On Friday August 5, India and Australia concluded an important energy deal that will seek to address looming issues…
Halliburton may be interested in Romania’s offshore oil fields, but it could face a challenge from a bolstered Russian presence in the Black Sea.Russia’s claim to the Crimean…
The mining sector got a big vote of confidence this week. From a high-profile backer.At least in one part of the world.That's Australia. Where $7.9 billion…
Next time you get into your car and drive to the supermarket, think about how much energy you consume on an annual basis. It is widely assumed that Westerners are…
To the delight of American drivers, gasoline prices are continuing to slide downwards. The national average price of gasoline hit $3.35 per gallon at the end of September, which…
The fragile ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have revived hopes that the months-long violent conflict in Eastern Europe is nearing its end. However, many questions remain unanswered, as…
Ultraviolet light is an economical and simple way to clean up the residue, or “tailings,” left over from extracting oil from Canadian tar sands. But now scientists at the University…
We're finally seeing the first projections on India's surging thermal coal demand. And the emerging numbers are massive.As I've discussed, India's coal sector is in crisis. With stalling…
September has been a big month for one small Canadian oil company. Blackbird Energy Inc. (CVE: BBI) pulled off a major land acquisition deal, sold off non-core assets, entered into…
Unsatisfied with the pace at which the federal government is acting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, several U.S. states and a few Canadian provinces are forging ahead with their own…
The last few months have not exactly been kind to climate change deniers. In May, a U.S. television show with one of the fastest growing audiences around took aim at…
One of the biggest concerns about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is that the vast amount of wastewater produced by the process of extracting oil and gas from shale rock deep…
In the end, it turned out as many feared it would. The Supreme Court of India canceled all but 4 of the 218 coal blocks allocated for mining by the…
Weekly Crude Oil AnalysisThe short-term picture for November crude oil futures turned a little rosier after prices consolidated for a third week. Some of the buying was related…
Geopolitical & Conflict UpdatesIraqFor August 2014, Iraq’s oil export revenues were down to $7.1 billion, from $7.8 billion in July. Exports for August were at 73.6…
The U.S. is in a relatively strong position to take advantage of Asian demand for natural gas. There are now a total of three proposed export…
Earlier this week, one of the largest pension funds in America, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) made an announcement that was of particular interest to energy investors. They…
For a lifetime trader of fossil fuels, it’s been like living in the dark. I’ve never seen a better market to be long crude oil, where the risks to the…
A brief but critical item this week in the oil space.Potentially showing that a new wave of M&A mega-deals may be coming down the pipe.That's in…
The winding down of extraordinary measures taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve to ameliorate the effects of the financial crisis could reverberate through energy markets. The Fed has…