After many years of praise, Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras, has come under increased criticism, with its weak profits, soaring debts and flat-lining oil production viewed as signs that the…
Amidst the deepening war of words over Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, U.S. President Barack Obama on April 28 added more Russian individuals and companies to a sanctions list that already…
Kinder Morgan’s (NYSE:KMI) assertion that oil spills could bring economic benefits is triggering heated reactions.The company’s statement, part of its $5.4 billion proposal to the federal government…
I'm a contrarian by nature. Whenever observers are apathetic or downright hostile toward a play, I always get interested.Especially when the fundamental data from the space is positive.…
Let’s go a little controversial here. The U.S. oil boom is such a headline-grabbing topic at the moment that I cannot help but draw comparisons betwixt it and its pop…
With an estimated 46.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves that are expected to rise to 200 trillion cubic feet in the next two years, Tanzania is now firmly…
Five thousand feet beneath the surface of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea lays the Leviathan gas field, the largest discovered natural gas repository since the turn of the 21st century.…
Though most mature oil basins in the United States waste less than 1 percent of associated petroleum gas (APG), North Dakota says the still new Bakken play won't be able…
Lots of focus on China this week. With reports emerging that the State Reserves Bureau there may have just purchased as much as 350,000 tonnes of copper.Investors pay…
The simmering standoff in eastern Ukraine following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in March has European policymakers looking for alternatives to Russian gas imports. One obvious strategy would be to boost…
Barring an unlikely change of heart by the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Energy Department believes natural gas and coal will continue to provide the bulk of electricity to the nation's…
Angered and frustrated Western leaders want to impose sanctions on Russia in retaliation for President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine. However, the U.S. and its allies should really think this…
Very interesting data point on zinc last week. Courtesy of industry consultants CHR Metals.These analysts calculated the average cost of zinc production across the mining industry. And came…
Although high gasoline prices are still frustrating U.S. drivers, things would be even worse if the country weren’t in the midst of a shale oil boom.The American Automobile…
Nevada has become the newest state to frack for oil.Noble Energy Inc. first used fracking to explore for oil in Nevada in March, and as the AP…
Kazakhstan’s political elites are coming under enormous pressure, as the government – in power since the country declared independence in 1990 – faces yet another obstacle in the development of…
As the rhetoric between Russia on one hand and the West and Ukraine on the other reaches an all-time high, and the situation in eastern Ukraine gets bloodier, Moscow holds…
I wrote recently about new regulations around hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. And how several U.S. states are moving to regulate or restrict this go-to oil production technique.That trend…
The crisis in Ukraine has thrust energy security to the top of the agenda in European capitals. With Russia accounting for almost one-third of Europe’s natural gas, the prospect…
Representative Michael Grimm (R-NY) has become the first GOP member of Congress in recent memory to flip from denying the science of man-made climate change climate to accepting it. He…