One hundred and thirty-four years after the birth of Virginia Woolf, and action in the crude complex is night and day compared to Friday. After rampant…
A lot of eyes in the global gold sector on India the last few months. Looking to see what effect radical new plans in the bullion business here might have…
The U.S. land rig count for the week ending 22 January 2016 was 607, down 16, and the horizontal land rig count was 500, down 11…
There’s an old saying in journalism that goes, “Never let the facts ruin a good story.” This accurately describes what should be called The Incredible Shrinking…
Iraq has been one of the key contributors to the uptick in OPEC oil production over the past year and a half. Despite the fact that…
Despite the nascent oil price rally that started to take hold at the end of last week, there is a broad swathe of financial distress that…
Global stock markets were in turmoil again this week, with the Dow plunging 566 points on Wednesday before recovering to a 250-point loss, and the S&P 500 index bleeding over…
2015 was a surprisingly good year for British oil production; it was up on the year for the first time in more than 15 years. Global…
Tbilisi and Moscow’s negotiations over the expansion of Russian Gazprom’s share of the Georgian energy market heightened the political fever in the country over the last…
Geopolitical risk premiums are likely to return to oil markets as the possibility of an attack on a large petroleum facility grows significantly amid rising…
One of the most difficult conundrums for many investors is trying to decide whether to go the stock picking route or simply buy and index fund…
Everyone’s now pretty well convinced that the collapse in oil prices is a disaster for stocks, something I’ve been trying to convince people of since late in 2014. So, nothing…
It is hard to escape the feeling that, at some point, oil will bounce back. The dramatic yet sustained decline in WTI suggests to those familiar with markets that when…
Friday, January 22, 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 • Iraq’s oil-rich Basra continues to struggle with a conflict among rival Shi’ite tribes that threatens to spiral…
March Crude Oil Analysis This week starts with March Crude Oil futures in basically the same position as last week. The main trend is down according to the weekly swing…
The ending of international sanctions against Iran could soon send Iranian gas flowing across and through the South Caucasus, amping up the region’s strategic significance and possibly changing the dynamics…
First we take a look at this week's key figures for the oil and gas industry: (Click to enlarge)
As Nick Cunningham’s recent post points out, renewable energy had a good year in 2015; in fact, the best year ever. The graphic below comes courtesy of Bloomberg New…
Oil prices surged on Thursday and Friday, staging a 14 percent rally to push oil back above $31 per barrel. A combination of factors worked together…