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Energy

How To Play A Potential Collapse In The HAL/BHI Merger

Nov 11, 2015 at 15:49 | Michael McDonald

The Baker Hughes/Halliburton merger saga continues to drag on. Jefferies recently downgraded the probability of the deal being completed from 85 percent to 67 percent, indicating concern over the antitrust…

2-Mile Long Stretch Of Iraqi Oil Tankers Bound For U.S. Shores

Nov 11, 2015 at 15:40 | ZeroHedge

After some initial excitement, November has seen crude oil prices collapse back towards cycle lows amid demand doubts (e.g. slumping China oil imports, overflowing Chinese oil…

U.S. And Japan Agree To Cut Financial Support For Coal Exports

Nov 11, 2015 at 10:33 | Charles Kennedy

It is a dark times for coal producers around the world. And the bad news keeps on coming. The latest is an agreement between the…

LNG Market Just Saw Demand Collapse In This Key Nation

Nov 11, 2015 at 09:59 | Dave Forest

The steady collapse of international natural gas prices has been one of the most important -- but least reported -- commodities stories of the past year.…

U.S. Crude Inventory Build Sees Oil Prices Fall Once Again

Nov 11, 2015 at 09:51 | Matt Smith

Equity markets are lit up today for Diwali, while bond markets are closed to honor our Veterans. EIA weekly inventories are accordingly delayed until tomorrow due…

Can Russia Withstand Saudi Onslaught In The European Oil Market?

Nov 10, 2015 at 16:50 | Dalan McEndree

Is Saudi determination to continue to defend its global crude market share and to let market forces determine crude prices finally unnerving Russia in general and Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin…

IEA Sees No Oil Price Rebound For Years

Nov 10, 2015 at 16:12 | Nick Cunningham

Oil prices are likely to stay below $80 per barrel for another five years, according to a closely watched energy report. The International Energy Agency

Dividends For Oil Majors No Longer Sacred

Nov 10, 2015 at 15:56 | Michael McDonald

The oil price collapse seems to have stabilized for now, but unfortunately for investors and oil companies, the mid-forties price per barrel of oil is not high enough to allow…

IEA Bearish On Oil, Bullish On Gas, Fatalistic On Coal

Nov 10, 2015 at 13:07 | Evan Kelly

The North American rig count continues to drop slowly and steadily while U.S. natural gas inventories have tied with a previous record set back in November 2012.   

Argentina Pulling Ahead In The Race To Be The World’s Next Shale Hotspot

Nov 10, 2015 at 10:23 | Dave Forest

Billions of dollars are riding on the race for international shale production -- and the competition has been coming down to Australia and Argentina…

IEA Thinks An Oil Price Rebound Is A Distant Possibility

Nov 10, 2015 at 10:16 | Matt Smith

Forty-six years after the debut of Sesame Street, and crude has tried to hold on to a positive attitude (think: Big Bird), but is ending up…

The Middle East Could Face A Historic Crisis By Century’s End

Nov 09, 2015 at 15:52 | Colin Chilcoat

Regarding the Middle East and its oil, the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saed Al Maktoum, longtime Emir of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab…

Venezuela Liquidating Assets As Economic Crisis Worsens

Nov 09, 2015 at 15:41 | Nick Cunningham

Venezuela is at a political crossroads, with an all-important parliamentary election set to take place in December. Meanwhile, the Venezuelan economy continues to deteriorate as the state seeks to stave…

Oman Calls OPEC To Action, Doesn’t Buy Saudis Strategy Anymore

Nov 09, 2015 at 14:52 | ZeroHedge

Last week, in the wake of S&P’s downgrade of Saudi Arabia and an IMF report which suggests that a number of Mid-East producers will be…

Global Rig Count Continues Steady Decline

Nov 09, 2015 at 14:47 | Ron Patterson

Baker Hughes has published its International Rig Count with production numbers for October. This is a monthly rig count and breaks down the international rigs by oil, gas and…

Apache Resists Unsolicited Takeover Bid

Nov 09, 2015 at 10:35 | Charles Kennedy

Apache Corporation, a Houston-based oil and gas exploration company, says that it has fended off an unsolicited takeover bid, and will continue to defend against follow…

A Big Week For The Oil Markets Ahead Of OPEC Meeting

Nov 09, 2015 at 10:24 | Matt Smith

On Lou Ferrigno’s 64th birthday, economic concerns are growing to hulk-like proportions. The theme of economic weakness has been kicked off by poor Chinese trade data…

Political Climate Shifting Against The Oil And Gas Industry

Nov 06, 2015 at 17:47 | Nick Cunningham

Oil and gas companies have had a tough time over the past year trying to weather the storm of falling oil prices. But the political and financial winds are moving…

Energy Storage Could Become The Hottest Market In Energy

Nov 06, 2015 at 17:40 | Gaurav Agnihotri

Panasonic is the biggest shareholder in the lithium ion battery market today. With a market share of close to 20.5 percent the Japanese company has…

Iron And Coal Could Have More Suffering Ahead

Nov 06, 2015 at 17:33 | Michael McDonald

It’s no secret that it is a hard time to be in the coal business. First, coal miners have been hit hard over the last decade…

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