Venezuela is facing a severe economic crisis, one that could get worse before it gets better.Venezuela’s GDP is expected to contract by a staggering 9.1 percent this…
While it is a quiet start to the week on the economic data front, the crude complex is having a boisterous beginning. Oil is charging lower…
Alaska is trying to pivot towards liquefied natural gas as oil production continues to slowly decline. Alaska’s Governor Bill Walker announced a special session of the legislature, set to…
Volatile oil prices and rising greenhouse emissions are contributing to increasing interest in alternatives to the conventional internal combustion engine-based cars, and auto makers like Mitsubishi,…
Amid all of the stock market volatility in recent weeks an enormous amount of attention has been focused on the energy sector and the daily volatility in that group. And…
Around the world, businesses act overwhelmingly in favor of not only removing all sanctions on Iran, but keeping them off irrespective of the Joint Comprehensive Plan…
I'd like to follow up today on several stocks that I know interest you and have interested me in the past. My readers know the stocks I currently recommend, but…
Okay, I will freely admit that I’ve tried this before. To somebody trained to look for contrarian plays, bottom fishing for a stock like Petrobras (PBR) is just too tempting,…
Low oil prices are cutting into the balance sheets of oil companies all around the world. That presents difficult decisions for operators who must decide how to correct their falling…
Politics, Geopolitics & ConflictWhere you should be worried about things in the global oil patch:• Egypt: Everyone’s gotten used to the terrorist attacks in the North…
Fundamental AnalysisNovember Crude Oil futures are in a position to finish flat to slightly lower this week, however, the chart pattern suggests that momentum is building to the…
Iran announced a decision to push back a key oil conference where it had planned to reveal new contracts for doing business in Iranian oil fields. The London conference,…
It might not be immediately apparent -- but the global mining sector just changed forever.That's not because of a technical advance or a major discovery (yet). But rather…
Winning and losing is largely a matter of perspective, and that’s no different in today’s low oil price environment. Still, certain data and metrics can provide…
The French oil company Total released a downward revision to its production forecast, lowering its target from 2.8 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2017,…
Brazil is cleaning up its act, the national oil company, Petrobras, and its contractors are being dragged through a car wash. The country, the company…
I am starting this post off with a news article because it explains why JODI has U.S. production numbers wrong for July. No, U.S. Oil…
“Peak coal” is here. Goldman Sachs released a September 22 research note that predicted that coal will decline and never come back. “Peak coal is coming…
We have now tumbled into fall, although you wouldn’t know it by looking at the weather forecast. As NOAA’s 8-14 day outlook illustrates, we are set…
Short, but very important note for the global oil and gas industry this week. Suggesting that a few select players in the business are making a…