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Oil Price Collapse Down To Broader Demand Factors

Jan 13, 2015 at 16:02

The price of oil passed another milestone last week, falling below $50 a barrel, a level that I had not expected to see again in my lifetime.

Could The Oil Bust Last?

Jan 12, 2015 at 16:27

The oil industry has experienced boom and busts before, but the depths to which oil prices have plunged have surprised everyone. Could the bust now persist much longer than many…

China Buying Up Latin American Oil

Jan 12, 2015 at 15:52

As the world’s number one energy consumer China is enjoying the low prices while they last. Never one to settle however, China is finding still more ways to take advantage…

The Simple Reason For The Oil Price Drop

Jan 12, 2015 at 14:29

Don't worry. It's not complicated.  I offer a simple explanation for the recent fall in oil prices in just two charts. Oil prices move up and down in response to…

What Will 2015 Do For Peak Oil?

Jan 12, 2015 at 14:17

The Cornucopians are exuberant, they believe that collapsing of oil prices dealt the death knell for peak oil. An oil glut, they say, is what we have, not peak oil.…

Scotland’s Wind Dream May Turn Into A Nightmare

Jan 12, 2015 at 14:02

I last looked into the details and consequences of Scottish energy policy in the pre-referendum post Scotch on the ROCs. The expansion of Scottish renewables is progressing at breakneck…

Could ISIS Attack Saudi Oil?

Jan 09, 2015 at 17:15

What will it take for oil prices to rise? Oil companies have little incentive to turn off the taps, given that low oil prices are providing…

British Columbia Bars LNG Pipelines From Carrying Oil Sands

Jan 09, 2015 at 17:04

British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province, has banned the use of pipelines designed to transport liquid natural gas (LNG) to also carry oil from the tar sands deposits of neighboring Alberta…

Are The Bakken’s Sweet Spots Past Their Prime?

Jan 09, 2015 at 16:56

This post is an update on total Light Tight Oil (LTO) extraction from Bakken in North Dakota based upon actual data as of October 2014 from North Dakota Industrial Commission…

What Part Did Russia Play In Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Gas Dispute?

Jan 09, 2015 at 16:32

Kyrgyzstan is happy because 60,000 customers in a potentially restive part of the country aren’t relying on dung to heat their homes; Uzbekistan again has revenue from the cross-border gas…

This Week In Energy: Asian Energy Empire Expansion

Jan 09, 2015 at 16:08

This week saw WTI prices break the psychological $50 threshold, compounding trader and oil company woes further. However, recent price updates from certain shale areas in the U.S. would seem…

The Carry Trade Returns

Jan 09, 2015 at 13:50

In 2008, as money rushed out of the oil market and prices continued to collapse, a bottom for oil was nearly impossible to find. But one commercial factor gave a…

When Good News Is Overlooked It’s Time To Buy

Jan 09, 2015 at 13:49

When the general mood in a market is gloomy and the bears have the upper hand, even good news can get overlooked, or rather overpowered. For…

A Failsafe Way to Bet On The Oil Sector

Jan 09, 2015 at 13:46

Another week, another impressive fall in oil prices. There have been a series of psychological thresholds through which oil prices have crashed over the past few months. In the beginning…

Global Energy Advisory – 9th January 2015

Jan 09, 2015 at 13:40

Iraq/Syria Monitoring Report • We have been closely monitoring the situation in Kobani, Syria, on the Turkish border, as we detailed for subscribers in October. Earlier this week, Kurdish forces…

Patience The Necessary Virtue In The Futures Markets

Jan 09, 2015 at 13:38

Natural Gas Outlook Natural Gas futures are proving to be one of the more interesting markets in early 2015. The first several days of the new year have seen the…

The Paris Jihad, Ready or Not, Has Begun, and Will Widen

Jan 09, 2015 at 12:39

“The future must not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam.”— Barack Hussein Obama (address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 2012) The jihadist murders at…

To Whether and Thrive: An Energy Investment Thesis for the Tough Times

Jan 08, 2015 at 17:47

Picking an investment thesis in these challenging resource markets has never been more paramount to investors. The downward spiral of oil prices combined with a myriad of corporate factors such…

5 Ways To Play The Oil Price Plunge

Jan 08, 2015 at 16:45

The collapse of the oil price has created losers and winners, and like every major movement in a commodity sector, the trick for investors is figuring out which side of…

LNG Another Casualty Of Low Oil Prices

Jan 08, 2015 at 16:32

The oil industry is facing rising debt from collapsing oil prices, but there could be another sector that becomes a casualty of the low oil price environment: liquefied natural gas…

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