Investing in the energy industry right now can be scary. On the one hand, oil prices have been extremely volatile and look likely to stay that way. On the…
On May 21, the United States Senate approved fast-track legislation that has the potential to expedite several international trade negotiations, not least the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP),…
Global momentum towards action on climate change is building in the lead up to international negotiations, set to take place later this year in Paris. With the writing on the…
In How Much Battery Storage Does a Solar PV System Need? I assumed that the rooftop PV system would generate just enough power to fill…
Storage withdrawals and falling rig count have been the main sources of hope that U.S. tight oil production will fall and that oil prices will rebound.…
The deadline for a comprehensive deal between Iran and the P5+1 nations is quickly approaching, with the outcome no more certain than it was a few months ago.Negotiators…
One of the world's largest sources of funding for gold miners was announced this weekend. But you have to be in the right part of the globe to grab a…
In a few short months Shell will (re)enter the Chukchi Sea. The oil and gas major still awaits approval from a number of state and federal agencies, but in early…
If Saudi Arabia, king of oil producers, sees an eventual end to fossil fuels, the world should pay attention.Climate negotiators are gearing up for a major summit in…
China, the fourth largest oil producer in the world (behind the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Russia) is undoubtedly one of the biggest stakeholders in the global oil and gas markets.…
“Like pushing a rock up a hill” That’s how some trader’s view the current disconnect between the physical market for crude oil and the futures market with speculators pushing futures…
Forecasts from the IEA and Goldman Sachs this week are trying to say that crude barrels are still overpriced – but the market isn’t listening. I’ve…
Oil, or rather the price of WTI, is at a critical level. Lower U.S. production numbers this week have given the black stuff a boost and…
Introduction The North Sea has long been in decline. An era in which the British Islands fueled Europe’s oil and gas needs, which has…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict South Sudan South Sudanese rebels claim to have captured a key refinery for the country’s largest oilfield (Paloch)…
July Crude Oil futures have drifted sideways-to-lower since its May 6 top at $63.62 despite three consecutive weekly drawdowns in inventory. Drawdowns have even taken place…
Petrobras has tried hard to put its massive scandal behind it. After a corruption scheme involving kickbacks was uncovered last year, the Brazilian oil giant has…
Another bank, Credit Agricole, voted this week to stop financing coal mining. Suggesting this is becoming a space with little competition for investment -- and perhaps…
A lot of people have got very excited as the price of WTI has bounced back from the lows reached a few months ago. If oil…
Economics 101 tells us that prices in a free market are set by the interaction of supply and demand. The world oil markets have gotten a graphic lesson in that…