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…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The major news of the week was the mega-merger between Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) and BG Group (LON: BG). The $70 billion price tag of BG Group made the…
Last week we saw another 10MB massive crude oil build domestically at a time when US production is flattening, refinery capacity is rising and gasoline demand…
Critical events to watch in the resource world these days, weeks, and months. Monday, April 13: Zambia’s government tables changes to copper royalties Royalty changes for…
The collapse of oil prices is opening up a new diplomatic opportunity for the United States in the western hemisphere. The U.S. has a spotty…
The kamikaze pilots that flew bombing raids and suicide missions against the Allies in World War Two were inspired by a “divine wind” that they believed…
Water is perhaps the world’s most important resource, and one of the most common resources. For decades water was regarded as a common good, and it…
The utility death spiral could be just around the corner. A new report from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) finds that solar photovoltaics combined with…
One of the big winners of the historic deal between Iran and the P5+1 nations over its nuclear program will be Asia. Specifically, the deal will…
Critical item for the global platinum-group metals market this week. Suggesting that big changes may be ahead for buying and pricing in this space. Major Russian…