This is my first article for Oilprice.com, so I tried to find something really upbeat to write about. I wanted to be positive and to re-assure those of you here…
The last several weeks have seen some very strong US crude oil prices, adding strength to my prediction that we'll likely see average prices of well over $100 a barrel…
There’s one question that’s on the minds of energy investors the world over. Where will be the next place for shale gas and oil?It’s worth pondering. The profits…
Morocco and Western Sahara in the SpotlightWith the hunt for oil picking up momentum in Morocco—considered an investor’s haven compared to other Sahelian countries—we are closely watching controversial…
There seems to be a trend emerging in mining M&A--in an unexpected part of the world.That's South Africa. Particularly, in one of that country's most troubled sectors: platinum.
The spread between natural gas prices in the United States and Asia has many U.S. producers salivating at the prospect of shipping LNG overseas. Japan, the largest importer of LNG…
Shares in Tesla Motors Inc. jumped 12.3% to $217.44 in trading on Wednesday, after the electric car maker posted impressive fourth-quarter results and predicted double sales this year.
Billionaire Tom Steyer launched a campaign to rival the conservative Koch brothers and supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. A rival campaign that cost a Nevada solar power project…
Russia’s oil and natural gas state monopoly Gazprom has been offered joint venture exploration projects in Algeria, the first foreign company to be invited to work in the country. The…
Though Turkey has threatened to block extraction of natural gas offshore Cyprus, the Greek Cypriot government has vowed to move forward with exploration and drilling. Cypriot Foreign Minister…
This week in energy we feel compelled to head to the Middle East, where we have seen movement on Israeli gas—another boon for US-based Noble Energy Inc.—and the hydrocarbons showdown…
There's a quote from Napoleon that's always stuck with me. About the nature of things coming and going:"I feel myself driven towards an end that I do not…
Natural gas prices in the U.S. for quite a few years now have hovered between the $2 and $4 per million btu (MMBtu) range, while they have reached as high…
As talk of a potential oil swap deal between Russian and Iran allegedly pick up pace, mainstream media reports say that Russia is considering the construction of a second…
Oil limits seem to be pushing us toward a permanent downturn, including a crash in credit availability, loss of jobs, and even possible government collapse. In this process, we are…
The March 2011 nuclear catastrophe at the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex has left Japan scrambling for power alternatives, as in the wake of the debacle, the Japanese government…
As Britain endeavors to build new nuclear power plants to avert an electric crisis in 20 years -- with the retirement of nearly all the nation's installed capacity, as it…
In a bid to show members of Venezuelan society the age of Chavismo was alive and well, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro decided to rename one of the largest oil fields…
Texas is on an export roll, recording a new record last year, with Houston leading the way and expecting more to come with the recent approval of a new liquefied…
It wasn’t too long ago that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan issued a warning about the shortage of natural gas in the United States. “Today's tight natural gas markets have…