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Conflict in the Middle East Creates Opportunities for Energy Investors

Sep 12, 2013 at 18:26

Conflict in the Middle East has Europe scrambling to find reliable energy sources closer to home. This means investors should consider watching for a big shale discovery in a friendly…

Brazil's Oil: Less Mega Than You Think

Sep 12, 2013 at 09:25

Word last week that offshore oil players may not be impressed with Brazil's massive pre-salt prospects. At least, not as impressed as Brazilian officials think.Several industry players under…

Egypt for Sale

Sep 11, 2013 at 20:04

Three years has seen the overturn of two government, the deaths of thousands of people and the destruction of much of the Egyptian economy.  In the end, the mobs have…

Will Caspian Oil and Gas Producers Take Russia's Place in EU?

Sep 11, 2013 at 19:59

There may be as much as 48 billion barrels of oil and 292 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the Caspian region. There's probably even more yet to be…

On G20 Sidelines, China Interested in More Russian Natgas

Sep 11, 2013 at 19:54

China’s President Xi Jinping is on an “energy diplomacy” tour, working the post-Soviet Eurasian space, visits four of the region's five former Soviet Central Asian republics while making his way…

How the US and Russia can Achieve Peace in Syria

Sep 11, 2013 at 19:48

On August 21, it was reported that several towns in Syria’s Ghouta region were hit with chemical agents. The UN team responsible for investigating the attacks has since returned to…

Depleted Global Oil and Gas Reserves have Led to Greater Interest in Syria

Sep 11, 2013 at 19:41

In my view, oil and gas resource limits are major contributors to the conflict in Syria. This is happening in several ways:1. Syria is an oil exporter that…

China Makes Cheap Coal Expensive

Sep 11, 2013 at 13:03

China has long benefited from cheap thermal coal imports from Indonesia. But that may be coming to an end.The Chinese government last week announced it will add a…

DOE Under Fire over Clean Car Loan Loss

Sep 10, 2013 at 17:10

A $50 million gamble on a Michigan-based manufacturer of wheel-chair accessible vans running on compressed natural gas will cost tax payers $42 million after the company went bust and suspended…

Will Saudi and Qatari Involvement in the Syrian War Impact their Economies?

Sep 10, 2013 at 17:07

Have you ever wondered why a country like Qatar got involved in the Syrian conflict? Why did a tiny Arab state, the third smallest Arab country, (after Lebanon and Bahrain)…

Why Military Action Against Syria could Cause Oil Prices to Fall

Sep 10, 2013 at 17:02

Over the last month, oil prices have been steadily climbing due to an assortment of factors. The oil crisis in Libya, production problems in Nigeria, and low OPEC…

When will the Clean Energy Future we Dream of Actually Arrive?

Sep 10, 2013 at 16:48

What sort of fabulous new energy systems will the world possess in 2040?  Which fuels will supply the bulk of our energy needs?  And how will that change the global…

The Energy Future may Rely on US not THEM

Sep 10, 2013 at 16:39

With oil prices hovering near historic highs and coal, natural gas and uranium prices yo-yoing during the last several years, concerns about the future of fossil fuel and uranium…

Syrian Chemical Attack: More Evidence Only Leads to More Questions

Sep 10, 2013 at 16:27

Accumulating new evidence regarding the August 21, 2013, chemical attack in Ghouta, eastern Damascus, raises most basic questions. The recent findings point increasingly toward the conclusion that it was indeed…

Bailing on My Oil Short

Sep 10, 2013 at 08:41

We got the dollar drop over the weekend that I was expecting. There was no way that the war was going to start before Obama gave his speech on Tuesday…

Why the Military Matters in Energy Markets

Sep 09, 2013 at 17:53

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said energy security isn't necessarily a call to arms for the alliance in a globalized world. Crude oil markets reacted strongly to crises in Egypt,…

Nigeria becoming World’s 1st Failed Petrostate?

Sep 09, 2013 at 17:47

If it is not common for insurgencies to telegraph their intentions in advance, as it can provide defenders with valuable early intelligence, then Nigeria’s Movement for the Emancipation of the…

Wave to the Energy Future

Sep 09, 2013 at 17:43

Back in January, the Federal Regulatory Commission decided a good place for a new pilot project for tidal energy was, in all places, the East River in New York…

How Events in Syria Affect the Global Oil Markets

Sep 09, 2013 at 17:39

The growing likelihood [1], [2], [3] of U.S. military action in Syria seems to be one factor in the recent sharp rise in oil prices.

Syria and Solar Panels

Sep 09, 2013 at 17:25

War by social media. Should the US bomb Syria? - Like or dislike. The US, as a social media nation, has thousands of points of view on this…

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