Mined natural hydrogen (also called…
Texas pulled $8.5 billion from…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…