Energy

Mar 13, 2020 at 18:13 | Irina Slav

With all the drama around crude oil right now natural gas has moved outside the spotlight but there are some interesting developments there as well, and a lot more positive…

Mar 13, 2020 at 18:13 | Alex Kimani

As the cost of a disturbed climate becomes increasingly clear, a growing number of cities, states and countries have set ambitious targets to dramatically reduce or completely eliminate carbon…

Mar 13, 2020 at 18:09 | RFE/RL staff

The U.S. State Department has announced "the willingness of U.S. companies to begin immediately selling oil to Belarus at competitive market prices" in a clear signal to Minsk -- and…

Mar 13, 2020 at 18:07 | Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

Electric utility capital expenditures (CAPEX) in the US have been rising steadily. But they are not remotely large enough to meet future industry requirements to decarbonize, harden infrastructure, modernize, digitize…

Mar 13, 2020 at 14:56 | Michael Kern

There’s no doubt about it, it has been a rough week for oil. Just days after Saudi Arabia and Russia launched a full-blown oil war, forcing prices to drop by…

Mar 13, 2020 at 14:25 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Russian oil firms plan to raise their oil production from April and they are comfortable with the current oil prices and even lower, oil executives said after meeting this week…

Mar 13, 2020 at 13:46 | Tom Kool

Oil prices have fallen nearly 50 percent since the start of the year and the short-term outlook isn’t looking very promising as OPEC and Russia continue to boost supply. 

Mar 13, 2020 at 12:41 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are edging higher on Friday. The move is being fueled by stronger demand for risky assets after U.S. equity markets…

Mar 13, 2020 at 12:39 | Editorial Dept

1. Commodities crash- The 11-year bull run for the Dow Jones came to…

Mar 13, 2020 at 12:35 | Editorial Dept

Market Movers - Saudi Arabia has booked multiple VLCCs to ship its crude oil, including to the US Gulf Coast, despite having its own fleet of VLCCs. While China is…

Mar 13, 2020 at 12:33 | Editorial Dept

Last week, there was an example of why setting and sticking to stops, something I frequently stress, is so important.  On Friday, I wrote that it may be worth trying…

Mar 13, 2020 at 12:31 | Editorial Dept

Welcome to $30 Oil, But It Could Be Lower  Last week, Saudi Arabia threatened to flood the market with oil. This week, it did just that.  Aramco has been ordered…

Mar 13, 2020 at 12:12 | Julianne Geiger

Baker Hughes reported that the number of oil and gas rigs in the US fell this week by 1­ to 792, with the total oil and gas rigs clocking in…

Mar 13, 2020 at 11:00 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Oil prices will likely remain at current depressed levels for months amid a price war and the fight for market share while the coronavirus outbreak batters oil demand, a

Mar 13, 2020 at 09:02 | Irina Slav

Rebalancing the oil market in a context of dropping demand and rising supply will take a while, energy expert Daniel Yergin told media, as quoted by Reuters.…

Mar 12, 2020 at 18:31 | Julianne Geiger

Oil demand has been revised downward several times since the start of the year by nearly every analyst or banking institution thanks to the devastating impact of the coronavirus. With…

Mar 12, 2020 at 18:22 | Nick Cunningham

U.S. shale companies are moving quickly to ax their budgets, hoping to staunch the bleeding as the oil market continues to melt down. It has only been a few days…

Mar 12, 2020 at 17:40 | Alex Kimani

There are three questions tormenting investors in the oil and gas industry right now:  Why did Icahn double down on Occidental Petroleum? Is Warren Buffett right when he says “turnarounds…

Mar 12, 2020 at 16:58 | David Messler

The last few weeks have been humbling for those of us who make prognostications about the direction the oil markets may take. Especially so for the bulls, folks who think…

Mar 12, 2020 at 13:37 | Michael Kern

The Federal Reserve took drastic action on Thursday as the stock market meltdown accelerated, pledging to inject as much as $1.5 trillion into U.S. markets to cull the growing panic…