Energy / Oil Prices

Aug 14, 2015 at 16:01 | Jim Hyerczyk

October Natural Gas Early last week, October Natural Gas futures appeared to be showing signs of life as the technical picture started to take on a bullish look on the…

Aug 12, 2015 at 18:27 | David Yager

Things will get better because they can’t get worse. We’re at or near the bottom. Better times ahead.But you’d never know that based on oil prices or the…

Aug 12, 2015 at 18:05 | Nick Cunningham

The IEA, OPEC, and EIA released new monthly reports for August, offering the latest snapshot into the oil markets. The main takeaway in the IEA…

Aug 11, 2015 at 17:13 | Dalan McEndree

In the last quarter of 2014, in the face of possible oversupply, Saudi Arabia abandoned its traditional role as the global oil market’s swing producer and…

Aug 11, 2015 at 17:01 | Arthur Berman

The EIA Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) published today reports that world oil supply decreased 130,000 bpd and demand increased 380,000 bpd in July compared to…

Aug 11, 2015 at 16:35 | Euan Mearns

With West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent close to their January 2015 lows some readers are wondering how these lows compare with historic lows when…

Aug 10, 2015 at 16:04 | Arthur Berman

Look for some good news about oil prices this week…maybe. EIA releases its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday (August 11) and IEA publishes its August…

Aug 07, 2015 at 13:28 | Nick Cunningham

Prominent hedge fund manager Andy Hall got burned in July after oil prices crashed. Heading up Astenbeck Capital Management, Hall has made very large bets that…

Aug 07, 2015 at 11:31 | Dan Dicker

This is a trader moment – when you can see everyone run for cover and our opportunity is great. On Wednesday, Chesapeake CEO Robert Lawler single-handedly collapsed the energy market…

Aug 07, 2015 at 11:16 | Jim Hyerczyk

September Crude Oil futures reached a new low for the year this week as persistent oversupply issues…

Aug 05, 2015 at 17:06 | Nick Cunningham

Many oil companies had trimmed their budgets heading into 2015 to deal with lower oil prices. But the rebound in April and May to $60 per…

Aug 04, 2015 at 17:45 | Nick Cunningham

A flood of bearish news has pushed down oil prices to their lowest levels in months, with WTI nearing $45 per barrel and Brent flirting with sub-$50 territory.With…

Aug 03, 2015 at 15:54 | Michael McDonald

As the price of oil starts its second dramatic act of the year, collapsing after a short-lived rebound in the Spring, many investors are undoubtedly hoping that the price will…

Jul 31, 2015 at 13:29 | Jim Hyerczyk

September Crude Oil(Click Image To Enlarge)Although September Crude Oil futures are set to finish the month sharply…

Jul 31, 2015 at 13:09 | Leonard Brecken

“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings I…

Jul 28, 2015 at 10:59 | Gonzalo Molina

For the first time since April of this year, the international price of oil has dipped below $50 a barrel. This lower price…

Jul 27, 2015 at 16:44 | Alexis Arthur

Global oil prices have returned to a state of flux. This is hardly news to any who follow the oil markets closely and yet prices continue…

Jul 27, 2015 at 16:28 | Nick Cunningham

With oil prices hitting their lowest levels since March, a renewed sense of gloom has washed over oil markets, and with it, fears over deeper trouble…

Jul 27, 2015 at 13:02 | Arthur Berman

The U.S. rig count increased by 19 this week as oil prices dropped below $48 per barrel–the latest sign that the E&P industry is out of touch with reality.

Jul 24, 2015 at 17:02 | Gail Tverberg

Why are commodity prices, including oil prices, lagging? Ultimately, the question comes back to, “Why isn’t the world economy making very many of the end products that use these commodities?”…