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Apr 14, 2015 at 13:08

The latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that shale output will decline by 57,000 barrels per day in May. It will be led by losses of…

Apr 14, 2015 at 12:08

Japan may not return to nuclear power as quickly as its government had hoped. Now more than four years after the Fukushima meltdown, Japan’s Prime Minister…

Apr 14, 2015 at 09:48

If you're a coal investor, there's one piece of data you need to see this week. New production figures from world-leading exporter Indonesia. Data released by…

Apr 13, 2015 at 15:48

Water and energy have a symbiotic relationship. Energy is needed to move water to people and businesses. Water, in turn, is necessary to produce energy. Of…

Apr 13, 2015 at 15:31

 No doubt smarting from criticism about its lack of success in picking winners in alternative energy vehicles, the Department of Energy has given initial approval for…

Apr 13, 2015 at 15:19

Quantitative indicators show a dramatic reorientation of Ukraine’s natural gas supply strategy. Dependence on Gazprom has become a thing of the past. Kyiv is demonstrating political resolve to pursue supply…

Apr 13, 2015 at 14:44

Regardless of the final outcome of Iran’s nuclear program negotiations, the coming months will see a continuing price war between OPEC producers and the shrinking US…

Apr 13, 2015 at 11:14

While everyone is watching oil prices bounce around at low levels, natural gas prices are also at their lowest levels in years.  

Apr 13, 2015 at 09:47

Here’s an unexpected twist to the ongoing gold market saga in India. Bullion donations from god. It sounds fanciful, but the world’s number two gold consumer…

Apr 10, 2015 at 18:00

One of four significant resource plays for small-cap Canadian explorer Madalena has been described as a “sleeper” that has now awakened, with successful horizontal well testing…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:46

Could the largest energy deal in over a decade begin a new wave of mergers and acquisitions? Is LNG really the future? How Will ExxonMobil Respond?…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:30

A small British oil company has found a bonanza of potentially billions of barrels of oil beneath a field near London’s Gatwick Airport. The only problem…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:22

The United Nations Climate Change Conference – or Paris 2015 – is just around the corner, seven months to be exact. The goal is ambitious: to develop a viable, and…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:20

Low oil prices are threatening the health of Canada’s oil and gas sector, which in turn, is causing turmoil in Canada’s economy as a whole. The…

Mar 19, 2015 at 17:48

The future for the coal industry is looking “increasingly bleak,” according to an investor’s note from Macquarie Research. The analysis firm also said that “a…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:11

Royal Dutch Shell's (RDS) $70 billion bid for U.K.-based BG Group, one of the largest buyouts in the energy space in decades, raises more questions than…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:08

This week, earnings season in the U.S. unofficially began when Alcoa (AA) reported first quarter earnings. For traders and investors who take an active role in…

Apr 10, 2015 at 17:02

Introduction “The King is dead, long live The King!” Just as this expression conveyed the notion that royal control is passed onto the next monarch, the…

Apr 10, 2015 at 16:55

  Geopolitical Update There is no need at this point for investors to fear a rapprochement with Iran in terms of what it might do to oil prices by adding…

Apr 10, 2015 at 16:30

  Last week, crude oil futures bucked the trend and defied the bearish fundamentals to put them in a position to finish higher for the week. The price action was…