As the September 26 to 28 “informal” meeting of OPEC producers in Algeria draws near, media speculation could easily cause mental anguish. On oil news websites simultaneous headlines claim OPEC…
Oil producers could see a $10 to $15 spike in barrel prices if the world’s energy leaders agree on a freeze in new output next week, Venezuelan Oil Minister Eulogio…
Oil prices are hovering in the mid-$40s per barrel, and the hopes of a rebound have once again been delayed. The IEA’s September Oil Market Report predicts that the…
One million barrels of oil per day is the magic amount of oil output that must be reduced globally to rebalance the energy markets and jumpstart a rise in oil…
The California ISO (CAISO) was recently approved by the Federal Energy Regulation Commission to introduce new regulations to boost accuracy in determining market demand. These revisions will be affecting…
What really causes falling productivity growth? The answer seems to be very much energy-related. Human labor by itself does not cause productivity growth. It is human labor, leveraged by…
The government’s recent decision to make cuts to Kuwait’s petrol subsidy system is expected to boost state coffers amid low global oil prices, despite some push-back from organised labour. In…
At the conclusion of the G20 conference in China this month, the assembled countries pledged yet again to end fossil fuel subsidies. An action item read the attendees would,…
Venezuela, teetering on the brink of utter economic collapse, is rushing through a tender for billions of dollars of drilling contracts to boost oil production in the Orinoco Belt. Venezuela…
Power-sharing in Iraq Ever since the establishment of Iraq as a state, the arrangement of power-sharing within the country, on both political and economic bases, has been at the…
We’ve continued to try to find value in the energy space, by trading around and out of winners in the independent E+P’s and majors that have recently peaked – at…
There has been a lot written, and even more said, about the “unofficial” meeting of oil producers that will take place early next week in Algiers. OPEC members and a…
Friday, September 23 2016 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • The Iraqi-U.S. coalition is advancing on Mosul, the northern Iraqi city that is one of the few remaining strongholds of Islamic State. Before the final…
December Natural Gas futures rallied to its highest level since July 1 before posting a dramatic and potentially bearish closing price reversal top on the daily chart on September 22.…
• OPEC leadership’s discussion of its upcoming meeting dominated oil market headlines this week and helped lead a $4 rally from Monday through Thursday in WTI from $42.55 to near…
Oil prices fell fast on Friday afternoon after Saudi Arabia claimed that "doesn't expect any decision" next week at OPEC’s unofficial meeting in Algiers.
This week Baker Hughes reported that two additional oil rigs went online in the United States, making it the fourth straight week of increased oil rigs, and 13 straight…
Crude prices are selling off, aided by Saudi comments that a decision will not be forthcoming from next week's OPEC meeting in Algiers. Add to this news that the Federal…
It’s been an eventful week in oil. With reports from top producer Saudi Arabia showing record August production of 7.622 million barrels per day — weighing on market sentiment. And…