Despite experiencing a significant decline…
U.S. utilities are struggling to…
Oil prices may soon climb…
Very surprising news yesterday from one of the world’s most important — and most difficult — mining jurisdictions. The platinum-rich nation of Zimbabwe. The big revelations…
Oil prices fell again on Monday after last week’s rout following the Brexit vote, deepening the losses and killing off a multi-month oil price rally. There…
A major part of the fall in oil prices last year was driven by concerns over the rising production levels of Iran. With nuclear sanctions in…
The rig count matters. Saying that it doesn’t is like a realtor saying that location doesn’t matter. Rigs Don’t Produce Oil The holiest mystery of shale…
With oil prices below $50 per barrel and advances in U.S. shale oil drilling transforming the U.S. into one of the top oil producers in the…
The U.S. has seen several weeks in which the levels of crude oil sitting in storage have declined, falling from 80-year record highs. Inventories have dropped…
Back when VW started installing pollution test-cheating software on its diesel-engine cars, probably no one thought it would all end with such a loud bang: $17.8…
China produced 7.4 percent less domestic crude oil in May compared to a year ago, settling at 16.76 million tonnes. This was due to plans by…
As the U.S. dollar flexes its muscles once again and broader markets adopt a decidedly risk-off stance, oil prices are charging lower amid unknowns surrounding last week’s Brexit decision. Hark,…
Europe just lost a big chunk of production from one of its most critical natural gas fields, and not for any of the usual reasons —…
Environmentalists may have cheered President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline, but the Canadian company involved in the project now wants its money back.…
OPEC lost $349 billion in revenue last year because of low oil prices, cutting revenues almost in half from the year before. A report from…
Private equity (PE) funds are warming up to the idea of investing in the oil and gas sector, on the prospects of higher oil prices in…
It was a memorable phone call. A couple of months ago a classically trained financial engineer with money to invest in distressed oilfield services (OFS) companies…
Bank financing of fossil fuel and mining projects is “undermining” the recently signed Paris climate accord. This is according to “$horting the Climate: Fossil Fuel…
I can recall, it was the month of September in the year 2012, when I last filled up my car with gasoline for $3.81/gallon ($57.15 for…
In March, nine Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) European Union member states sent a letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker objecting to the construction of…
Each year in June two very important reports are released that provide a comprehensive view of the global energy markets. The highlight of the recently-released
We’ve benefited from a fairly strong oil market, resulting in an energy subsector that has been outperforming the stock indexes for the past several weeks. In short, our energy thesis…
Okay, so the vote in the U.K. was a shock to many, not least the now “ex” British Prime Minister David Cameron. It was certainly a…