Some of the world’s largest platinum miners got an unpleasant surprise last week. When one of the world’s largest producing nations introduced some unexpected legislation for the sector. The place…
Oil companies have eyed the Arctic for years. With an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil lying north of the Arctic Circle, the circumpolar north is arguably the last…
Peace talks are dead and the body count is rapidly rising in Ukraine. More than 5,000 have perished since the conflict began and September’s ceasefire – for lack of…
Despite their promise over the past decade or so, biofuels have been found to be a very inefficient way to generate energy, are bad for the environment and even contribute…
The price drop we have seen at the pump in recent months has been nothing short of spectacular. It has provided the equivalent of a
This week saw yet more bad news for the oil sector, as the EIA’s latest figures released on Wednesday showed U.S. Inventories at levels not seen…
Another Wednesday, another big build in domestic crude stocks, sending oil prices swooning again. Prices retreated another 3% to under $45 a barrel. Two majors, Hess…
In most cases, conviction is a terrible trait for traders to have. Believing that you are right and the entire market is wrong is an almost…
U.S. President Obama just made some dramatic changes to the offshore oil and gas landscape. Let’s take a look beneath some of the recent headlines to…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Focus: Saudi Arabia What has happened in Saudi Arabia with the passing of King Abdullah should be viewed as no less than…
Crude Oil Outlook A valiant attempt to consolidate March Crude Oil prices failed this week when the market traded down to a level not seen since…
For the 8th week in a row (something that hasn't happened since June 2009), US total rig count plunged. This week's 90 rig drop to 1543…
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s hopes for a British-style shale gas revolution recently took a major hit. Cameron has promised that his government will be “going all out” to…
Russia is ready to institute a $35 billion “anti-crisis” stimulus plan intended to rescue an economy crippled by plummeting oil prices and Western sanctions by increasing…
The Saudi government hopes new special economic zones can spur foreign investment and lessen the Kingdom’s reliance on oil. Regulatory reforms are needed, however, to convince…
Yet another large energy company has shifted its focus from capital spending to savings because of the increasingly low price of oil. Sasol Ltd. of South Africa is reassessing its…
With oil and gas prices down, it's time to cull the herd, sell marginal producers and double down on the strong ones in your portfolio, says Michael Waring, founder of…
Critical policy shift announced by the U.S. government this week. Opening the door for oil and gas drilling in a place that hasn’t seen any activity for three decades. That’s…
Ten Reasons to Love this Small Company in an Emerging Shale Region That is STILL Economic at Current Oil and Gas Prices Low oil prices continue to slam the energy…
Russia’s economic freefall and isolation from the West has made it increasingly eager to build its relationship with China, even at the cost of lost leverage with Beijing. But new…