The U.S. government has multiple…
The energy transition, while necessary,…
Oil prices surged early on…
The EU is well on its way to achieving its 2020 climate and energy goals. The targets – 20 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions…
The EIA recently published the February edition of their Short-Term Energy Outlook. If you follow this month to month, and I…
Oil prices and the broader financial markets have suffered from acute bout of volatility so far in 2016, with no signs of letting up. The CBOE…
The BG Group will now be officially delisted from the London Stock Exchange after Royal Dutch Shell’s Scheme of Arrangement with the group has become effective.…
Two hundred and fifty-eight years after mustard was first advertised in the U.S., and the crude complex is looking hot to trot once more. U.S. equity,…
Strange and unsettling developments emerging late last week — from one of the world’s key oil-producing countries. Venezuela. The Venezuelan government Friday issued a decree that,…
In an oil sector first, the oil-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE) has offered free oil to India in return for a storage deal at India’s planned…
Imagine having to move out of your home and neighborhood because the air you're breathing is poisonous. That is what happened to thousands of Los Angeles…
BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank, announced that it would no longer lend money to struggling oil and gas companies in the United States. "Given the current…
The United States and Venezuela may be ‘enemies’, but when it comes to crude oil, unofficial relations are light and sweet. The first U.S. oil exports…
During the 1990s, developing nations including Mexico and many in Asia became very competitive manufacturing bases due to lower wage structures. This, I believe, was the…
What is ahead for 2016? Most people don’t realize how tightly the following are linked: 1. Growth in debt2. Growth in the economy3. Growth…
The latest OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report is just out. The data is “Crude Only” production and does not reflect condensate production. Also the…
There’s little more than frustration out there right now from those of us in the energy world – whether we’re trying to trade our way around stocks or if we’re…
With all of the focus on the price of oil over the last few months the gyrations in the price of the other product from fracking,…
Friday, February 12, 2016 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Saudi Arabia continues to reel under the pressure of conflicts on its border and burgeoning geopolitical threats to its stability. Following…
Crude Oil Futures Sellers hit April Crude Oil futures for a sixth straight day on February 11, driving the market to nearly a fresh 12-year low. Huge supply and new…
When we take a look at this week's key figures in oil and gas, we see that commercial crude inventories stay steady above 500 million barrels and that gasoline prices…
The U.S. rig count plunged again this week, falling by an additional 30 rigs for the week ending on February 12. Baker Hughes reported that…