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Mar 10, 2015 at 17:02

As gasoline prices tumbled throughout much of 2014, America’s auto dealerships noticed a distinct uptick in business. More like robust. Aggressive. By September, it wasn’t SUV’s,…

Mar 10, 2015 at 16:49

A high-ranking Saudi Aramco executive says the plunge in energy prices already has caused many in the industry to cut spending on oil and gas projects,…

Mar 10, 2015 at 16:42

Conventional wisdom says that companies should stick to their core business. But what happens when the core is changing and it's no longer a reliable source…

Mar 10, 2015 at 15:54

The EIA is now reporting that U.S. field production of crude oil averaged almost 8.7 million barrels a day in 2014. That’s up 1.2 mb/d…

Mar 10, 2015 at 13:50

Oil prices continue to fluctuate in a relatively narrow band around $50 for WTI and $60 for Brent. On March 6, Baker Hughes reported another…

Mar 10, 2015 at 12:12

The meteoric rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which has since styled itself the Islamic State in an affirmation of its broader aspirations…

Mar 10, 2015 at 12:00

Are seismologists in Oklahoma being pressured to play down the connection between fracking and the state's recent uptick in earthquakes? All of a sudden Oklahoma is…

Mar 09, 2015 at 18:14

Predicting and diagnosing the trajectory of oil prices has become something of a cottage industry in the past year. But along with all of the excess…

Mar 09, 2015 at 18:05

Lest we be too quick to forget whence we came, America is now 9-months into lower gasoline prices, which started their swoon the week of June…

Mar 09, 2015 at 17:56

As shale plays in the US boom and bust – the rig count is down again – one thing remains relatively unchanged: fracking is a…

Mar 09, 2015 at 17:13

The main take-away from this week’s rig count is that everything is on track for lower U.S. oil production by mid-year. The weekly changes vary but…

Mar 09, 2015 at 11:15

Whiting Petroleum is the latest victim of the flawed U.S. shale play business model. The shale and tight oil play model is based on large-scale acreage…

Mar 09, 2015 at 11:09

Another day, another oil train derailment. This time a train derailed in Northern Ontario on March 7 and caught fire, spilling crude into a nearby…

Mar 06, 2015 at 16:25

One could argue America was conceived from intense frustration that ultimately led to separation. Fed up with what they perceived as excessive control by the Crown,…

Mar 06, 2015 at 16:16

Despite the doom & gloom, something new is happening in the oil industry. You need to prepare for the coming surge. One of the subtlest, most…

Mar 06, 2015 at 15:54

Could France, a heavyweight in nuclear power, begin to see its position crumble? Areva, France’s iconic nuclear power builder, reported a massive financial loss for…

Mar 06, 2015 at 15:34

A change in the seasons doesn’t just manifest itself in nature but in the energy markets as well and can often have dramatic impacts on the…

Mar 06, 2015 at 16:09

Beggars can’t be choosers, but if you’re working with a Russian oligarch it’s best to exercise caution. At least that’s the opinion of the United Kingdom’s…

Mar 06, 2015 at 14:12

A bit of a conundrum going on in oil these days, as money continues to pour into energy companies and their bonds, mostly through fully subscribed…

Mar 06, 2015 at 14:04

After a tumultuous period for energy investors it is beginning to look as if some degree of calm and logic is returning. WTI crude oil has…