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Nov 04, 2015 at 10:04 | Matt Smith

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Why Has Carbon Capture And Storage Not Taken Off Yet?

Nov 03, 2015 at 15:57 | Michael McDonald

For all of the talk about green energy one fact still remains clear; fossil fuels are going to continue to be used in enormous quantities for decades to come. From…

OPEC Infighting Reaching Critical Levels

Nov 03, 2015 at 15:26 | Evan Kelly

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OPEC Members Pushing For Quotas Or A Price Floor

Nov 03, 2015 at 10:42 | Matt Smith

It is apt that it is national sandwich day, given yesterday’s first-day-of-the-month onslaught of global manufacturing numbers, and ahead of tomorrow’s return to form in economic…

Oil Megaprojects Won’t Stay On The Shelf For Long

Nov 02, 2015 at 17:06 | Nick Cunningham

One casualty of the oil price downturn could be the megaproject. For years, as conventional oil reserves depleted and became increasingly hard to find, oil companies…

Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Takes a Step Forward

Nov 02, 2015 at 16:57 | Michael McDonald

For the first time in close to a century, mankind may be about to give serious attention to a technology that has the potential to be…

U.S. Production Finally Starting To Drop Significantly

Nov 02, 2015 at 16:28 | Ron Patterson

The EIA’s Petroleum Supply Monthly is just out with production numbers, through August, for each state and offshore territories. The EIA’s Monthly Energy Review…

Don’t Expect A Breakout In Oil Prices Any Time Soon

Nov 02, 2015 at 12:13 | Matt Smith

One hundred and two years after the birth of Burt Lancaster, and oil prices feel like they are going to be stuck in mid-forty dollardom ‘From…

Major Oil And Gas M&A News That Has Yet To Make The Headlines

Nov 02, 2015 at 09:57 | Dave Forest

A relatively obscure newspaper globally wrote a single line this weekend -- which may show that one of the biggest trends going in oil and gas is about to explode…

What The Oil And Gas Industry Is Not Telling Investors

Oct 30, 2015 at 18:17 | Nick Cunningham

Oil prices crashed because of too much supply, but will rebound as production shrinks and demand rises. But what if long-term demand for oil ends up being sharply lower than…

This Merger Could Be A Game Changer For U.S. Pipeline Network

Oct 30, 2015 at 18:03 | Michael McDonald

  As oil prices have fallen, the stocks of many MLP pipeline companies have fallen in sympathy despite the fact that transportation costs are, at most, indirectly linked to oil…

Energy Storage Now Moving To The Next Level

Oct 30, 2015 at 17:44 | Henry Hewitt

Lithium Lights Up the Desert The Price of Li in Vegas Alright, so it’s Reno, not Las Vegas, but the important thing…

The Top Three ‘Survivor’ U.S. E&Ps;

Oct 30, 2015 at 16:15 | Dan Dicker

It's earnings time again in the energy world, a time I normally ignore as a 'known known' of financial information and corporate self-promotion. But this quarter,…

Why Investors Need To Watch Capital Flows Closely

Oct 30, 2015 at 16:05 | Editorial Dept

The collapse in oil prices is draining oil-exporting countries of revenue. With substantially lower oil revenues, many of the world’s sovereign wealth funds are dropping in…

Reality Setting In For The Oil Majors

Oct 30, 2015 at 15:10 | Evan Kelly

Third quarter earnings capture some of the worst losses recorded since the downturn in oil prices began last year. Oil prices have displayed great volatility over the last twelve months,…

Chinese Demand Is Weakening For These Key Commodities

Oct 30, 2015 at 11:07 | Matt Smith

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Top Oil Companies Report Dismal Earnings

Oct 29, 2015 at 16:54 | Nick Cunningham

After a dismal quarter for oil prices, the oil majors are starting to report their earnings – and they don’t look good.Royal Dutch Shell is the latest to…

Oil Majors’ Earnings Highlight Wider Industry Woes

Oct 29, 2015 at 11:41 | Matt Smith

Three hundred and ninety-seven years after Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded, and crude prices are getting the chop once more. After yesterday’s Federal Reserve FOMC rhetoric brings a December rate…

These Private Equity Giants Are Selling Their Shale... To China

Oct 29, 2015 at 11:27 | Dave Forest

Very interesting story unfolding this week in the U.S. energy sector; showing several twists emerging amongst the players in this space, old and new.The Wall Street Journal broke…

The Gasoline-Powered Car Could Be Gone By 2050

Oct 28, 2015 at 17:12 | Colin Chilcoat

We’ve seen predictions of the death of the automotive industry before; even the death of the car salesman, and, more recently, the death of diesel. To be…

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