International oil and gas majors…
Ship owners are reluctant to…
If the whims of speculators are anything to go by, then oil markets are poised for a rebound. Data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission show…
Royal Dutch Shell’s purchase of BG will turn the combined company into a natural gas behemoth. But one casualty of the merger could be one of…
A drop in U.S. crude oil production helped drive futures prices higher this week. There is even evidence of renewed hedging in the deferred futures contracts…
The oil price rally is finally underway. This week saw both WTI and Brent hit their highest levels in all of 2015 thus far. WTI closed on April 16 above…
For decades, drivers have wistfully dreamed of weaning themselves from using environmentally unfriendly and unpredictably priced gasoline. Like most dreams, this appeared to be unrealistic and…
“Green energy is the future!” “Green energy will create tens of thousands of new jobs!” Statements like these have become the new mantra for green energy advocates even as fossil…
When oil prices plunged in the 90s, Africa was a major beneficiary. Yes, exporters like Nigeria and Angola suffered as their revenues dropped, but overall the…
Of late, there has been a lot of buzz related to electric vehicles. Volatility in oil, and thus fuel prices has the world in search of…
The latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that shale output will decline by 57,000 barrels per day in May. It will be led by losses of…
Water and energy have a symbiotic relationship. Energy is needed to move water to people and businesses. Water, in turn, is necessary to produce energy. Of…
The major news of the week was the mega-merger between Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) and BG Group (LON: BG). The $70 billion price tag of BG Group made the…
Critical events to watch in the resource world these days, weeks, and months. Monday, April 13: Zambia’s government tables changes to copper royalties Royalty changes for…
The collapse of oil prices is opening up a new diplomatic opportunity for the United States in the western hemisphere. The U.S. has a spotty…
One of the big winners of the historic deal between Iran and the P5+1 nations over its nuclear program will be Asia. Specifically, the deal will…
The easy money created by the Federal Reserve via QE has long since been the root cause of asset price distortion well beyond what fundamentals dictate.…
The oil industry’s next big innovation has largely been over-shadowed by the collapse of oil prices. But this new technology promises to have a bigger long-term…
It should seem obvious that it takes energy to get energy. And, when it takes more energy to get the energy we want, this usually spells…
Oil prices have ticked up a bit over the last week on several pieces of bullish news. Crude inventories in Cushing dipped a bit, as did…
More than half the United States’ oil reserves are located in its 100 largest fields. According to a new Energy Information Administration report, these massive…
We’re just days past a tentative nuclear agreement with Iran. And already signs are emerging that projects opportunities that could be coming here. Such as in…