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Dec 29, 2015 at 17:22

Russia’s oil-dependent economy appears headed for a second year of recession, and Energy Minister Alexander Novak says the blame falls squarely on the Saudis. The Russian…

Dec 29, 2015 at 11:57

The OPEC 2015 World Oil Outlook came out a few days ago. They basically produce two outlooks, a medium term outlook to 2020 and a…

Dec 28, 2015 at 17:48

OPEC says that $10 trillion worth of investment will need to flow into oil and gas through 2040 in order to meet the world’s energy needs.…

Dec 28, 2015 at 17:43

Many energy analysts like to make predictions at the end of the year for the coming year. Instead, I'll point to five possible surprises in energy--surprises…

Dec 28, 2015 at 17:36

Germany has seen some interesting developments in its renewable energy sector over the past few years. After successfully moving away from nuclear energy, Germany is now…

Dec 28, 2015 at 17:03

Congress ended the U.S. crude oil export ban last week. There is apparently no longer a strategic reason to conserve oil because shale production has made…

Dec 28, 2015 at 10:41

“Two things become clear in an analysis of the financial health of U.S. hydrocarbon production: 1) the sector is not at all homogenous, exhibiting a range…

Dec 28, 2015 at 10:20

One hundred and three years after the first street cars were employed in San Francisco, California, and the crude complex is once again on a bumpy…

Dec 27, 2015 at 16:38

2015 has been an historic year for oil markets, one that few will forget. At the beginning of the year, crude oil was well on its…

Dec 27, 2015 at 16:30

China, still the world's largest consumer of mineral and energy commodities despite lagging economic growth, appears to be have one foot in the past and another…

Dec 27, 2015 at 16:19

This week opened with the average global price of oil at an 11-year low, yet OPEC expects its own producers eventually will cut back on production,…

Dec 27, 2015 at 16:14

For anyone who needs more evidence that the world of power is changing rapidly, two recent cases have shown examples of companies actually receiving negative power…

Dec 24, 2015 at 09:44

The government of world-leading copper nation Chile did something this week it’s never done before. It published data on copper production costs for nearly its entire mining industry.…

Dec 23, 2015 at 16:02

With swelling crude oil inventories and rising global oil production, oil prices have now fallen below 11-year lows. On Monday December 21, 2015, Brent was trading…

Dec 23, 2015 at 15:52

The success of solar has really been a case of successful innovations in financing as much as successful innovations in technology. As with some many other…

Dec 23, 2015 at 15:45

One small Latin American nation is making the transition to clean energy look easy. In only a few years, Uruguay has succeeded in shifting almost entirely…

Dec 23, 2015 at 15:32

A Japanese court says it’s too early to resume operations at the Takahama nuclear power plant on the country’s western coast, citing the risk of earthquakes…

Dec 23, 2015 at 09:40

Copper prices have moved up a little the last few days, after nearing $2.05/lb during the past week. But news from two countries this week suggests…

Dec 22, 2015 at 16:36

The natural gas drilling frenzy is grinding to a halt, as the industry struggles with excess supply. Natural gas prices have plunged to their lowest levels…

Dec 22, 2015 at 16:12

In a never ending quest to find new sources of power, researchers of Purdue University claim to have found something that can be labelled as a…