Energy

Feb 12, 2015 at 15:06 | Michael Klare

It’s a ritual long familiar to observers of American politics: presidential hopefuls with limited international experience travel to foreign lands and deliver speeches designed to showcase their grasp of foreign…

Feb 11, 2015 at 14:44 | Nick Cunningham

One major knock on effect from the oil bust is the collapse in prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG). Unlike oil, which largely trades on an open market…

Feb 11, 2015 at 14:34 | Arthur Berman

The front page of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, February 10 proclaimed “Oil-Price Rebound Predicted” according to the IEA (International Energy Agency). Not true. The February 10

Feb 11, 2015 at 14:21 | Colin Chilcoat

The strike at US refineries got a bit bigger over the weekend – all amid the most volatile, and now downward, price swings seen in the last six years.…

Feb 11, 2015 at 14:14 | Andy Tully

Russia is seeking observer status in OPEC, but the CEO of Rosneft, its largest oil company, said there is no chance that Moscow would want to become a member. In…

Feb 10, 2015 at 18:03 | Nick Cunningham

Could U.S. shale rival Saudi Arabia when it comes to playing the role of swing producer? Saudi Arabia has long been the only real oil producer in the world that…

Feb 10, 2015 at 17:55 | Colin Chilcoat

With oil and gas still flooding the scene it’s a buyer’s market. For some however, picking isn’t easy. For the European Union specifically, an abundance of choice comes with its…

Feb 10, 2015 at 17:45 | Steve Brown

I wrote earlier about oil prices, or more specifically, about where oil prices might go in the medium to long term; that was $80/bbl plus or minus $20/bbl if you…

Feb 10, 2015 at 12:42 | Editorial Dept

OPEC’s strategy of choking off North American shale appears to be going according to plan. Baker Hughes reported another significant decline in the rig count for the week ending on…

Feb 10, 2015 at 08:45 | Wolf Richter

The price of oil has bounced 20% since January 29 when the benchmark West Texas Intermediate had dipped below $44 a barrel, but according to Edward Morse, Citigroup’s global head…

Feb 09, 2015 at 17:18 | Nick Cunningham

The U.S. Congress is nearing final approval of a bill that would green light the Keystone XL pipeline. But with the President set to veto…

Feb 09, 2015 at 17:03 | Arthur Berman

Recent well performance in the Eagle Ford Shale play has declined among key operators. This is due in part to especially poor well performance by a…

Feb 09, 2015 at 16:47 | Igor Alexeev

The modest installment payments that Ukraine is making on its $2.440 billion debt to Gazprom are not enough to restore the reputation of that country as…

Feb 09, 2015 at 16:38 | Ron Patterson

The latest OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report is out with all the OPEC crude only production numbers for January 2015. There were very little revisions…

Feb 09, 2015 at 09:11 | ZeroHedge

Whether it is to cripple the will of Putin and end his support of the Syria regime (thus handing the much desired gas-pipeline traversing territory over…

Feb 08, 2015 at 18:36 | Dan Dicker

A massive rally in the oil market starting last Friday has everyone asking whether oil has bottomed. As for me, I’m not sure that’s the right…

Feb 08, 2015 at 18:31 | Martin Tillier

Over the last few weeks I have reiterated several times my belief that the mid $40 level would provide support for WTI crude, and so far…

Feb 08, 2015 at 18:24 | Editorial Dept

We are in erratic times with the price of oil, making any investment in the energy sector inherently unpredictable. The CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index (INDEXCBOE:…

Feb 08, 2015 at 18:08 | Jim Hyerczyk

Crude Oil Outlook If you read the crude oil news on January 29, the day that crude oil bottomed, you’ll…

Feb 06, 2015 at 19:41 | Nick Cunningham

European nations met in Latvia last Friday to devise a strategy to unify their energy sectors. The February 6 meeting in Riga by European Union energy ministers sought to…