The Russian government is moving to plug a whole in its budget by raising more revenue from its oil and gas industry. According to Reuters,…
Despite a quiet start to the week on the economic data front – while Japan is closed for three days due to national holidays – there…
Zinc had been shaping up as one of the bright spots in commodities. But news late last week suggests that the current downtrend in the zinc…
We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. - Benjamin Franklin, at the signing of the U.S. Declaration…
In July 2015, Brazil’s pre-salt production topped 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. This is quite the milestone for a nation that is…
The financial pressure on indebted oil and gas companies continues to mount, putting them in a bind as they try to mend their deteriorating balance sheets.…
One month after the Iran nuclear deal was concluded, the Middle East is still reeling from profound shock. Long and well established alliances have led to bewildering changes, not only…
Even as the price of oil remains stubbornly low, the IEA is starting to become incrementally more positive about oil’s supply and demand balance in the…
The Origins of Peak Oil AwarenessThe scientific study of peak oil began in the 1950′s, when Shell geophysicist M. King Hubbert reported on the…
It’s stunning how behind the times the analysts can be.It is, in fact, the one thing to our advantage as independent investors – we care only about being…
Yesterday’s conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and the subsequent announcement and press conference was, if we were to believe the stories going in, supposed to bring…
Not all regions of the world with proven oil are receiving attention from struggling oil companies. But as the lesser prospects get put on the shelf,…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Good news this week for gas-starved Jordan and US discovery darling Noble Energy in Israel. Israel's national planning…
November Crude Oil(Click Image To Enlarge)Fundamental AnalysisAfter a lackluster start, November Crude Oil futures…
The Federal Reserve decided to leave interest rates unchanged, a move that had become increasingly expected as the Fed meeting drew closer, due to low inflation and concerns over instability…
With a lack of overnight economic data to consume, we are left to reflect on yesterday’s Federal Reserve decision to keep interest rates at 0.25%. While…
I wrote last week about how the copper market is starting to adjust to lower prices. With a number of significant mines closing down amid…
On September 10th the EIA reported a production decline in the Lower 48—essentially shale production—of 208,000 BOPD. That is a staggeringly enormous number, approximately 10 percent…
One of the most significant countries in terms of future oil growth may not be able to achieve its long-term production goals, raising red flags about global oil supplies in…
OPEC has been the most talked about organization in the oil and gas circuit in the last year as the cartel pursues market share, and any…