Oil market observers will appreciate that the oil price has become more volatile of late with daily movements of several percent common place. A friend…
Whiting Petroleum announced earnings on February 24, with probably the most bullish and shocking news to come to the oil patch since the crash started in…
A new era for U.S. energy has begun. The first shipment of LNG has officially left American shores, a highly anticipated event that has been years…
The Islamic State (ISIS) is taking on recruits faster than anyone can keep up with, and it’s heading towards Libya’s oil crescent, eyeing billions of barrels…
Oil production from the North Sea could plummet over the next decade, an outcome that will largely result from the inability of oil companies to invest in upstream exploration today.…
Iran has already increased oil exports by 500,000 barrels per day since sanctions have been lifted, and now it’s looking at an additional 250,000 bpd when…
As investors move into the spring, perhaps the biggest question to consider is when the Fed will next raise interest rates. The simple answer is that…
Oil prices soured after Tuesday’s comments from Saudi Arabia’s oil minister Ali al-Naimi, who essentially ruled out the possibility of an OPEC production cut. The oil…
More than one-third of public oil companies globally face bankruptcy, according to a new Deloitte report that paints a fairly gloomy picture of the U.S. shale…
There is a small start-up company in California that appears to be setting the stage to challenge the world’s biggest companies in an emerging area…
One hundred and fifty-nine years after the first shipment of perforated postage stamps was received by the U.S. Government, and the crude complex is posting a…
With lithium prices skyrocketing beyond wildest expectations, talk heating up about acquisitions and mergers in this space and a fast-brewing war among electric car rivals, it’s…
The oil exporting countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are likely to report twin deficits due to the downturn in oil prices and a…
The oil and gas industry is suffering through its worst cycle in a generation, with most companies losing money at today’s prices. Debt is piling up…
Conventional wisdom has long held that when oil prices drop, consumers experience an increase in discretionary income while corporations experience a boost in profit margins. At…
We begin by taking a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets this week. The key market movers will…
There are many players that may influence the trend in crude oil prices. From the financial markets - suffering from a grueling volatility, to the production…
Saudi Arabia’s oil minister spoke in Houston at the IHS CERAWeek conference, where he poured cold water on the prospect of a production cut. Saudi oil…
One hundred and twenty years after the Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield, and markets are coming unstuck after yesterday’s sugar high. The April contract…
This is a financial cold war—nothing more, nothing less. While there are billions of reasons to cut output, and every major producing country is reeling from…