In March, nine Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) European Union member states sent a letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker objecting to the construction of…
Each year in June two very important reports are released that provide a comprehensive view of the global energy markets. The highlight of the recently-released
We’ve benefited from a fairly strong oil market, resulting in an energy subsector that has been outperforming the stock indexes for the past several weeks. In short, our energy thesis…
Okay, so the vote in the U.K. was a shock to many, not least the now “ex” British Prime Minister David Cameron. It was certainly a…
Friday, June 24, 2016 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Brazil: If you aren’t interested in what’s going there, you should be. It’s fascinating to the private intelligence world—and to geopolitical analysts…
August Natural Gas futures surged to the highest level since the week-ending October 16, 2015 earlier in the week, but sellers came in at $2.812 to stop the…
We begin with a look at the key data for the oil and gas industry this week, which shows the impact of the Brexit vote on the oil…
Britain has woken up this morning to the news that it will be leaving the European Union. The decision, won by a majority of just four percent, is…
The number of active U.S. oil rigs dipped by 7 this week, after increasing by 9 last week, and 3 the week before. Natural gas rigs were up…
And as the world comes to terms with the news that the U.K. has voted to leave the E.U., the oil market is getting a wop bop a…
There’s been a lot of concern lately over slowing Chinese demand for commodities. But news this week shows that one metal is bucking that trend — and seeing…
Oil prices reacted poorly when the news came that UK voters had opted on Thursday to leave the European Union. Futures for crude oil took a definite…
OPEC oil export revenues took a $438 billion hit last year, according to OPEC’s 2015 annual report released on Wednesday. Despite the poor showing in OPEC revenues,…
We are on the precipice of a food fight among 7 billion people, and potash will be right at the center of it. If you can add 200,000 people every…
Oil prices have surged by more than 80 percent since February on the back of unexpected supply disruptions. But the market could be missing yet another potential supply…
The market for natural gas in the United States continues to seesaw back and forth, with a recent bout of optimism threatened to be dashed as inventories climb…
The oil rally is facing considerable resistance at the $50 per barrel levels, and hedge funds have closed 63 million barrels of long positions—a reduction of 10 percent—in…
Oil executives are rightly wondering whether their business faces long-term threats from alternative energy sources. But for many years to come, the world will still need large volumes…
As the pound pushes on, equities rally, and bonds sell off, oil is being propelled higher by an expectation for a ‘remain’ vote coming through in…