Crude is flip-flopping ahead of an exceedingly likely inventory draw to crude stocks from tomorrow's Labor Day-delayed inventory report. With a choppy U.S. dollar, crude is getting whipsawed…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is keen to reach an agreement with OPEC to freeze oil production in hopes of prices regaining strength. With the U.S. shale boom supplying…
Eyebrows all over the world were raised when he said, “There is no price war” – after all, anyone with even a passing interest in the oil and…
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Oklahoma this past weekend, enough to rank it as among one of the state’s most powerful on record. The earthquake, which took place just…
The fight over the fate of the 1,168-mile Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) intensified on Saturday, when a clash between private security agents defending the construction site and Native…
In a bid to reduce the budget deficit that has been growing as crude prices have been falling, Saudi Arabia may cancel projects worth over US$20 billion, Bloomberg reported…
Oil prices didn’t manage to extend gains on Tuesday as markets still doubt an OPEC output freeze.
After yesterday's accord between Saudi Arabia and Russia ignited an effervescent oil rally, we have now seen these hopes fizzle out once more. As the 'task force' agreement references no…
The oil market is still in a state of uncertainty — with a lot of major indicators (including crude prices) in rapid flux. And news this week shows…
Oil prices have continued to languish below $50 per barrel as a glut of crude oil and gasoline persist even as global demand continues to rise. The IEA…
Investors in the transportation sector are facing a sea of change thanks to the rise of online commerce. A major part of that change is Amazon.com, and the…
China is bothering energy analysts and investors. It’s bothering them because it has been on a buying spree for crude in the last two years but nobody knows…
In a crippling environment of low prices, the recent announcement from Statoil’s chief executive Eldar Saetre, that due to their cost saving measures, the Johan Sverdrup oil field…
In this post, I will address 3 topics relating to the Northern Deepwater Gulf of Mexico – 1. Historical oil production2. One view of the future of…
Saudi Arabia and Russia said on Monday that they would cooperate to stabilize oil prices, a potential sign that the production freeze talks set to take place…
In August, when OPEC floated the idea of meeting once again to discuss the possibility of a production freeze, oil prices skyrocketed, ending the bear market that had…
As the EU has pushed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower the portion of energy that comes from nuclear sources, the greatest benefactors have been natural gas…
Argentina’s renewable energy supply auction, which began accepting bids on August 22nd and will conclude on September 5th, 2016, represents a meaningful market entry opportunity for investors hoping…
Unmanned, app-friendly filling stations could expand Millennial interest in CNG fueled cars, pickups It’s been a while since the familiar Esso filling stations dotted the U.S. highways. But…
Reliability of the electrical grid is a big piece of the "package" that franchise-owning electric companies sell their customers. Just trust the local utility. No need to worry…