Shell's share price hit another…
Following a rally in energy…
Recently, I wrote on these pages that a remarkable turnaround was taking place in the President’s fortunes. It’s an impressive display of rising from the…
The portable energy options market has been one of the most disappointing areas of the green tech space. Millions of dollars have been poured into the…
Third time is a charm as China has reset its currency peg for a third day on the trot. The law of diminishing returns means markets…
The energy storage market has become the most critical aspect for renewables such as solar and wind power as it could solve the major issue of…
We all know generally how today’s economy works:Figure 1 Our economy is a networked system. I have illustrated it as being…
One of the great ironies of the oil crash has been the inability of economists and financial commentators everywhere to decide if the crash is
First it was a stock market meltdown, now it’s a weakening currency. China continues to present significant risks to the oil market. On August 11, China…
It has been several years in the making, but Japan is finally returning to nuclear power. Although Japan won’t turn its reactors back on en masse,…
Bouncing off of four-month lows, oil prices rose a bit on August 10, as WTI tried to climb back to $45 per barrel and Brent jumped above $50. The slight…
Part of life is accepting your shortcomings, and trying to move beyond them. For example, I have had to come to terms with the fact I…
Last week, following the latest abysmal (if only in GAAP terms) quarter for Tesla, we showed what we thought was without a doubt the most important…
According to the CEOs of both Continental Resources (CLR) and Pioneer Resources (PXD), the ban on U.S. oil exports will most likely be lifted in September.…
Source: U.S. Department of Energy As the chart above indicates, since the end of World War II, the amount…
Investors have to be forward looking. It’s part and parcel of the process of deploying capital to try and forecast what opportunities make the most sense…
Recently Google announced plans to triple the amount of renewable energy that it purchases over the next decade. The announcement was interesting for two reasons…
Second quarter earnings have largely reflected the depressed market conditions, with revenues down by significant margins across the board. From the oil majors on down to…
Back in December 2014, when crude oil first crashed into a bear market and traders were desperately looking under nook and cranny for the first…
The largest natural gas producer in Africa is overhauling its laws in order to halt the decline of production, which has stagnated for more than a…
As oil prices turn lower again, many companies in the oil patch face renewed danger of financial distress or even bankruptcy over the next couple of…
The collapse in oil prices is draining the Arab Gulf countries of much needed revenue. To be sure, the major oil producers in the Persian Gulf…