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Can The Panama Canal Fulfill Its Global LNG Promise?

Oct 08, 2015 at 12:14 | Alexis Arthur

After delays, strikes, and cost overruns, the Panama Canal expansion is finally set to open in April 2016. But the global energy landscape has changed in…

Official: America Has A New #1 Supplier Of Uranium

Oct 08, 2015 at 11:04 | Dave Forest

There's one thing resource downturns are good for: seeing which projects and regions are the strongest in industry. And we got another big indication this week…

Highly Bearish Outlook For U.S. Natural Gas

Oct 08, 2015 at 10:51 | Matt Smith

Goodness, gracious! ‘Great Balls of Fire‘ was recorded some 58 years ago today, and is an apt way to describe the 8-14 day outlook from NOAA,…

Decoding Saudi Arabia’s Strategy In Its Oil Price War

Oct 07, 2015 at 15:21 | Gaurav Agnihotri

Saudi Arabia has been in the line of fire for not reducing the production levels of OPEC since November 2014. By defying the international pressure to…

Most Of BP’s $20.8 Billion Deepwater Horizon Fine Is Tax Deductible

Oct 07, 2015 at 11:24 | Charles Kennedy

The U.S. Justice Department touted its historic settlement with BP over charges related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. BP will be forced to…

The Numbers Behind The Current Oil Rally

Oct 07, 2015 at 10:59 | Matt Smith

Given it is such a colorful day in markets today, let’s do some painting by numbers to get a more complete picture of what is going…

Lithium Market Set To Explode – All Eyes Are On Nevada

Oct 06, 2015 at 17:08 | Simon Harlow

While other commodities are floundering or completely collapsing in this market, lithium—the critical mineral in the emerging battery gigafactory war—is poised to explode, and going forward…

Where Do The Oil Majors Really Stand On Climate Change?

Oct 06, 2015 at 16:40 | Alexis Arthur

Oil majors have been present in the renewable energy space for years. But with momentum building around the Paris COP21 climate talks at the end of…

Midweek Sector Update: Oil Traders Finally Get Some Bullish News To Work With

Oct 06, 2015 at 12:12 | Evan Kelly

Crude prices are off to a good start this week, jumping by more than 2 percent on October 5 following several pieces of bullish news. First,…

Did OPEC Just Call Time On The Price War?

Oct 06, 2015 at 09:53 | Matt Smith

Thirty-seven years to the day after Benny and Frida from ABBA were married, and the recurring theme of ‘the winner takes it all‘ emerges once more…

Latest Saudi Move Indicates Waning Crude Oil Demand

Oct 05, 2015 at 10:15 | Matt Smith

To celebrate Kate Winslet’s 40th birthday, there is a titanic shift underway as markets rally strongly to start the week. Although Chinese markets are closed until…

Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

Oct 02, 2015 at 17:02 | Dalan McEndree

President Putin’s recent moves in the Middle East—to shore up Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria through deployment of combat aircraft, equipment, and manpower and build-out of…

Should Oil Field Services Companies Stand Their Ground More?

Oct 02, 2015 at 16:20 | David Yager

Writer’s prologue: I live on an acreage west of Calgary that sits above the Lochend Cardium light tight oil play. This zone has seen considerable exploitation…

Hurricane Joaquin’s Threats To Energy Infrastructure, In Maps

Oct 02, 2015 at 16:15 | James Stafford

Hurricane Joaquin is moving up the Atlantic Ocean, having strengthened into a Category 4 storm, but as of Friday morning, it appears the storm won’t directly…

Why A Little Reported Speech Matters For Oil

Oct 02, 2015 at 15:18 | Martin Tillier

There is a tendency amongst retail traders and investors to look at markets in isolation. Many are aware that dealing room and floor traders are incredibly…

Black Sea Oil And Gas Could Break Russia’s Energy Monopoly

Oct 02, 2015 at 15:18 | Editorial Dept

Even after the breakup of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Eastern Europe still remained under the sphere of influence of Russia, although these newly independent countries were no…

This Week In Energy: Don’t Be Fooled By Latest U.S. Production Data

Oct 02, 2015 at 13:41 | Evan Kelly

Despite the volatility, which has become the norm, oil prices close out the week not much changed from Monday. After growing evidence that U.S. supply was contracting, the EIA reported…

Russian Crude Output Highest Since Fall Of Soviet Union

Oct 02, 2015 at 10:32 | Matt Smith

Ok folks, here are five factors to consider on this first Friday in October: 1) It is Nonfarm Friday, and official US employment data has just…

Clinton A Continuation Of Obama On Energy

Oct 01, 2015 at 17:17 | Colin Chilcoat

Primary season doesn’t begin for another 4 months, and the general election is still more than a year out. Undoubtedly, no lead is safe, but the…

Portable Gas Stations Could Offer Cost Benefits

Oct 01, 2015 at 16:31 | Gaurav Agnihotri

There is a trend that is emerging in the energy sector that has the potential to change the way consumers purchase their fuel in coming years.…

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