Politics, Geopolitics & ConflictKazakh Oil and the Long Road to the WTOThis week, as Kazakhstan—after 19 years of trying—has finally had its…
September Crude Oil(Click Image To Enlarge)Although September Crude Oil futures are set to finish the month sharply…
“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings I…
After another turbulent week in the Chinese stock market, we are left with no clearer picture on how sound the financial system is in the world’s second largest economy. But…
Something unusual happened while we were focused on the global oil-price collapse–the increase in U.S. shale gas production stalled (Figure 1).
The second quarter was not kind to some of the oil majors. Royal Dutch Shell revealed that its quarterly profits dropped by 33 percent compared…
Warren Buffet is generally regarded as something of a demi-god in investing circles. Most of the praise comes for his stock picking abilities though, rather than…
The process has been around for so long that nobody questions its legitimacy. An exploration and production (E&P) company hires an oilfield service (OFS) contractor to perform services in the…
France is the world’s most nuclear dependent country. With 58 nuclear reactors in 19 power stations having a total capacity of 63.2 gigawatts, France is the second largest producer of…
Activists from Greenpeace attempted to block Royal Dutch Shell’s icebreaker from leaving port in Portland, Oregon, in the hopes of derailing Shell’s Arctic drilling plans.
The views expressed in the post are those of Dennis Coyne and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ron Patterson. The post that follows relies…
The recent decline in commodities prices has stung a lot of companies and investors. But at least one firm is now benefitting from the downturn in…
In the beginning of 2015 the biggest threat to the economy as a result of the collapse in oil prices, both in the US and worldwide,…
When it comes to glass ceilings, there is probably none tougher to crack than the oil and gas industry. For decades the corner office has been…
As it stands the global shale gas revolution is missing in action. To be sure, its impact in the United States – and the subsequent ripple…
The difficulty for the international community in coming to an agreement on carbon emissions has largely been due to the great divide between developed and developing…
For all the talk about oil, natural gas, and renewable energy, one energy commodity gets very little press; coal. Yet coal is still one of the…
December 2015 could mark the dawn of a new era – Cheniere Energy is expected to start up the first train of its Sabine Pass LNG…
Summary 1) The EIA drilling productivity report has been used to estimate decline rates in the Bakken, Eagle Ford and Permian light tight oil (LTO…
Signs of major problems in the platinum sector last week -- showing that low prices and difficult production conditions are finally catching up with supply. The…