Shell's share price hit another…
The OPEC+ group could influence…
As I review the financials of one of the largest shale producers in the United States, Whiting Petroleum (WLL), I can’t help but notice the parallels…
Earnings season is upon us. The next week or so will provide a lot of insight into the extent of damage done to the bottom lines of the oil industry…
Last week the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015). The report presents updated projections for U.S. energy markets through 2040…
The world already knows that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, can change the fate of the international oil price. By producing close to…
The large increase in M&A activity is garnering the most attention in the energy space. This increase in M&A has investors wondering what companies are merging,…
The United States is set to take over the two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council, and although there is a lot of uncertainty over how the…
Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions • With the flurry of speculation surrounding Shell’s designs on BP Plc, BP’s chief executive, Bod Dudley, is trying to head off rumors. Dudley has…
Oil prices continue to show some strength, closing out the week near their highest levels for 2015. The EIA reported another slight decline in oil production in the United States,…
Oil executives have been making headlines recently, due to large purchases of their own company’s stock. In fact, insider buying in the oil industry is higher…
Russia is making a play for shale gas – in Argentina. Russian state-owned natural gas giant Gazprom signed a memorandum of cooperation with Argentina’s YPF…
California’s Public Utilities Commission earlier this month levied a record $1.6 billion fine against Pacific Gas & Electric Co., the state’s largest utility, in connection…
The Brazilian state-owned oil company has released its first financial statements in 8 months – and it doesn’t look good. Petrobras has been embroiled in a corruption scandal that has…
Oil prices have rallied nearly 30% since March, demonstrating some resilience and strength amid all sorts of conflicting projections about oil production. But now the…
Every four years the U.S. Department of Defense releases its Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), an assessment of the potential threats and capabilities of the U.S. war…
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…