It’s looking increasingly unlikely that Europe will be able to sever its reliance on Russian energy supplies by developing its own shale gas industry.For years, Poland has been…
As oil prices continue to fall, analysts and producers are trying to wrap their heads around the reasons and identify a floor price. Even though crude benchmarks like Brent and…
From 2002 to 2012, European satellite data consistently showed a “hotspot” of methane being emitted in the U.S. Southwest, but the amount was so large that scientists thought it was…
For the last 3 years, European Brent has mostly traded in a range of $100-$120 with West Texas intermediate selling at a $5 to $20 discount. But in September Brent…
The promise of generating energy with nuclear fusion is tantalizing because it would be free of toxic emissions and nuclear waste, and would have a virtually infinite fuel supply. On…
LEGO, whose toy building blocks are known for charming children’s constructions, will end its five-decade marketing ties with Royal Dutch Shell under pressure from Greenpeace, which says the oil company…
Running a multi-billion dollar energy company isn’t easy. Just ask the executives in the corner suites of some of the energy companies that have gone bust over the years. Some,…
Energy stocks have taken a beating so far in October as commodity prices continue to deteriorate. A wave of bad news has hit the commodities sector. A weakening…
American drillers are fretting over an oil boom that is out-pacing demand and pushing prices down, feeding the export ban debate and pushing it critically forward.This week, while…
There’s panic in the air. You can feel it. The market for oil has been dropping daily, now trading under $85 – under $90 for Brent North Sea grades. The…
When markets in general or particular sectors come under pressure, those of us of a contrarian bent start looking around for bargains. Oil company stocks and European stocks have both…
The bear market for oil has arrived. Brent crude has dropped by more than 20 percent since hitting a multiyear high in June. Now hovering around $90 per barrel,…
Geopolitics & Domestic PoliticsBulgariaOn the election front, Bulgaria’s center-right Citizens for European Development (GERB) won snap elections last week, and will likely receive around 90 seats…
Weekly Crude Oil OutlookSupport for crude oil futures continued to erode last week due to concerns about high supply. Technically, both Brent and West Texas Intermediate…
The shine has come off the North American natural gas export story lately.A year ago, most observers in this market were buzzing about the possibilities for sending cheap…
Washington Takes on ISIS, Iran, and Russia.It was heinous. It was underhanded. It was beyond the bounds of international morality. It was an attack on the American way…
There is, to those of a somewhat romantic bent, an inherent beauty in financial markets. Even just simple supply and demand has an appealing logic. As demand for…
Should the West worry about Russia’s growing oil and gas exports to the Asia-Pacific region? Michael Bradshaw doesn’t think so. While Vladimir Putin may want to shift his energy business…
On Monday, September 29, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published a story called “Why Peak Oil Predictions Haven’t Come True.” The story is written as if there are only…
The recent rally in uranium prices appears to have stalled. With spot rates for uranium oxide taking their first drop last week since June--down $1 per pound to $35.50.