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Feb 16, 2015 at 12:03

Crude Oil Outlook April Crude Oil showed strong resilience over the last two weeks, but both moves were related to technical factors. The fundamentals remain bearish,…

Feb 16, 2015 at 10:56

The title may sound hyperbolic. But Africa is indeed on the verge of complete upheaval in its minerals sector over the coming several days. For one…

Feb 13, 2015 at 16:54

Don’t look now but the anti-fossil fuel movement is quickly building momentum. Climate activists have campaigned against oil, gas, and coal for years. And while legislation in the U.S. Congress…

Feb 13, 2015 at 16:31

No sooner had the International Monetary Fund (IMF) extended $17.5 billion over four years in new credit to Ukraine, Russia’s private gas giant Gazprom was claiming $2.4 billion of it…

Feb 13, 2015 at 16:22

It was as recently as Jan. 21 that Patrick Pouaynné, the CEO of Total, conceded that low oil prices had forced the French oil giant to cut capital spending, but…

Feb 13, 2015 at 16:13

Despite the dramatic plunge in rig counts, this week saw yet another surge in production to record highs and with storage levels getting close to full, it would seem -…

Feb 13, 2015 at 13:00

The world has a new, major ore deposit this week. Thanks to a big exploration effort in a virgin area of a challenging nation. Pakistan. Local press report that successful…

Feb 13, 2015 at 11:32

Oil prices continued to pick up steam for the week ending on February 13. Brent crude traded above $60 per barrel for the first time in 2015, a psychological threshold…

Feb 12, 2015 at 16:14

The meteoric rise never felt sustainable – the numbers told us that. In 2013, US shale was responsible for approximately 20 percent of world investment in oil, while only…

Feb 12, 2015 at 16:08

Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United States are the world’s most important oil producers. While there has been a lot of discussion about Saudi Arabia’s move to crush U.S. shale…

Feb 12, 2015 at 15:31

Professor Alexander Parkhomov of Lomonosov Moscow State University has published a paper describing his successful replication of Andrea Rossi’s E-Cat LENR or cold fusion device. It seems Parkhomov managed…

Feb 12, 2015 at 15:27

The deepening crisis in Ukraine is boosting Turkey’s decade-long efforts to establish itself as the lynchpin in energy flows from eastern providers to European customers. On February 8,…

Feb 12, 2015 at 15:06

It’s a ritual long familiar to observers of American politics: presidential hopefuls with limited international experience travel to foreign lands and deliver speeches designed to showcase their grasp of foreign…

Feb 12, 2015 at 14:14

The natural gas market in North America is fretting about over-supply. But in another one of the world's key natgas centers, the problem is exactly the opposite this week.

Feb 11, 2015 at 14:44

One major knock on effect from the oil bust is the collapse in prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG). Unlike oil, which largely trades on an open market…

Feb 11, 2015 at 14:34

The front page of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, February 10 proclaimed “Oil-Price Rebound Predicted” according to the IEA (International Energy Agency). Not true. The February 10

Feb 11, 2015 at 14:21

The strike at US refineries got a bit bigger over the weekend – all amid the most volatile, and now downward, price swings seen in the last six years.…

Feb 11, 2015 at 14:14

Russia is seeking observer status in OPEC, but the CEO of Rosneft, its largest oil company, said there is no chance that Moscow would want to become a member. In…

Feb 10, 2015 at 18:03

Could U.S. shale rival Saudi Arabia when it comes to playing the role of swing producer? Saudi Arabia has long been the only real oil producer in the world that…

Feb 10, 2015 at 17:55

With oil and gas still flooding the scene it’s a buyer’s market. For some however, picking isn’t easy. For the European Union specifically, an abundance of choice comes with its…