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May 31, 2013 at 13:51

In the coming weeks, we’re going to detail all the potential candidates, but we’re starting out with what is hands down THE next venue to play, why we believe this…

May 31, 2013 at 13:40

A few quick blog-type posts today to give an overview of the energy picture and how it should be traded in the coming week:1 - The word from…

May 31, 2013 at 13:38

We’ve noted recently that Turkey is a hot venue for both the majors and the juniors, but that there still hasn’t been that one big find to put the country…

May 31, 2013 at 13:31

There wasn’t much movement in July Crude Oil this past week. The market basically retraced about 75% of the previous week’s range before selling off early in the session on…

May 31, 2013 at 13:26

Bottom Line: Anglo-Turkish Genel Energy—the biggest license holder in Iraqi Kurdistan—has announced another discovery, boosting the company’s already significant resources in Kurdistan. Analysis: Genel Energy (LON:GENL) and partner…

May 31, 2013 at 13:21

Bottom Line: Shale gas explorers in Poland get a bit of a boost (but not enough) as the government prepares to postpone shale gas production tax collection for five years…

May 31, 2013 at 13:17

Bottom Line: Despite news of significant progress in peace talks between the government of Colombia and the rebel group FARC, guerrillas in the north and south of Colombia remain active.…

May 31, 2013 at 13:13

Bottom Line: Developments during the month of May indicate that Tunisia’s Islamist government is preparing in earnest to take on the threat posed by radical Salafi forces. Analysis:…

May 31, 2013 at 11:50

New energy police leadership around the corner; a bit of unusual energy consumerism philosophy; various takes on how scared OPEC is about the US oil and gas boom; and a…

May 31, 2013 at 08:53

WTI Crude headed lower as expected towards our lower target of 91.39/23 where we predicted  a low for the day but we bounced a little early from 91.65.  

May 30, 2013 at 17:06

In three years, General Electric Co. has gone from only dabbling in oil and gas to investing a whopping $15 billion in the sector, with an eye for diversity and…

May 30, 2013 at 17:04

In all the ink spilled over the American shale gas boom, the question of the United States becoming a gas exporter has been the silent partner of the exclamation that…

May 30, 2013 at 17:02

The photovoltaic industry is in a perverse situation. To make power generation from solar competitive, prices of solar panels had to come down. Tens of billions in subsidies were plowed…

May 30, 2013 at 16:59

Despite possessing better financing and greater energy benefits compared to its competitors (namely the Nabucco pipeline), the proposed South Stream pipeline has faced considerable opposition in Europe – by countries…

May 30, 2013 at 16:53

This post is more of an appetizer compared to a more hearty meal which is to follow. The main course served later delves into a study on LNG exports and…

May 30, 2013 at 16:43

Calling the energy space under-owned and a great value, Frank Holmes and Brian Hicks of U.S. Global Investors view shale oil plays as integral to an energy renaissance. Still, to…

May 30, 2013 at 14:58

Crude oil:July WTI crude oil lost $1.88 on volume of 583,810 contracts. Open interest declined by 4,218 contracts, which relative to volume is approximately 65% less than average.…

May 29, 2013 at 17:06

The incoming administration in Pakistan wants to pay off enough debt to finance a rebound in electricity. Most Pakistanis cope with blackouts that can last most of the day and…

May 29, 2013 at 17:02

The way things are going, when you think about the Levant Basin these days, you think about Houston-based Noble Energy. The company has made yet another discovery offshore…

May 29, 2013 at 16:58

Africa’s fabled mineral riches have excited foreign imaginations for centuries. When in 1324, Mali’s king Mansa Musa, who had converted to Islam 18 years earlier, made his haj…