It has been another wild week for those of us that track and trade the oil market. It started with a two day decline of nearly…
Friday, February 5, 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 Report • Yemen: Fighters from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have retaken the Yemeni town of Azzan in the Shabwa province after a several year…
With apologies to Sargent Joe Friday from the old Dragnet television series, this week I want to talk about the facts and only the facts, and…
As we look at some vital statistics on the oil and gas industry. We see that U.S. crude inventories have surpassed the 500 million barrels milestone and that nationwide average…
The U.S. rig count plunged this week, as the deleterious effects of the deeper fall in oil prices since December start to be felt. According to…
The Obama administration will reportedly unveil a proposal next week that would place a $10 tax on each barrel of oil produced in the United States. The proposal is part…
Just four days ago, on Monday afternoon, "legendary" oilman T Boone Pickens said that crude has hit bottom at $26 per barrel, and predicted that prices should double within…
One hundred and seventy-six years after the birth of John Boyd Dunlop, and the crude complex is coming under pressure again. It is Nonfarm Friday, which means that the market…
As I’ve been discussing the last several months, reforms in India’s mining and exploration sector have been coming quickly of late. And this week things appear to have reached…
One of the biggest mysteries of the last quarter is why the economy seems so weak. Sure, Chinese economic growth stinks, and Europe continues struggling with…
Reeling under sanctions and a recession caused by depressed oil prices, the Russian government is working to finalize a list of seven strategic state-owned companies…
The dividends for the largest oil companies in the world are suddenly not looking as untouchable as they once were. Hefty payouts from Big Oil are what has made them…
The IEA Oil Market Report, full issue, is now available to the public. Some interesting observations: Non-OPEC oil supplies are sharply lower in December. Overall…
One of the great unknowns facing the U.S. shale industry, and threatening the recurring rumors of its imminent demise, is how it is possible that despite…
Even with oil at $30, the petroleum industry continues to see a few bright spots. Particularly when it comes to offshore activity — such as…
Thirty-nine years after Fleetwood Mac’s second album was released, and ‘rumors’ of a production cut and fears of a worsening US economy are pushing and prodding the crude market around.…
U.S. oil drillers have been hollowed out from what has been described as a price war waged by OPEC. But a separate price war might soon…
It is not just small companies that are being hurt by the plunge in oil prices. Around the world many of the biggest companies by revenues are oil firms.…
Following the mysterious death of seven cattle near an oil field in Kansas, public health authorities are investigating whether oil drilling could be the cause. In…