Crude oil prices don't care what's #trending.Just as negativity lingers, volatility breeds more volatility. Wild periods repeat and feed upon themselves. In the global marketplace, dramatic swings in…
The problem with oil prices is that they are not low enough.Current oil prices are simply not low enough to stop over-production. Unless external investment capital is curtailed…
The Obama administration officially shut the door on Arctic drilling, a move that could prevent any new drilling for years to come.The U.S. Department of Interior announced…
BP CEO Bob Dudley recently came out making an interesting point regarding the silver lining from the fall in oil prices. Dudley notes that as a result of low…
The Conservatives in Canada could see a decade of rule come to an end this week, and although there is a lot of uncertainty about what that means for the…
I discussed last year how Russia is making big moves in African mining. And late last week we got confirmation the pariah nation is moving fast to control a…
Forty-eight years to the day after Smokey Robinson and the Miracles released ‘I Second that Emotion‘, and oil services company, Halliburton, is echoing this sentiment. Halliburton is the world’s second…
“Two men enter, one man leaves, two men enter, one man leaves, two men enter…” Mad Max: Beyond ThunderdomeNovember 27, oil consuming…
The current market and mood indicates the industry is most likely at the bottom of the current contraction cycle. But for things to get better, they must first quit getting…
It probably seemed unlikely that the outlook for coal could get much worse, but the industry’s prospects continue to deteriorate.Both worldwide and within the United States, coal is…
It is hard being an investor these days. Market volatility is intense. Oil prices remain weak and despite predictions of the fall actually helping to boost the economy, stocks are…
The Russian air bombing campaign in Syria began on September 30, with about 20 sorties a day. The bombing drastically increased on October 8, to over 60 sorties and reached…
Wall Street’s buying of options--options on stocks, on commodities, on currencies, on almost anything--has been seen as a sucker's bet (unless you are doing it to…
As a professional trader, I depend upon having a plan. One of the only things that sets me apart and gives me any advantage in my energy investing decisions is…
For most oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) companies the last year or so has been about survival. The spectacular collapse in oil prices has been followed by a…
Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world. Due to a variety of factors there is a major gulf between Pakistan’s energy potential and its ability to achieve…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict• Hungary has reportedly increased oil imports from Iraqi Kurdistan through Croatia, in an attempt to replace some volumes of Russian crude. Hungary’s MOL has…
(Click Image To Enlarge)December Crude Oil futures are set to finish the week over 8.00% lower if the pace…
Oil prices retreated this week, retracing most of the gains achieved last week, putting crude nearly back where it started before the latest rally. WTI dropped to $46 per barrel…
It's official -- Japan is back in the nuclear business. Again.Sources from Japanese utility Kyushu Electric confirmed Thursday that the No. 2 Sendai nuclear reactor was restarted this…