Energy

Jul 18, 2011 at 08:13 | Commodities Mansion

September Crude Oil markets had a rocky week but still managed to close up despite another rejection of the psychological $100 per barrel level. Although the market see-sawed at times…

Jul 17, 2011 at 18:08 | Commodities Mansion

September Natural Gas soared on Friday, settling at a one-month high, near 50% of its June/July range of 5.011 to 4.012 at 4.511. The rebound following a test of the…

Jul 15, 2011 at 10:16 | Post Carbon

Which sounds better? A) The Obama administration should be doing more to develop U.S. oil-and-gas reserves. Or, B) The Obama administration should be doing more to deplete U.S. oil-and-gas reserves.…

Jul 14, 2011 at 09:29 | Forex Pros

Crude oil futures extended gains on Thursday, climbing to a fresh daily high after official data showed that new applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell to the lowest in three-months…

Jul 14, 2011 at 08:05 | Gail Tverberg

In Part 1 of this post, I pointed out that an economy is closely linked with the resources that underly it. Because of this, if there is really is a…

Jul 14, 2011 at 08:03 | Energy Digital

Natural gas is gaining ground as oil prices still linger around $100 a barrel; however, there are limited vehicles on the road that can run off of natural gas, and…

Jul 13, 2011 at 07:48 | Energy Digital

In recent weeks, the International Energy Agency (IEA) decided to release 60 million barrels of member states’ oil reserves into the world market in what it called an effort to…

Jul 13, 2011 at 07:46 | Charlotte Dudley

The world’s stock markets are over-exposed to fossil fuels, putting investors at risk of a ‘carbon bubble’, according to a report by research group Carbon Tracker Initiative which calls for…

Jul 12, 2011 at 11:42 | Forex Pros

Natural gas futures rallied for a third day on Tuesday, hovering below a one-week high as weather forecasts showed that a heat wave was moving towards the U.S. East coast,…

Jul 12, 2011 at 11:32 | Post Carbon

During the past century, world economic growth has depended largely on ever-expanding use of hydrocarbon energy sources: oil for transportation, coal and natural gas for electricity generation, oil and gas…

Jul 12, 2011 at 07:59 | Gail Tverberg

There is really a two-way link between peak oil and peak debt: 1. Peak oil tends to cause peak debt. Some will argue with me about this, because they believe…

Jul 11, 2011 at 08:37 | John Daly

Saturday, 9 July saw an event unusual in global politics - the emergence of a large Christan black petrostate, 90 percent of whose inhabitants live below the poverty line on…

Jul 11, 2011 at 08:23 | Commodities Mansion

After forming a two-week support base between a pair of retracement levels at $94.98 and $90.13, August Crude Oil surged early last week, triggering a quick rally into a steep…

Jul 08, 2011 at 08:06 | John Daly

In the past three decades the Islamic Republic of Iran has developed a well-earned sense of paranoia. First, in September 1980 Saddam Hussein invaded Iran in what he thought would…

Jul 08, 2011 at 08:03 | Stuart Burns

Natural gas holds a lot of promise for China. As a result, China’s development of the fuel has the potential to profoundly impact global prices. Natural gas has many advantages…

Jul 08, 2011 at 07:57 | Energy Digital

In a contradiction that scientists, skeptics, businesses, governments and the media never saw coming, coal emissions may actually be both contributing to global warming and reducing it.  While this may…

Jul 07, 2011 at 11:06 | Forex Pros

Crude oil futures maintained gains on Thursday, trading near a three-week high after a government report showed that U.S. crude oil inventories fell less-than-expected last week, while gasoline stockpiles declined…

Jul 07, 2011 at 08:32 | John Daly

Over the last few years, thanks largely to Hollywood’s “pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, maritime buccaneers have acquired a highly romantic image. The reality of modern piracy is far removed…

Jul 07, 2011 at 08:17 | Gail Tverberg

Will uranium supply be adequate for planned nuclear electricity? This question has seen sharply differing views. The purpose of this post is to give an update, showing where we are…

Jul 06, 2011 at 08:28 | Commodities Mansion

After a two-day consolidation, August crude oil surged to the upside. The rally was set up by last week’s closing price reversal bottom at 89.61 and penetration of several technical…