Despite facing existential threats like…
Researchers have developed a new…
Seven score and twelve years after Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, and the crude complex is examining its own principles: those of supply and demand.…
The UK laid out a long-term energy strategy ahead of the Paris climate talks that charts a decidedly different future for the country. Energy and…
Wireless power has been a dream of mankind’s for decades, but the technology finally appears to be gaining some traction. Theoretically, numerous studies have shown…
As the oil price war unfolds it becomes easier to understand the outcome. There is ongoing speculation about the motives of the main players. Is…
Plummeting oil prices have beaten down the share prices of energy companies across the board, with some going out of business while others are struggling to…
It is Margaret Atwood’s 76th birthday, and her 2009 novel ‘The Year of the Flood‘ seems an appropriate way to sum up the crude market this…
What will happen to the economic fortunes of OPEC members if it turns out the Saudis and their Gulf Arab allies (UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar) bet…
Dubbed by many as ‘Diesel Dupe’ or ‘Dieselgate, the recent Volkswagen emission scandal has severely dented the German automaker’s reputation in the global market. Besides facing the possible recall of…
The North American oil rig count stopped falling, the first gain in several weeks. It is too early to tell if it is a trend, but the rig count could…
A lot of hope has been pinned on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports as an outlet for surging North American gas supply. But a couple of…
One-hundred and forty-six years after the Suez canal opened in Egypt, and one-hundred and two years after the first steamship traveled through the Panama canal, the…
One of the most interesting developments in the transportation industry right now is the initial work being done on Elon Musk’s Hyperloop concept. The concept is starting to take shape…
The Paris tragedy clearly showed the world that the war on terror has gone global. If that had not already been made clear by terror bombings in Baghdad, Beirut, and…
OPEC, which has been exceeding its own oil-production cap during the past year, says output was down in October and forecasts a production drop overall next…
The UN has suggested that Africa, the poorest continent on Earth, should skip over an industrial revolution built on fossil fuels (FF) and move directly to renewable sources [1].…
This week, we take a look at some of the most importanr figures put out in the energy sector over the last seven days. With the release of the IEA’s…
We kick off with the most important data from the oil and gas sector this week:
Happy Friday 13th! This final day of the week is set to be a scream. Jumping straight into the overnight economic data, and the final print…
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In textbook economics, markets rapidly balance and establish prices at a point where supply equals demand and then remain in equilibrium absent any external shocks after…