge of economic data overnight,…

Can Oil Prices Hold Onto Gains At $50 Per Barrel?

May 17, 2016 at 16:18 | Rakesh Upadhyay

For the past few weeks, maintenance, sabotage, wildfire, strikes and rebel attacks have added to supply-side disruptions, as shown in the chart below. So now, everyone’s celebrating…

European Natural Gas Prices Collapse

May 17, 2016 at 16:05 | Michael McDonald

Oil and natural gas producers cannot catch a break of late it seems. A few years after the onset of the natural gas glut, Europe is experiencing a…

Brazil’s New Foreign Minister Suspected Of Dubious Dealings With Chevron

May 17, 2016 at 15:52 | Irina Slav

Brazil’s new government is less than a week old, and already there are seeds of a scandal after a strong media backlash against the fact that the cabinet…

Can Supply Outages Drive Oil To $50?

May 17, 2016 at 13:26 | Evan Kelly

Looking at the critical figures and data in the energy markets this week, we see oil prices nearing $50 dollars as supply outages continue and U.S. production declines.

Oil Edges Higher Ahead Of Weekly Inventory Report

May 17, 2016 at 10:19 | Matt Smith

One hundred and forty-one years to the day after the first Kentucky Derby was run, and crude oil’s gallop higher has now slowed to a trot. As focus…

Does Tesla Care About Its Stock Price?

May 16, 2016 at 12:55 | Michael McDonald

It has been a rough month for Tesla with the stock down almost 25 percent in recent weeks. Yet for all of the pain for Tesla shareholders, the company…

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