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Jan 22, 2016 at 11:59

As Nick Cunningham’s recent post points out, renewable energy had a good year in 2015; in fact, the best year ever. The graphic below comes courtesy of Bloomberg New…

Jan 22, 2016 at 11:14

Oil prices surged on Thursday and Friday, staging a 14 percent rally to push oil back above $31 per barrel. A combination of factors worked together…

Jan 22, 2016 at 10:45

Investors trying to decide how to approach the oil markets in 2016 have a fundamental conundrum to deal with, and that is whose views they should…

Jan 22, 2016 at 09:38

Unexpected news in the platinum market this week. With key consumer Japan saying that it’s buying surged to a record in 2015. Japan’s biggest bullion seller, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo, reported…

Jan 21, 2016 at 17:18

The IEA struck a dour tone on the state of the global economy in 2016 in its latest monthly Oil Market Report, and even included a…

Jan 21, 2016 at 17:02

With oil prices dipping below $30 and dire forecasts for the already-low Canadian dollar, the National Hockey League (NHL) is taking a hit that would normally…

Jan 21, 2016 at 16:46

Fundamentals point toward market balance but pessimism is dragging oil prices down. IEA has apparently succumbed to this negativity but their data suggests that things are…

Jan 21, 2016 at 16:33

A person often reads that low oil prices–for example, $30 per barrel oil prices–will stimulate the economy, and the economy will soon bounce back. What is wrong with this story?…

Jan 21, 2016 at 14:09

The past seven to eight years in the financial markets have been especially unique. No two periods of time are ever exactly alike, but the time…

Jan 21, 2016 at 12:29

Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes on targets in Yemen on Thursday, killing nine people and destroying trucks that deliver petroleum products for domestic consumption.

Jan 21, 2016 at 11:51

As U.S. earning season gets into full swing this week with energy companies reporting for the fourth quarter of 2015, it seems increasingly likely that we will see another bout…

Jan 21, 2016 at 10:47

One hundred and fifty-one years after the first oil well was torpedoed (h/t Colonel E.A.L. Roberts), and the crude complex is blowing up again. Groundhog day has arrived early…

Jan 21, 2016 at 10:24

The news continues to be bleak for the global coal sector. With an announcement last Friday of a moratorium on new coal licensing across the U.S. now hitting the industry.…

Jan 20, 2016 at 17:14

When Goldman Sachs first postulated that oil prices might fall to as little as $20 per barrel, many market participants were incredulous. Fast forward a…

Jan 20, 2016 at 16:58

Terrorists have struck in the heart of Indonesia; the uber violent Boko Haram is rampaging across Nigeria; and ISIS is … everywhere. While the knee-jerk reaction is to ask how…

Jan 20, 2016 at 16:51

The OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report is out. OPEC took a hit in December, down 205,000 barrels per day. After examining the past and present…

Jan 20, 2016 at 12:47

Everyone knows that oil prices have crashed, and that has opened up a variety of avenues for investors to play the market. Some may have been…

Jan 20, 2016 at 11:23

Oil prices dropped to fresh lows during midday trading on January 20, with WTI dipping below $27 per barrel and Brent trading under $28. The crash…

Jan 20, 2016 at 10:06

One hundred and thirty-one years after the first rollercoaster was patented by L.A. Thompson, and the crude complex is aboard the big dipper once more. As…

Jan 20, 2016 at 09:44

Last August, I discussed how uranium production in world-leading nation Kazakhstan appeared to be rising, despite lower prices. And this week we got confirmation that 2015 was another record…