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Feb 18, 2015 at 16:29

U.S. tight oil production may fall 600,000 barrels per day by June 2015 based on reasonable projections of current rig counts. I compared the decrease in…

Feb 18, 2015 at 16:20

Nuclear power is out in Germany, but could shale gas soon be included in the historic German energiewende? The German government has taken bold steps to…

Feb 18, 2015 at 16:11

The ongoing volatility in the oil markets has led many major companies to dramatically slash their capex budgets and workforces in a bid to survive. The…

Feb 18, 2015 at 15:49

The current US oil market is in the midst of a slugfest reminiscent of a Rocky fight, as competing…

Feb 18, 2015 at 11:38

We saw a major wave of resource investment announcements the past week. Focused on one unexpected part of the world.  The Eastern African nation of Kenya.  The country’s oil sector…

Feb 17, 2015 at 17:32

It may be difficult to look beyond the current pricing environment for oil, but the depletion of low-cost reserves and the increasing inability to find major…

Feb 17, 2015 at 17:19

Shell is back in; Statoil is pensive, but eager; and Russia is pushing ahead. Low prices have stunted exploration, but the Arctic is still…

Feb 17, 2015 at 17:10

Here are some staggering statistics: Texas alone produces about 20-percent of all oil and gas in the United States. The sum-total of Lone Star oil and…

Feb 17, 2015 at 17:03

The North Dakota Industrial Commission has released the Bakken and North Dakota monthly production numbers for December 2014. There was a bit of a surprise…

Feb 17, 2015 at 16:47

This is a wonderful time to have cash and be in the oil business, according to Bob Moriarty of 321energy.com. That's because savvy juniors can go…

Feb 17, 2015 at 08:53

It’s amazing how government often works the exact opposite of business. And one example last week in the energy sector shows this out-of-stepness perfectly. In the…

Feb 16, 2015 at 18:15

While America’s biggest oil and gas explorers cut back on drilling activities, one junior company continues to forge ahead successfully in its flagship Piceance Basin play…

Feb 16, 2015 at 18:05

Libya’s oil fields and infrastructure have come under attack multiple times over much of the last two years, but events have recently taken a turn for…

Feb 16, 2015 at 17:57

If you listen to the arguments for and against the Keystone Pipeline, you’re likely to come away thinking that either this pipeline is America’s greatest blessing or the world's greatest…

Feb 16, 2015 at 17:51

In the fast moving oil market much of the fundamental data only becomes available for general consumption at least one month in arrears. But EIA…

Feb 16, 2015 at 17:40

Many readers have asked me to explain debt. They also wonder, “Why can’t we just cancel debt and start over?” if we are reaching oil limits,…

Feb 16, 2015 at 12:38

I was feeling so lonely these past weeks. All alone trying to assess the oil markets, with their wild volatility. Then, suddenly, seemingly every investment bank…

Feb 16, 2015 at 12:34

In an internet comments section I was once berated by a reader for not following what they described as the number one rule of trading, that…

Feb 16, 2015 at 12:27

Oil and gas companies are paring back investments and slashing jobs, which is taking an enormous toll on oil-producing regions, particularly in North America. But it…

Feb 16, 2015 at 12:12

Deals, Mergers, Acquisitions, Withdrawals • China’s Yantai Xinchao Industry Co Ltd is reportedly in talks to acquire Zhejiang investment firm, which has plans to acquire oil…