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EU Pushes For Greater Integration Into An Energy Union

Feb 06, 2015 at 19:41 | Nick Cunningham

European nations met in Latvia last Friday to devise a strategy to unify their energy sectors. The February 6 meeting in Riga by European Union energy ministers sought to…

This Week In Energy: Is Oil Back?

Feb 06, 2015 at 17:35 | James Stafford

Oil Prices are flirting with a rebound, poised to jump the most in four years for the week ending on February 6. The markets do not know what to…

How The Economy Is Tied To Energy – Part 2

Feb 05, 2015 at 17:47 | Gail Tverberg

In Part 1 of this series, I talked about why cheap fuels act to create economic growth. In this post, we will look at some…

Obama’s New Budget Does Stricken Oil And Gas Industries No Favors

Feb 03, 2015 at 17:27 | Colin Chilcoat

President Barack Obama’s 2016 budget proposal is out; enjoy it while it lasts. The budget proposal features a significant boost in federal spending for green-energy…

Bad News For World Economy That No One Wants To Hear

Feb 02, 2015 at 18:02 | Kurt Cobb

Reading the general run of financial headlines might lead one to believe that price declines in those commodities which are highly sensitive to economic conditions such…

This Week In Energy: The War For Market Share Is Only Just Beginning

Jan 30, 2015 at 16:58 | Evan Kelly

This week saw yet more bad news for the oil sector, as the EIA’s latest figures released on Wednesday showed U.S. Inventories at levels not seen…

Too Much Oil, Not Enough Cold For The Markets

Jan 30, 2015 at 16:17 | Jim Hyerczyk

Crude Oil Outlook A valiant attempt to consolidate March Crude Oil prices failed this week when the market traded down to a level not seen since…

Russian Stimulus Plan ‘Just Talk’

Jan 29, 2015 at 17:07 | Andy Tully

Russia is ready to institute a $35 billion “anti-crisis” stimulus plan intended to rescue an economy crippled by plummeting oil prices and Western sanctions by increasing…

Future Of $14 Billion GTL Plant In Louisiana Uncertain

Jan 29, 2015 at 16:46 | Andy Tully

Yet another large energy company has shifted its focus from capital spending to savings because of the increasingly low price of oil. Sasol Ltd. of South Africa is reassessing its…

Russia And China’s Growing Energy Relationship

Jan 28, 2015 at 17:23 | Nick Cunningham

Russia’s economic freefall and isolation from the West has made it increasingly eager to build its relationship with China, even at the cost of lost leverage with Beijing. But new…

Drug Cartels Threaten Mexican Energy Future More Than Oil Prices

Jan 28, 2015 at 17:12 | Global Risk Insights

As the oil and gas industry deals with a very unfavorable international market environment, Mexico’s current government can no longer ignore the risks posed by the country’s challenging security scenario.…

Electric Utilities Face A Disruptive Future

Jan 28, 2015 at 17:04 | Llewellyn King

Cheap gas and oil aren't the only forces disrupting the U.S. electric system. Solar is already wreaking havoc, and large-scale batteries are looming. What Uber and Lyft have done to…

Bearishness Continues Among Oil Industry Experts

Jan 28, 2015 at 16:58 | Andy Tully

The business world is full of sometimes conflicting theories about what caused the plunge in oil prices during the past seven months, and how low that price will go. But…

How The Economy Is Tied To Energy

Jan 28, 2015 at 16:51 | Gail Tverberg

How does the economy really work? In my view, there are many erroneous theories in published literature. I have been investigating this topic and have come to the conclusion that…

Lies And Deception In Ukraine’s Energy Sector

Jan 26, 2015 at 17:00 | Robert Bensh

The Ukrainian government has repeatedly claimed it is doing its best to improve the oil and gas investment climate, but official statements are the opposite of the reality, as Prime…

This Week In Energy: New Saudi King Can't Save Oil Prices

Jan 23, 2015 at 16:55 | Evan Kelly

The major news story breaking in the oil space today is the passing of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah and the succession to the throne of King…

Obama Pledges Cleaner Future In State Of The Union

Jan 22, 2015 at 17:23 | Colin Chilcoat

In his penultimate State of the Union address – and first before a Republican-dominated Congress – President Barack Obama declared that the US is ready to “turn the page.”…

A Word Of Warning About EIA Forecasts

Jan 21, 2015 at 15:39 | Kurt Cobb

Put this in the category of things that can't be true, but that are nevertheless affirmed with a straight face: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical arm of…

Market Mayhem Has Some Way To Go

Jan 21, 2015 at 14:57 | Euan Mearns

Most of us won’t have noticed much market mayhem going on in our daily lives, distracted by terrorism in the heart of Europe. An instantaneous jump of 30% in the…

IEA Provides First Sign That Tide May Be Turning For Oil Prices

Jan 19, 2015 at 14:29 | Dan Steffens

Last week, energy investors got the first of several reports that should confirm for Wall Street analysts that the physical markets for crude oil are responding to the sharp drop…

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