Energy / Energy-General

Apr 01, 2016 at 17:20 | Kurt Cobb

Famed economist John Kenneth Galbraith used to respond to questions about the direction of the economy and financial markets by saying: "I answer because I'm asked…

Apr 01, 2016 at 17:11 | Editorial Dept

Friday, April 1, 2016 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this…

Apr 01, 2016 at 15:19 | Evan Kelly

Looking at this week’s key figures of the oil and gas industry in which we see that U.S. production continues to decline, but that overall U.S.…

Apr 01, 2016 at 13:56 | Leonard Brecken

In recent weeks I have read many oil prognosticators theorizing what the ultimate Saudi strategy is, or what their end game might be. To recap, in…

Apr 01, 2016 at 11:04 | Matt Smith

One hundred and ninety years to the day after Samuel Morey patented the internal combustion engine, and the combination of Saudi rhetoric and a solid jobs…

Mar 31, 2016 at 15:33 | Andreas De Vries

The major oil companies greatly underestimate the impact electric vehicles will have on their market, write independent energy advisors Salman Ghouri and Andreas de Vries. According…

Mar 31, 2016 at 13:28 | Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

Cut greenhouse gas emissions in New York by 40 percent by 2050. A commendable goal. But two of the four nuclear power stations in the state…

Mar 31, 2016 at 12:48 | Charles Kennedy

U.S. motorists are taking advantage of cheap gasoline, fueling up and hitting the roads. According to the EIA, gasoline demand is at a record high for…

Mar 31, 2016 at 11:21 | Matt Smith

Twenty-seven years to the day after Guns N’ Roses released the single ‘Patience’ (anyone feel old? Nope? Me neither…), and the crude market is trying to…

Mar 30, 2016 at 17:11 | Nick Cunningham

Lenders to the oil and gas industry have been extraordinarily lenient amid the worst downturn in decades, allowing indebted companies to survive a little while longer…

Mar 30, 2016 at 17:10 | Irina Slav

Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed media reports that it is looking to sell part of its production holdings in the North Sea, saying all these…

Mar 30, 2016 at 16:49 | Michael McDonald

There has been a lot of focus on the collapse of the energy industry over the last two years and how badly bruised many of the…

Mar 30, 2016 at 16:49 | Barry Stevens

Without exception, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is all about Atomic Energy Defense (AED). Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), on the other hand, are…

Mar 30, 2016 at 11:10 | Matt Smith

Twenty-three years to the day after Charlie Brown hit his first home run in the Peanuts comic strip, and crude prices are swinging for the fences…

Mar 29, 2016 at 16:12 | Nick Cunningham

Since February, major investors have predicted that oil prices were poised for a huge rally. Hedge funds and money managers piled into bets on rising oil…

Mar 29, 2016 at 15:53 | Michael McDonald

One of the major disappointments for renewable energy in the last fifteen years has been the lack of progress on next generation nuclear reactors. While the…

Mar 29, 2016 at 15:41 | Rakesh Upadhyay

After suffering large losses in 2014, trying to find a bottom in crude oil, the hedge fund industry wizened up: In 2015, it reduced its weightage…

Mar 29, 2016 at 14:07 | Evan Kelly

As oil rebounded from 2-week lows on intraday trading on Tuesday,  we will take a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets this…

Mar 29, 2016 at 10:54 | Matt Smith

One hundred and sixty-eight years to the day after Niagara Falls stopped flowing due to an ice jam, and ongoing skepticism about a coordinated oil production…

Mar 29, 2016 at 10:42 | Dave Forest

Critical and unexpected development with one of the world’s largest natural projects the last couple days. With a major court decision putting the future of the development in doubt —…