Energy

Apr 15, 2015 at 15:03 | Gail Tverberg

What is the real story of energy and the economy? We hear two predominant energy stories. One is the story economists tell: The economy can grow…

Apr 15, 2015 at 10:41 | Leonard Brecken

Last night the EIA once again capitulated on the myth that rig counts don’t matter and the productivity of wells would largely offset, leaving the industry…

Apr 15, 2015 at 10:31 | Charles Kennedy

Saudi Arabia has decided to turn up the heat on U.S. shale producers. The de factor OPEC leader ramped up oil production in March despite the…

Apr 14, 2015 at 15:49 | Euan Mearns

The global rig count statistics published by Baker Hughes provide a crucial industry activity indicator and some of the most up to date industry statistics…

Apr 14, 2015 at 13:46 | Global Risk Insights

Russia will remain a major supplier of natural gas to the EU as projects to find alternative sources face headwinds from escalating costs and political meddling…

Apr 14, 2015 at 13:08 | Evan Kelly

The latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that shale output will decline by 57,000 barrels per day in May. It will be led by losses of…

Apr 14, 2015 at 09:48 | Dave Forest

If you're a coal investor, there's one piece of data you need to see this week. New production figures from world-leading exporter Indonesia. Data released by…

Apr 13, 2015 at 16:10 | John Manfreda

Over the past twenty years, the most important and most exciting development in the United States energy sector has been hydraulic fracturing, also referred to as fracking. This controversial drilling…

Apr 13, 2015 at 15:48 | Nick Cunningham

Water and energy have a symbiotic relationship. Energy is needed to move water to people and businesses. Water, in turn, is necessary to produce energy. Of…

Apr 13, 2015 at 15:19 | The Jamestown Foundation

Quantitative indicators show a dramatic reorientation of Ukraine’s natural gas supply strategy. Dependence on Gazprom has become a thing of the past. Kyiv is demonstrating political resolve to pursue supply…

Apr 13, 2015 at 14:44 | Global Risk Insights

Regardless of the final outcome of Iran’s nuclear program negotiations, the coming months will see a continuing price war between OPEC producers and the shrinking US…

Apr 13, 2015 at 11:14 | Charles Kennedy

While everyone is watching oil prices bounce around at low levels, natural gas prices are also at their lowest levels in years.  

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:46 | Nick Cunningham

Could the largest energy deal in over a decade begin a new wave of mergers and acquisitions? Is LNG really the future? How Will ExxonMobil Respond?…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:30 | Andy Tully

A small British oil company has found a bonanza of potentially billions of barrels of oil beneath a field near London’s Gatwick Airport. The only problem…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:20 | Nick Cunningham

Low oil prices are threatening the health of Canada’s oil and gas sector, which in turn, is causing turmoil in Canada’s economy as a whole. The…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:11 | Dan Dicker

Royal Dutch Shell's (RDS) $70 billion bid for U.K.-based BG Group, one of the largest buyouts in the energy space in decades, raises more questions than…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:08 | Martin Tillier

This week, earnings season in the U.S. unofficially began when Alcoa (AA) reported first quarter earnings. For traders and investors who take an active role in…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:02 | Editorial Dept

Introduction “The King is dead, long live The King!” Just as this expression conveyed the notion that royal control is passed onto the next monarch, the…

Apr 10, 2015 at 16:30 | Jim Hyerczyk

  Last week, crude oil futures bucked the trend and defied the bearish fundamentals to put them in a position to finish higher for the week. The price action was…

Apr 10, 2015 at 16:03 | Evan Kelly

The major news of the week was the mega-merger between Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) and BG Group (LON: BG). The $70 billion price tag of BG Group made the…