There are a lot of under-appreciated changes going on in energy markets right now. Most of them are driven by unconventional drilling. A phenomenon that’s exploded across North…
Investors began to flee positions in emerging markets over the last week or two as concerns of slower growth and uncertainty surrounding Federal Reserve policy spread around the world.
This week we are focusing on some potential opportunities opening up in an area that gets little attention and largely flies under the oil and gas radar. Croatia…
The biggest story this week in oil and gas is declining profits and production and soaring project costs for the supermajors as disappointing fourth-quarter 2013 earnings come in, among other…
Late December marked the arrival on the scene of Cardinal Energy [CJ – TSX]. The $247.5 million public fundraising effectively changed the landscape in Southern Alberta. Now, the dividend-issuing Cardinal…
The past several years we've seen a lot of different buyers for mining projects globally. Corporations, investment funds, sovereign wealth funds, and international financial agencies have all gone in for…
Royal Dutch Shell reported a 71% decline in net-profit in the fourth quarter when it released its earnings statement on January 30, 2014. The company cited risings costs for…
Bill Gates did not become the world’s richest man by making foolish investments. Now Gates and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, Tao Invest, Kleiner Perkins and Foundation Capital among others, are…
A new study predicts that natural gas prices will remain stable over the next two decades due to sustained levels of shale production. The report, “Fueling the…
The Chinese believe that they can achieve their objective of acquiring islands throughout the South and East China Seas without a fight. It worked against the Philippines. If they try…
Intermittent renewables–wind and solar photovoltaic panels–have been hailed as an answer to all our energy problems. Certainly, politicians need something to provide hope, especially in countries that are obviously losing…
OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri said the 12-member cartel could make room for an increase in oil from Iran, Iraq and Libya. All three member states could be on the verge…
The government of Pakistan has provisionally awarded exploration licenses for 50 oil blocks covering over 100,000 square kilometers and eyeing over $370 million in first-phase investment. Foreign…
Iraq is returning to an energy market which is radically different than the one it was forced to leave years ago, and its OPEC partners now also have a different…
As the President moves further into his second term, he appears to be growing more willing to tackle the concerns that his supporters have over projected Climate Change over the…
Australian oil firm AWE has sold down its interests in the Bass basin offshore northern Tasmania for $74 million in cash to the Indian Prize Petroleum, the upstream arm…
It’s well known that China is a major driver of the resource markets.The nation is one of the world’s largest importers of commodities like copper, coal and oil.
Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs firmly stated the central government will take action, “including fiscal measures,” if Kurdistan begins exporting oil without coming to an agreement with…
Russia's Lukoil has announced an agreement with Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex for exploration, extraction and cooperation on environmental best practices.The cooperation memorandum was agreed on…
International oil companies have moved one step closer to launching commercial crude production in Uganda as the government announces the finalization of talks with foreign oil explorers and a…