The latest OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report is just out. The data is “Crude Only” production and does not reflect condensate production. Also the…
There’s little more than frustration out there right now from those of us in the energy world – whether we’re trying to trade our way around stocks or if we’re…
With all of the focus on the price of oil over the last few months the gyrations in the price of the other product from fracking,…
Friday, February 12, 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 • Saudi Arabia continues to reel under the pressure of conflicts on its border and burgeoning geopolitical threats to its stability. Following…
Crude Oil Futures Sellers hit April Crude Oil futures for a sixth straight day on February 11, driving the market to nearly a fresh 12-year low. Huge supply and new…
When we take a look at this week's key figures in oil and gas, we see that commercial crude inventories stay steady above 500 million barrels and that gasoline prices…
The U.S. rig count plunged again this week, falling by an additional 30 rigs for the week ending on February 12. Baker Hughes reported that…
With the end of the 54-year U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, and Cuban government moves to encourage foreign investors, Cuba is a suddenly attractive venue that…
Two hundred and seven years after the birth of Charles Darwin, and the final trading day of the week is evolving into a rambunctious rally for…
The oil and gas business is moving into a new age for financing. With groups like private equity becoming more prominent (just this week, PE-backed Terra…
Do the Saudis have an oil market strategy beyond pumping crude to defend their market share? Are they indifferent to which countries’ oil industries survive? Or,…
Your writer is both an oil junkie and a pack rat for information. Nothing major ever collected related to the history of petroleum has hit the…
Plenty of oil commodity producers are in trouble, and that includes more than a handful of countries whose economies are heavily dependent on oil, gas, and…
There’s an ongoing catastrophe taking place in Ecuador. Not only has a significant part of its Amazon rainforest has been polluted by several oil spills, but…
The coal mining industry is in trouble and the Supreme Court holds the industries fate in its hands. Coal has been suffering for years under the…
The rumors over a coordinated production cut between OPEC and Russia continue. On Wednesday, the head of Russia’s state-owned oil company Rosneft floated the idea of…
One hundred and thirty-eight years after the first U.S. bicycle club was formed (the Boston Bicycle Club), and crude prices are freewheeling lower once more. We…
When it comes to gold in northern Africa, the focus has always been on places like Ghana and Burkina Faso. With growing exploration activity pushing into neighboring countries like…
Leaked documents purport to show that the Islamic State (ISIS) is cutting the salaries of its foreign fighters as low oil prices and continued air strikes…