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Rise Of The Vulture Investing Class

Feb 03, 2015 at 17:19 | Nick Cunningham

The oil markets are showing some life, having rallied 11 percent over a two-day period. But if a bigger rebound is not around the corner,…

Essential Oil Production Statistics – February 2015

Feb 03, 2015 at 17:10 | Euan Mearns

This is the second in a monthly series of posts chronicling the action in the global oil market in 12 key charts. The January 2015 post…

Too Little, Too Late For Venezuela?

Feb 03, 2015 at 16:46 | Global Risk Insights

Rapidly declining world oil prices, a lack of basic goods in supermarkets, insecurity, and a more united opposition look set to make 2015 the most difficult year yet for…

Oil Majors’ Profits Take A Beating

Feb 02, 2015 at 18:32 | Nick Cunningham

The first quarterly earnings reports since the collapse of oil prices are in and the numbers show a significant deterioration in profits for the oil majors.…

Strikes The Latest Threat Facing US Oil Industry

Feb 02, 2015 at 18:18 | Andy Tully

Workers are on strike at nine oil refineries and chemical plants around the United States in the largest such job action in 35 years. Members of…

Bad News For World Economy That No One Wants To Hear

Feb 02, 2015 at 18:02 | Kurt Cobb

Reading the general run of financial headlines might lead one to believe that price declines in those commodities which are highly sensitive to economic conditions such…

Why Peak Oil Is Finally Here

Feb 02, 2015 at 17:48 | Ron Patterson

In this life nothing is certain. Therefore I am not declaring, absolutely, that we are at peak oil, only that it is a near certainty. But…

Arctic Oil On Life Support

Jan 31, 2015 at 11:18 | Nick Cunningham

Oil companies have eyed the Arctic for years. With an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil lying north of the Arctic Circle, the circumpolar north is arguably the last…

EU Extends Sanctions As Rosneft Waits For A Bailout

Jan 31, 2015 at 11:09 | Colin Chilcoat

Peace talks are dead and the body count is rapidly rising in Ukraine. More than 5,000 have perished since the conflict began and September’s ceasefire – for lack of…

Winners And Losers Of Low Gasoline Prices

Jan 31, 2015 at 10:53 | Matt Smith

The price drop we have seen at the pump in recent months has been nothing short of spectacular. It has provided the equivalent of a

This Week In Energy: The War For Market Share Is Only Just Beginning

Jan 30, 2015 at 16:58 | Evan Kelly

This week saw yet more bad news for the oil sector, as the EIA’s latest figures released on Wednesday showed U.S. Inventories at levels not seen…

Oil Market Blood Bath Has A Long Way To Go

Jan 30, 2015 at 16:44 | Dan Dicker

Another Wednesday, another big build in domestic crude stocks, sending oil prices swooning again. Prices retreated another 3% to under $45 a barrel. Two majors, Hess…

Trade With Conviction But Also Caution

Jan 30, 2015 at 16:38 | Martin Tillier

In most cases, conviction is a terrible trait for traders to have. Believing that you are right and the entire market is wrong is an almost…

Offshore Drilling To Make A Resurgence In U.S.

Jan 30, 2015 at 16:31 | Editorial Dept

U.S. President Obama just made some dramatic changes to the offshore oil and gas landscape. Let’s take a look beneath some of the recent headlines to…

Too Much Oil, Not Enough Cold For The Markets

Jan 30, 2015 at 16:17 | Jim Hyerczyk

Crude Oil Outlook A valiant attempt to consolidate March Crude Oil prices failed this week when the market traded down to a level not seen since…

Chevron Responds To Eight Week Drop In Rig Count By Slashing Jobs

Jan 30, 2015 at 12:48 | ZeroHedge

For the 8th week in a row (something that hasn't happened since June 2009), US total rig count plunged. This week's 90 rig drop to 1543…

Leaked Document Could Shatter UK Shale Dreams

Jan 29, 2015 at 17:16 | Nick Cunningham

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s hopes for a British-style shale gas revolution recently took a major hit. Cameron has promised that his government will be “going all out” to…

Russian Stimulus Plan ‘Just Talk’

Jan 29, 2015 at 17:07 | Andy Tully

Russia is ready to institute a $35 billion “anti-crisis” stimulus plan intended to rescue an economy crippled by plummeting oil prices and Western sanctions by increasing…

Can Saudi Arabia Diversify Away From Oil?

Jan 29, 2015 at 16:52 | Global Risk Insights

The Saudi government hopes new special economic zones can spur foreign investment and lessen the Kingdom’s reliance on oil. Regulatory reforms are needed, however, to convince…

Future Of $14 Billion GTL Plant In Louisiana Uncertain

Jan 29, 2015 at 16:46 | Andy Tully

Yet another large energy company has shifted its focus from capital spending to savings because of the increasingly low price of oil. Sasol Ltd. of South Africa is reassessing its…

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