WTI crude futures extended gains…
Over the past 30 years,…
As the stock and commodities markets continue trying to make paupers of energy investors everywhere, many investors are undoubtedly unnerved by the volatility. Yet for all of the sound and…
It is national popcorn day, so plonk yourself down in a chair with a bucket of the stuff and prepare to be entertained; it is a…
My favorite Texas oilman Jeffrey Brown is at it again. In a recent email he's pointing out to everyone who will listen that the supposed oversupply…
To celebrate the birth of AA Milne (some 134 years ago), today is national Winnie the Pooh day. Once again, though, the crude complex has gone…
On the heels of its acquisition of BG Group at a time when everyone else is offloading assets in these days of dismal oil prices, Royal…
“Plastics,” Mr. McGuire tells Ben Braddock in the 1967 film “The Graduate.” He was impressing on the young man the importance of one of the chief…
Broad Middle-East and African stock markets crashed over 5%, erasing any gains back to November 2008 as the carnage from last week continues. From Kuwait (-4.3%)…
I’ve been speaking the last few weeks with friends in Canada’s oil hinterland of Alberta. And the view is bleak. With benchmark crudes like WTI and…
In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some…
Before updating you on these week's events in energy, we first take a look at the key figures for the oil and gas industry:
The great Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—the long-time dictator of crude oil prices for the world—is struggling on all fronts. The Saudis are losing their proxy wars…
The US dollar survived the collapse of Bretton Woods in the ‘70s because its use in crude oil transactions made it the king of reserve currencies,…
One of the most unexpected outcomes of low oil prices has been the lack of benefit for many other industries. Pundits had talked about low…
The crude complex is rocking out in celebration of Dave Grohl’s 47th birthday today, pushing higher while risk aversion reigns in broader markets overnight. European and…
Low crude oil prices since the second half of 2014 have created a boon for consumers as the cost to fill up at the pump has…
The international incident involving the capture of U.S. sailors by Iran was quickly put to rest. Ten U.S. serviceman were taking into custody by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on January 12…
Oil regained a bit of lost ground on Tuesday morning, but is now dangerously close to dipping below $30 per barrel. We will then look at…
As 2015 drew to a close, many in the global energy industry were praying that the price of oil would bounce back from the abyss, restoring…
One hundred and six years after the birth of Luise Rainer, and oil continues in its enthralling escapade – trying to muster a bounce for the…
It’s finally happened. A theoretical major scenario that has worried governments and industry in U.S. and Western Europe has occurred. Power was cut, through a