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May 31, 2016 at 16:11

Imagine how workers would behave if they were paid not on the basis of their output or productivity, but simply on time spent at the office regardless of…

May 31, 2016 at 16:03

In November 2013, the United States Library of Congress released a report describing Algeria’s macroeconomic position as “strong” during a month when Brent oil prices cruised at…

May 31, 2016 at 15:08

We begin by taking a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets this week, which show that, despite Canada bringing oil…

May 31, 2016 at 12:42

It’s easy for U.S. drivers to forget the high gas prices in recent years after the ultra-lows seen only months ago, but prices going into the summer months…

May 31, 2016 at 11:52

One hundred and fifty-seven years after Big Ben was started, and the oil market is counting down the clock to an onslaught of economic data from the ringing…

May 31, 2016 at 11:21

Global natural gas is a big opportunity right now. With prices still high in many parts of the world — and competition for projects decreasing with the general…

May 30, 2016 at 17:20

If the whims of oil speculators are anything to go by, then another oil price downturn looks increasingly unlikely. Oil prices have gained more than 80 percent over…

May 30, 2016 at 17:00

The resurgence of Niger Delta militancy has reached the level of an all-out renewal of conflict that Nigeria’s security forces appear incapable of stopping, and force majeure on…

May 30, 2016 at 16:45

Here I review key trends in the oil market over the last decade. (Click to…

May 30, 2016 at 16:09

Two years ago, while Kurdish oil was flowing to Turkey’s port of Ceyhan, Iran and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) signed a natural gas-for-oil agreement that included…

May 30, 2016 at 16:03

Energy storage is an extremely hot area of the energy and utility markets right now, with new innovations and investment opportunities appearing all the time. Add to…

May 30, 2016 at 13:29

Several years ago, when I was working on my book Power Plays, I spent a lot of time thinking about the future of energy. One thing I…

May 30, 2016 at 11:34

The UAE’s economy minister sees oil jumping to $60 per barrel in the next few months. "It’s possible for oil prices to reach $60 or more during this…

May 30, 2016 at 10:48

I wrote in March about world’s top uranium nation, Kazakhstan, making thinly-veiled threats against uranium miners. And this past week, we may have seen the first moves…

May 29, 2016 at 17:15

Total global oil production could decline for the next several years in a row as scarce new sources of supply come online. According to data from Rystad Energy,…

May 29, 2016 at 17:00

Chinese conglomerate Yantai Xinchao has US$1 billion to blow and is looking to buy oil-producing assets in the Permian Basin as it moves aggressively to expand its…

May 29, 2016 at 16:55

Falling oil prices which started in late 2014 have highlighted an increased emphasis on the cost of producing oil, particularly from shale oil formations in the U.S. With…

May 29, 2016 at 07:33

For growing Asian economies, the oil price drop that started in mid-2014 was very welcome. It allowed them to cut petrol subsidies that were taking their toll on…

May 27, 2016 at 20:06

Gearing up for a campaign against the Democratic nominee for president, Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement…

May 27, 2016 at 19:36

We’ve seen it before. Tough talk in the early ‘70s for an energy independent America as OPEC’s oil embargo quadrupled the price of petroleum from $2.90 a barrel to $11.65…