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Dec 16, 2015 at 16:53

Every year I have a bet with a good friend on where the Brent oil price will be in December the following year. Last year I…

Dec 16, 2015 at 11:49

The state-owned Argentine oil company YPF issued a joint announcement with Dow Argentina – a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co. – to invest $500 million…

Dec 16, 2015 at 11:37

Sixty-nine years after the birth of ABBA’s Benny Andersson, and the name of the game for the crude complex today is to navigate the tricky business…

Dec 16, 2015 at 10:12

Critical development on the international shale scene this week. With one of the world’s largest E&P companies signing a massive investment deal in a play that’s…

Dec 15, 2015 at 16:49

When talking about energy security in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), most governments think of gas pipelines. The bigger they are, the more secure they feel.…

Dec 15, 2015 at 16:19

The Federal Reserve is about to raise interest rates for the first time in almost ten years and it couldn’t come at a worse time for…

Dec 15, 2015 at 15:51

As stock markets continue to collapse with publicly traded energy producers bearing the brunt of that fall, investors should be reminded why it is important to…

Dec 15, 2015 at 15:38

The world’s leaders have gathered in Paris to solve the climate problem. The U.S. Department of Energy sees more nuclear power in our future. The British…

Dec 15, 2015 at 14:06

First of all, let’s take a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets this week. We see the oil rig count plunging…

Dec 15, 2015 at 10:01

Today is national cat herder day, which seems appropriate for the crude complex, as prices are wandering all over the place. Markets remain distracted by the…

Dec 14, 2015 at 17:21

Oil markets are waiting for a much greater supply contraction before prices rebound, and the deeper downturn in prices will test the current pace of adjustment.…

Dec 14, 2015 at 17:08

Every so often this or that magazine publishes an article rating the best communities for raising a family or a city’s best restaurants. There are even…

Dec 14, 2015 at 16:58

Where most analysis on oil markets tends to fall short is on the depth of analysis vs. reading headlines and group think, the latter of which…

Dec 14, 2015 at 16:47

It is now apparent that Russia can no longer ignore the reality that Turkey will remain the major impediment to Russia’s control over its strategic ability…

Dec 14, 2015 at 10:57

In its latest monthly report, OPEC revised up its projection for global oil demand growth, jumping 30,000 barrels per day in October. That would put…

Dec 14, 2015 at 10:25

Five hundred and twelve years after the birth of Nostradamus, and financial markets remain just as ever hard to predict. The crude complex, however, is somewhat…

Dec 14, 2015 at 10:06

Very interesting reports emerging from China’s mining sector late last week. Suggesting that the sector is struggling with some major issues, and needs serious help in…

Dec 11, 2015 at 16:37

The glut in oil is expected to continue for the next year or so before balancing in late 2016, but the pain for liquefied natural gas (LNG) could be just…

Dec 11, 2015 at 16:21

Just over a year ago, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott stood in front of a coal mine and declared that “coal is good for humanity”…

Dec 11, 2015 at 16:20

In a bid to increase foreign investments in its oil and gas sector, Iran has introduced a new mechanism for its future oil and gas contracts. In a conference that…