Russia is temporarily restricting its…
The Energy Information Administration has…
It has been the continued strength of the crude oil market, through the very bearish (and wrong) predictions of most of the major wirehouse analysts that has informed most of…
Last week, with reference to solar power, I outlined the basic reasons to invest in those that supply an industry rather than specific individual companies. The logic is obvious. Investing…
Oil and Gas FlashpointsSince fighting broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, oil production has fallen by at least one-third, with officials now giving us a closer…
If you’re working a value-focused oil stock portfolio, it may be easy to find several services that offer a fundamental view of this type of stock. When looking at the…
Though there is a ‘coup’ underway in Libya and the geopolitical crisis over Ukraine continues to intensify, the drama of the week focuses on the fate of coal and new…
Much has been made about the role that hydraulic fracturing – or fracking -- has played in revolutionizing the energy landscape, unlocking vast new reserves of oil trapped in shale…
Five years ago, China raised the ante in the clean-car game when it announced production increases of hybrid and all-electric vehicles and a goal of becoming a leading global…
South America has become a target for shale speculation in the Western Hemisphere, thanks largely to the immense unconventional resources in Argentina. Sitting atop the world’s second largest shale gas…
Another celebrity has slammed the oil sands of Canada, the heartland of the country’s hydrocarbon industry. This time, it was Archbishop Desmond Tutu, global champion of the oppressed…
The Environmental Protection Agency’s new regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions by 30 percent will no doubt lead to a cleaner economy. But the road there will be paved…
June 1 marked the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, more than half the oil production in the Gulf of Mexico was shut down.…
Against Anti-Growth EnvironmentalismWhen environmentalists come out against economic growth – Bill McKibben called growth “the one big habit we finally must break” – they often are referring to…
The recent deal between China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Russian energy company Gazprom has the potential to counterbalance U.S. energy sanctions and broaden Russia’s energy options in Eurasia. The…
While the West tries to preserve the power and the glory of another time, the people with the plans and the determination to reshape the world are in Beijing and…
Introduction to MLPSA Master Limited Partnership (MLP) is a publicly traded partnership with a tax structure that enables it to attract low-cost capital. The main attraction of an…
If the Middle East fails to invest adequately in its oil fields, global oil prices could spike by an additional $15 per barrel in the 2020s. That comes from the…
Primary sources in Benghazi, Libya, inform that an invitation is being sent by the leadership of the Senussiyyah movement — the biggest Muslim sect in Libya — to the leaders…
Gazprom has agreed to grant the Ukrainian government a six-day extension on its multi-billion dollar natural gas bill after Kiev agreed to a partial payment on May 30. Russia had…
The United States is behind the curve when it comes to the percentage of renewable energy resources on its national grid. And with domestic oil and natural gas production increasing,…
Between 2008 and 2013, U.S. oil production surged by 64 percent. U.S. natural gas production increased by 42 percent between 2005 and 2013. Both increases were driven by the…