Tesla's Full Self-Driving system has…
Scientists are using magnetic imperfections…
As Ralph Macchio celebrates his 54th birthday (make you feel old? me neither, ahem…), the crude complex has tried to kick higher ahead of the weekly…
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…
Oil price update and North-American rig count (Click to enlarge) Chart of the Week
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lithium Lights Up the Desert The Price of Li in Vegas Alright, so it’s Reno, not Las Vegas, but the important thing…
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,…
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…
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,…
On the 70th birthday of the Fonz (aka Henry Winkler), commodities are trying to stay cool amid a bearish barrage of news.We have had Q3 earnings from Exxon…
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…
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…
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…
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…