Oil prices have been climbing…
Geopolitical tensions and tighter supply…
In the short term, oil…
If numbers released last week are to be believed, the U.S. stock market is about to experience a sharp correction at the very least. On Friday,…
It’s quiet on the eastern front – as quiet as a conflict between world superpowers can be. Since February’s cease-fire agreement, relative calm has prevailed in…
Recently, Warren Buffett has made headlines by selling all of his shares in Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), the rest of his position in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP),…
There's been a lot of speculation recently that lower oil prices should impact production. Potentially setting up the market for a rebound. And statistics released this…
East Africa holds out a lot of promise for oil and gas exploration, but its ultimate emergence as an energy player remains in doubt. Statoil, the mostly government-owned Norwegian oil…
Oil prices will remain subdued for the next 20 years. That comes from a new policy brief from Stanford economist Frank Wolak, who says that…
Russia says it is considering a request by the European Commission (EC), relayed by Ukraine’s state-owned gas company Naftogaz, to extend its current discount for the…
Cracks are widening in Russia’s flagship natural gas producer Gazprom. The state-owned gas company has suffered mightily under the weight of western sanctions and the fall…
When it comes to geopolitical events affecting oil prices, there is no shortage of possibilities. Whether it is the outbreak of a war, a terrorist attack,…
The rise in earthquakes as a result of fracking poses a massive problem for the oil and gas industry. It is not hydraulic fracturing per se…
The Future of Shale in Asia All of us know how Shale gas changed the fortune of the United States energy sector over the last few…
Oil mounted a strong surge last Thursday as Saudi Arabia-led forces carried out a series of airstrikes against Houthi…
The fate of global oil prices will be determined in Lausanne, Switzerland this week. An unlikely location for oil markets, to be sure, but that is…
If you ever need to be reminded just how influential Saudi Arabia is in the global oil industry, just look back to last week. On March…
The IEA OMR is out early this month hence April’s edition of vital statistics comes early. The March 2015 Vital Statistics is here. EIA…
On Friday I visited the University of Alberta in Edmonton, where falling oil prices have brought a record provincial budget deficit despite aggressive tax increases…
Oil prices breached the $50 mark on Thursday as Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states deployed airstrikes into Yemen in defense of the Sunni leadership and…
Several times in the last few months I have suggested that investors look to accumulate energy stocks for the long term right now, based on the…
Introduction Albania is not typically on the European tourist route. Several decades of floundering economic growth and isolation under a communist dictator will do that. Now…
The spike in May NYMEX Crude Oil futures during the pre-market trading session on Wednesday night (Eastern Time) came as a surprise to many traders because,…