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Oct 06, 2015 at 12:12

Crude prices are off to a good start this week, jumping by more than 2 percent on October 5 following several pieces of bullish news. First,…

Oct 06, 2015 at 10:15

America, Poland, Indonesia, Australia. The world's largest coal-producing nations haven't had much good news lately. The majority of reports across the coal sector this year have…

Oct 06, 2015 at 09:53

Thirty-seven years to the day after Benny and Frida from ABBA were married, and the recurring theme of ‘the winner takes it all‘ emerges once more…

Oct 05, 2015 at 17:20

Saudi Arabia announced price cuts to its oil that it is exporting to Asia, in a bid to hold onto market…

Oct 05, 2015 at 17:14

 The trouble in the oil industry may have started with a supply glut, but the problems are rapidly spreading across all facets of the industry. BP recently included the chart…

Oct 05, 2015 at 17:01

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges that the world faces today. Rising global greenhouse emissions (GHGs) are creating major impacts on the global climate and the world is…

Oct 05, 2015 at 16:39

 Could the price of oil be a value such that the current quantity produced exceeds the current quantity consumed? The answer is yes, and indeed that has been the case…

Oct 05, 2015 at 11:07

Suncor Energy Inc. has announced an unsolicited offer for Canadian Oil Sands Limited, a CAD$4.3 billion (USD$3.3 billion) bid to take over the beleaguered oil…

Oct 05, 2015 at 10:27

How much cash would you give up to get a foothold in the world's newest oil play? That was the question answered by E&Ps last week.…

Oct 05, 2015 at 10:15

To celebrate Kate Winslet’s 40th birthday, there is a titanic shift underway as markets rally strongly to start the week. Although Chinese markets are closed until…

Oct 02, 2015 at 17:02

President Putin’s recent moves in the Middle East—to shore up Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria through deployment of combat aircraft, equipment, and manpower and build-out of…

Oct 02, 2015 at 16:20

Writer’s prologue: I live on an acreage west of Calgary that sits above the Lochend Cardium light tight oil play. This zone has seen considerable exploitation…

Oct 02, 2015 at 16:20

The available information on China’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a mess. The data is sparse, infrequent, and contradictory, which is something one might expect from a…

Oct 02, 2015 at 16:15

Hurricane Joaquin is moving up the Atlantic Ocean, having strengthened into a Category 4 storm, but as of Friday morning, it appears the storm won’t directly…

Oct 02, 2015 at 15:23

A week of very difficult market conditions calls for another macro view on the energy sector – and a further emphasis on my recommendation of oil and gas stocks being…

Oct 02, 2015 at 15:18

There is a tendency amongst retail traders and investors to look at markets in isolation. Many are aware that dealing room and floor traders are incredibly…

Oct 02, 2015 at 15:18

Even after the breakup of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Eastern Europe still remained under the sphere of influence of Russia, although these newly independent countries were no…

Oct 02, 2015 at 14:57

Politics, Geopolitics & ConflictThis week we’re looking at the Balkans and Eastern Europe, where—among other things—a migrant border-crossing storm is reviving old hatreds, Shell…

Oct 02, 2015 at 14:49

Fundamental Analysis(Click Image To Enlarge)November Crude Oil futures finished another “observation” week with a slight down tick…

Oct 02, 2015 at 13:41

Despite the volatility, which has become the norm, oil prices close out the week not much changed from Monday. After growing evidence that U.S. supply was contracting, the EIA reported…