The U.S. has reimposed sanctions…
Russia’s flagship crude grade is…
The Biden Administration cancels planned…
Even as the price of oil remains stubbornly low, the IEA is starting to become incrementally more positive about oil’s supply and demand balance in the…
The Origins of Peak Oil AwarenessThe scientific study of peak oil began in the 1950′s, when Shell geophysicist M. King Hubbert reported on the…
It’s stunning how behind the times the analysts can be.It is, in fact, the one thing to our advantage as independent investors – we care only about being…
Yesterday’s conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the subsequent announcement and press conference was, if we were to believe the stories going in, supposed to bring…
Not all regions of the world with proven oil are receiving attention from struggling oil companies. But as the lesser prospects get put on the shelf,…
November Crude Oil(Click Image To Enlarge)Fundamental AnalysisAfter a lackluster start, November Crude Oil futures…
The Federal Reserve decided to leave interest rates unchanged, a move that had become increasingly expected as the Fed meeting drew closer, due to low inflation and concerns over instability…
With a lack of overnight economic data to consume, we are left to reflect on yesterday’s Federal Reserve decision to keep interest rates at 0.25%. While…
On September 10th the EIA reported a production decline in the Lower 48—essentially shale production—of 208,000 BOPD. That is a staggeringly enormous number, approximately 10 percent…
One of the most significant countries in terms of future oil growth may not be able to achieve its long-term production goals, raising red flags about global oil supplies in…
OPEC has been the most talked about organization in the oil and gas circuit in the last year as the cartel pursues market share, and any…
I have long maintained that various distortions of fundamental data by the media and analysts are partly to blame for why oil prices are de-coupled from…
Seventy-six years to the day after Ol’ Blue Eyes recorded ‘All or Nothing At All‘, and the Federal Reserve finds itself in a similar predicament. For…
The Federal Reserve could raise interest rates as soon as this week, as its governors meet to discuss monetary conditions. The decision could have an enormous…
While everyone is watching the oil bust, there is another bust going on – one for natural gas. Before there was a boom in oil production…
Saudi Arabia faces a problem. The G20 nation and de facto head of OPEC relies almost solely on oil to power an economy that has…
Usually, we don’t stop to think about how the whole economy works together. A major reason is that we have been lacking data to see long-term…
Crude prices are ripping higher today thus far, egged on by a surprise draw from last night’s API report. A 3.1 million barrel draw was seen,…
Lower prices have had a mixed effect on commodities production. Metals like gold and iron ore have seen output stay stubbornly high -- with Platts reporting…
That low oil prices are squeezing out oil sands producers is not breaking news. But in spite of a grim oil price outlook, production out of…