Oil prices continued to fall this week on ample supply and signals from OPEC members Saudi Arabia and Kuwait that they can deal with lower prices and are unlikely to…
The oil market’s in freefall, the stock market is in freefall. You’re taking losses, big losses, in stocks that you bought – not at the top of the market where…
Unfortunately most investors in general and energy investors in particular are probably looking at some pretty alarming losses in their portfolios after the events of the last few weeks. Over…
Fusion is thirty years away…and always will be. That is an oft-repeated cliché concerning one of the world’s most coveted – and so far unreachable – sources of energy. However,…
Geopolitical HighlightsKurdish CrudeBaghdad has banned three foreign oil tankers from entering Iraqi ports. United Carrier, United Dynamic and Nautilus—all of which have transported Kurdish crude and…
Weekly Natural Gas OutlookLast week, December Natural Gas futures traded through the July 28 bottom at 3.877, putting the market in an extremely bearish position. Since…
The rapid decline in oil prices may be almost over.That prediction comes from several big banks that say oil prices are nearing their floor. Bank of America and…
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s energy policy seems to stick to one iron-clad mantra: Whatever the United Nations advises, do the exact opposite. While this might seem like a flight…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured Western Europe that there won’t be any interruption of natural gas supplies from his country this winter unless Ukraine again tries to meet its…
The oil markets are concerned that there is too much oil currently available on the market, and that, as a consequence, oil prices may continue to tumble. Saudi Arabia is…
Oil platforms off the coast of Southern California create a fertile breeding ground for fish, producing 10 times more fish weight than conventional marine habitats and 27 times more when…
I've been advancing a thesis for several months with friends that World War III is now underway. It's just that it's not the war we thought it would be, that…
Oil prices continue to slide, putting enormous pressure on oil producers around the world. Saudi Arabia has insisted it is willing to live with lower prices for…
As stock markets and oil prices tumble in tandem, savvy investors will be aware that such a situation creates some opportunities. Some of the fall in oil prices…
Iranian officials are taking the current drop in oil prices in stride and don’t plan to demand a cut in production by OPEC.During previous price declines, Tehran has…
On September 29, representatives from the five Caspian littoral states (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan) convened in Astrakhan, Russia for a fourth…
A few pounds less and some billions more, "Mick the Miner," is ready to go on a buying spree.After losing out in the Glencore (LON:GLEN) takeover last year,…
Just as oil prices hit multiyear lows, several oil majors announced some more terrible news. The Kashagan oil field – the world’s most expensive oil project – will…
The world’s favorite hotbed of instability, the Caspian Sea, has finally earned the right to be called, well… a sea. This is the unexpected epiphany of the September 29th
The group known as the Islamic State, also often called by its former name, ISIS, (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), has established itself as the world’s largest, most ruthless…