Countries don't usually charge protesters with piracy for trying to board an oil rig. But Russia has done so in a drama that constantly surprises. Here are five things to…
Swedish furniture giant IKEA is now selling solar panels at its stores in the UK as part of the company’s renewable energy ambitions.For about $9,200 each, customers at…
American political conservatives like to say that their strategy of tax cuts all the time is designed to "starve the beast." The "beast," of course, refers to government, and…
Shares in Anglo-Turkish Genel Energy were up almost 5% this week on news of progress on the last segment of a pipeline running directly from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq…
I talked a little last week about the “recycle ratio”. This is a tool every oil and gas investor needs to understand. Without exaggeration, if you used only…
The energy sector has begun to outperform the rest of the market and that trend seems to me to be just beginning. Therefore, it's important to start honing down your…
Until Sunday, 29 September, Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) has not seen an attack of the kind that plagues the rest of Iraq on a daily basis since 2007.
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government this week helped drive crude oil prices lower as investors assessed the possible negative impact of this ordeal on the U.S. economy. Expectations…
Bottom Line: Under constant threat of terrorist attacks in the security nightmare of Niger, French nuclear group Areva will now face an audit of its uranium mines as the Nigerien…
Bottom Line: As we have mentioned previously, the 14 June election in Iran has markedly changed the political landscape and increased the chances for economic liberalization and growth, and there…
Bottom Line: Tunisia’s ruling Ennahda party has agreed to hand over power to an independent transitional technocratic leadership after three weeks of talks with the secular opposition, in a crisis-breaking…
Bottom Line: A new discovery for Petrobras offshore in the northeast of Brazil is good news in theory, but bad news in terms of investment for development that the state-run…
With the costs of development being among the highest in Alberta, the Duvernay has earned the reputation for being an asset only a major can drill. Known as high cost/high…
You know you’re getting somewhere when General Motors takes a dangerous interest in what’s under your hood—that’s likely the general sentiment floating around Tesla Motors these days, as GM seeks…
Asian countries continue to line up for Canadian energy to which the United States is unable to commit. This week Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe met with his Canadian counterpart…
There has been considerable comment this week over the telephone call between President Obama and the President Rouhani of Iran. Certainly the election of a new President in Iran…
Although it is easy to get caught up in the vastness of the volume of fossil fuels we continue to consume, we are increasingly being presented with positives as we…
Many in the West view China's rapid military expansion as a growing threat to global and regional security. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth, or so writes…
If there's a gun on the table in the first act, it will be fired by the end of the play. The way legendary portfolio strategist Don Coxe sees it,…
Very interesting this week to see copper producer First Quantum going to Serbia.The company announced Tuesday it will earn up to 80% in the Djavolja Varos exploration project…