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Russia’s Crude Is Trading at $15 Above the Price Cap

Russia’s Crude Is Trading at $15 Above the Price Cap

Russia’s flagship crude grade is…

Conflicts Could Put West Africa's Oil Supply At Risk

Conflicts Could Put West Africa's Oil Supply At Risk

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Undeterred By Global Glut, U.S. Pushes Ahead On LNG Exports

Dec 01, 2015 at 16:16 | Andrew Topf

More liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be leaving the U.S. come the New Year, even though the market for the chilled gas bound for export markets…

Russian-Turkish Energy Relationship Set Back

Dec 01, 2015 at 16:10 | Colin Chilcoat

A once promising relationship met its abrupt end November 24th. In a matter of minutes – or quite possibly seconds – Russia and Turkey’s burgeoning friendship is back to a…

Shale Gas Revolution Is Not Done Yet

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…

Energy Markets On Edge As OPEC Meeting Nears

Dec 01, 2015 at 13:31 | Evan Kelly

Last week, the North American oil rig count posted another significant decline, and oil prices are not budging from the low $40s per barrel. Current oil and gas reserves are…

Saudis Force Russian Ural Blend To Discount In This Key Market

Dec 01, 2015 at 10:20 | Matt Smith

Juxtaposed with the 45th birthday of comedian Sarah Silverman, the crude complex is looking rather surly and serious today. While the OPEC meeting and Nonfarm Friday…

Are OPEC Countries Creditworthy At $50 Crude?

Nov 30, 2015 at 17:03 | Dalan McEndree

As the December 4, 2015 OPEC meeting in Vienna approaches, all eyes are on Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies in OPEC—Kuwait, United Arab Emirates,…

Can We Blame Hedge Funds For Low Oil Prices?

Nov 30, 2015 at 16:57 | Michael McDonald

When oil prices were spiking in 2008 and some commentators were predicting prices of $200 a barrel, many pundits and politicians turned to blame speculators and hedge funds for…

Paris Talks Fall Short On Climate, But Shift To Clean Energy Is Clear

Nov 30, 2015 at 16:55 | Nick Cunningham

World leaders have arrived in Paris for the start of the highly-anticipated climate change negotiations. Although most participants, activists, and analysts are more cynical about the process than they were…

India’s Oil Consumption Primed For Growth As Economy Thrives

Nov 30, 2015 at 16:19 | Gaurav Agnihotri

The EIA recently published a global oil consumption data sheet that provided a clear picture of where the global oil economy is currently heading. The data revealed that although…

China Reshapes Energy Sector, Shifts Towards Market Economy

Nov 30, 2015 at 12:33 | Charles Kennedy

Chinese President Xi Jingping continues his efforts to reorient the Chinese economy on market principles, and a few recent developments highlight the tangible results. First, on…

Saudi Cash Crisis Intensifies As Interbank Rates Soar

Nov 30, 2015 at 11:11 | ZeroHedge

If you frequent these pages, you’re probably well aware that the Saudis are in trouble.Exactly a year ago, Riyadh decided to embark on an…

Oil Gains Ahead Of OPEC Meeting, Dollar Caps Growth Potential

Nov 30, 2015 at 09:48 | Matt Smith

Thirty-three years after Michael Jackson’s sixth studio album was released, and this week is set to be an absolute thriller. What starts off rather calmly today…

Other Energy Companies Accused Of Downplaying Climate Change

Nov 27, 2015 at 17:08 | Nick Cunningham

A growing number of energy companies could come under increased scrutiny over their involvement in funding science and public relations campaigns denying the risks of climate change. The New York…

Why The East African Oil Bonanza Remains A Dream… For Now

Nov 27, 2015 at 17:06 | Ronke Luke

When Tullow Oil (Tullow) announced the basin opening finds in Uganda and Kenya in 2009 and 2012, oil prices were soaring and both countries were jubilant…

An Unnoticed Casualty of The Commodities Price Drop

Nov 27, 2015 at 16:49 | Michael McDonald

Royalty trusts have increasingly gained popularity in recent years as income focused investors have looked increasingly far afield for opportunities to earn an acceptable yield on…

Why The Right Financing Matters More Than Ever

Nov 27, 2015 at 16:38 | Michael McDonald

As the price of oil has cratered, traditional financing alternatives across the energy industry have started to dry up. Where financing for new projects was once…

Hedging Your Energy Portfolio With Big Data

Nov 27, 2015 at 16:33 | Martin Tillier

Too often investors in the energy sector put on blinders and fail to consider energy related opportunities that are not in the traditional energy company mold.…

Inside the Numbers: Oil Markets Still Weak

Nov 27, 2015 at 16:19 | Editorial Dept

In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy sector. Each week we’ll…

Natural Gas Still Has Space To Fall

Nov 27, 2015 at 16:02 | Jim Hyerczyk

January Natural Gas January Natural Gas futures declined to a multi-year low at $2.229 earlier in the week, but selling dried up,…

Why Low Oil Prices Won’t Cure Low Oil Prices

Nov 27, 2015 at 15:54 | Gail Tverberg

The traditional understanding of supply and demand works in some limited cases–will a manufacturer make red dresses or blue dresses? The manufacturer’s choice doesn’t make much…

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