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Oil Prices Under Severe Pressure As U.S. Inventories Near 500 Million Barrels

Dec 02, 2015 at 10:52 | Matt Smith

Forty-eight years to the day after David Bowie’s first single ‘Rubber Band‘ was released (??!!), and the crude complex is being stretched to the downside once…

Saudis Prepared To Listen At OPEC Meeting

Dec 01, 2015 at 16:29 | Nick Cunningham

As energy analysts closely watch for any clues emerging from Vienna, where OPEC is set to meet on December 4, global oil markets remain stubbornly…

Russian-Turkish Energy Relationship Set Back

Dec 01, 2015 at 16:10 | Colin Chilcoat

A once promising relationship met its abrupt end November 24th. In a matter of minutes – or quite possibly seconds – Russia and Turkey’s burgeoning friendship is back to a…

Energy Markets On Edge As OPEC Meeting Nears

Dec 01, 2015 at 13:31 | Evan Kelly

Last week, the North American oil rig count posted another significant decline, and oil prices are not budging from the low $40s per barrel. Current oil and gas reserves are…

Are OPEC Countries Creditworthy At $50 Crude?

Nov 30, 2015 at 17:03 | Dalan McEndree

As the December 4, 2015 OPEC meeting in Vienna approaches, all eyes are on Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies in OPEC—Kuwait, United Arab Emirates,…

Can We Blame Hedge Funds For Low Oil Prices?

Nov 30, 2015 at 16:57 | Michael McDonald

When oil prices were spiking in 2008 and some commentators were predicting prices of $200 a barrel, many pundits and politicians turned to blame speculators and hedge funds for…

Paris Talks Fall Short On Climate, But Shift To Clean Energy Is Clear

Nov 30, 2015 at 16:55 | Nick Cunningham

World leaders have arrived in Paris for the start of the highly-anticipated climate change negotiations. Although most participants, activists, and analysts are more cynical about the process than they were…

India’s Oil Consumption Primed For Growth As Economy Thrives

Nov 30, 2015 at 16:19 | Gaurav Agnihotri

The EIA recently published a global oil consumption data sheet that provided a clear picture of where the global oil economy is currently heading. The data revealed that although…

China Reshapes Energy Sector, Shifts Towards Market Economy

Nov 30, 2015 at 12:33 | Charles Kennedy

Chinese President Xi Jingping continues his efforts to reorient the Chinese economy on market principles, and a few recent developments highlight the tangible results. First, on…

Saudi Cash Crisis Intensifies As Interbank Rates Soar

Nov 30, 2015 at 11:11 | ZeroHedge

If you frequent these pages, you’re probably well aware that the Saudis are in trouble.Exactly a year ago, Riyadh decided to embark on an…

Oil Gains Ahead Of OPEC Meeting, Dollar Caps Growth Potential

Nov 30, 2015 at 09:48 | Matt Smith

Thirty-three years after Michael Jackson’s sixth studio album was released, and this week is set to be an absolute thriller. What starts off rather calmly today…

Other Energy Companies Accused Of Downplaying Climate Change

Nov 27, 2015 at 17:08 | Nick Cunningham

A growing number of energy companies could come under increased scrutiny over their involvement in funding science and public relations campaigns denying the risks of climate change. The New York…

An Unnoticed Casualty of The Commodities Price Drop

Nov 27, 2015 at 16:49 | Michael McDonald

Royalty trusts have increasingly gained popularity in recent years as income focused investors have looked increasingly far afield for opportunities to earn an acceptable yield on…

Why The Right Financing Matters More Than Ever

Nov 27, 2015 at 16:38 | Michael McDonald

As the price of oil has cratered, traditional financing alternatives across the energy industry have started to dry up. Where financing for new projects was once…

Hedging Your Energy Portfolio With Big Data

Nov 27, 2015 at 16:33 | Martin Tillier

Too often investors in the energy sector put on blinders and fail to consider energy related opportunities that are not in the traditional energy company mold.…

Inside the Numbers: Oil Markets Still Weak

Nov 27, 2015 at 16:19 | Editorial Dept

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 sector. Each week we’ll…

Why Low Oil Prices Won’t Cure Low Oil Prices

Nov 27, 2015 at 15:54 | Gail Tverberg

The traditional understanding of supply and demand works in some limited cases–will a manufacturer make red dresses or blue dresses? The manufacturer’s choice doesn’t make much…

Iran Sweetens The Deal For Foreign Oil Companies

Nov 27, 2015 at 15:40 | Evan Kelly

We see a slight uptick in U.S crude imports this week as crude oil keeps on stockpiling. Both WTI and natural gas are getting slammed right after the December futures…

Oil Sands Producers Can Live With Alberta’s New Carbon Taxes

Nov 26, 2015 at 15:01 | David Yager

If business is good at anything, it is pragmatism. Take a hostile takeover for example. After weeks or months of trading insults and accusations in and…

Will Low Oil Prices Increase Internal Instability In Conflict Countries?

Nov 25, 2015 at 15:18 | Ryan Opsal

With over 1.6 million internally displaced in South Sudan, and another 600,000 refugees in neighboring countries, are oil price declines exacerbating humanitarian crises in oil-producing…

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