Energy / Gas Prices

May 06, 2016 at 16:47 | Martin Tillier

I have made the point in these pages several times that sometimes, for a trader, square is the best position. There is often a feeling among…

Apr 22, 2016 at 09:35 | Dave Forest

The U.S. Senate this week approved a bill to speed permitting of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities. Just as news from one of…

Apr 15, 2016 at 17:11 | Wim de Vriend

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Mar 28, 2016 at 11:29 | Dave Forest

There’s been a lot of gloom about the oil and gas sector lately. With many firms slowing or completely stopping project development. But this week news…

Mar 11, 2016 at 16:45 | Dan Dicker

I’ve been talking almost exclusively about oil in the past dozen columns I’ve written for you – but what about natural gas? Many people continue to…

Feb 03, 2016 at 16:10 | Nick Cunningham

U.S. oil drillers have been hollowed out from what has been described as a price war waged by OPEC. But a separate price war might soon…

Feb 02, 2016 at 16:43 | Irina Slav

While natural gas producers in the U.S. have been suffering a price slump no less considerable than the oil price decline over the last couple years,…

Jan 02, 2016 at 10:42 | Jim Hyerczyk

February Natural Gas The big story the past week was the nearly 25 percent surge in February Natural Gas futures prices. The move was driven by…

Dec 15, 2015 at 16:49 | Martin Vladimirov

When talking about energy security in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), most governments think of gas pipelines. The bigger they are, the more secure they feel.…

Dec 01, 2015 at 16:01 | Michael McDonald

Most of the time companies see greater productivity as a good thing. Improved asset productivity helps companies produce more output for every dollar of input which…

Nov 20, 2015 at 17:56 | Nick Cunningham

Natural gas spot prices continue to hover near multiyear lows, putting increased pressure on natural gas producers as revenues sink. Although rig counts have been falling…

Nov 20, 2015 at 16:14 | Jim Hyerczyk

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Nov 11, 2015 at 16:01 | Nick Cunningham

LNG supplies are set to boom over the next 3 years. The IEA’s 2015 World Energy Outlook expects LNG export capacity to grow rapidly in…

Oct 30, 2015 at 16:11 | Martin Tillier

For most people, the fall of crude oil since the middle of last year has been the dominant story in commodities recently. You still hear much…

Oct 26, 2015 at 17:14 | Michael McDonald

Most companies in the energy industry are hurting as oil prices fall. There are exceptions of course, like refiners and tankers that can be good investments in some special circumstances…

Oct 12, 2015 at 15:58 | James Hamilton

U.S. gasoline prices averaged $3.31 a gallon over December 2013 to February 2014 but only $2.31 a gallon over December 2014 to February 2015. How did consumers respond to this…

Oct 07, 2015 at 15:51 | James Stafford

Commodity prices have crashed over the past year, and the market for LNG is no different. Over the past five years or so, there has been…

Aug 13, 2015 at 11:04 | Dave Forest

A couple of critical data points are about to drop on the energy market, based on reports this week. The most immediate is in the natural…

Jul 28, 2015 at 16:01 | Martin Vladimirov

Natural gas relationships are a bit like marriage. They are often long, expensive and ultimately very difficult to end. There could not be a better example…

Jul 21, 2015 at 16:40 | Martin Vladimirov

The unconventional gas revolution has begun spreading to ever more countries around the world. Many regions outside North America believe that the shale gas boom can…