British voters are set to vote this week on whether to stay within the European Union or to break up and go it alone. Although the…
In honor of Brian Wilson’s 74th birthday, the oil market is picking up some good vibrations to start the week. As Brexit fears abate and risk-on…
Back from Asia — a part of the world where a small but potentially important news item emerged in the mining world this week - from…
Russia’s Transport Ministry is considering the Elon Musk-proposed Hyperloop concept to connect China with the Russian Far East and may propose the idea to Beijing. "The…
The words “slavery” and “oil”, when used together, are usually reserved for use in the context of palm oil, but the offshore oil and gas industry…
Norway’s parliament recently passed legislation vowing to make the country carbon-neutral by 2030. The bill passed with bi-partisan support and is a powerful indicator of the…
A key U.S. Congressman believes that the actions by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) regarding oil production could lead to regime change in Venezuela,…
Alaska has long been one of the few U.S. states without an income tax. Thanks to its incredible bounty of natural resources, the state had more…
The Bakken and North Dakota production data is out. Big surprise. The Bakken was down 69,420 barrels per day in April while all North Dakota was down 70,414…
Speaking on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday, BP Plc hinted that it was not interested in the Saudi Aramco IPO.…
August Crude Oil futures plunged this week and are in a position to post a nearly 6% loss for the week as investors reacted to a…
Now that oil is backing away marginally from its $50 level, there has been an equal retracement in the price of energy stocks with it. I…
With energy, and oil prices in particular, being so much in the news over the last year or so it seems that a lot of people…
Friday, June 17, 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 • Unknown gunmen attacked two Iranian cargo trailers in Turkey's southeastern region on Wednesday night, setting fire to the trucks,…
• Brexit anxiety dominated markets this week after new polls revealed heightened odds of a Leave vote. From June 9th to June 16th, the GBP weakened considerably and the EUR/USD…
We begin with a look at the key data for the oil and gas industry this week, which shows an unexpected draw in U.S. oil inventories…
The U.S. oil and gas rigs count is up today according to today’s Baker Hughes report, marking the third straight week of increases for the…
It is national flip-flop day, and the oil market is acting accordingly. After reaching a one-month low after six consecutive days of losses, crude has changed…
Oregon transportation officials are now calling for a halt of Union Pacific trains after a derailment on the third of June. Eleven cars from…