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Dec 10, 2012 at 14:56

Here's one of the wilder suggestions floating around for what the President could do if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling.To explain the idea, let me begin…

Dec 07, 2012 at 17:08

Big potential changes south of the border. Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto has announced that he wants increased private investment in the nation’s energy industry.Will this include Mexican…

Dec 07, 2012 at 17:04

Starting Tuesday, U.S. regulators will hold regular meetings on oil and natural gas pipeline safety standards. A series of pipeline issues, ranging from a deadly gas pipeline explosion in California,…

Dec 07, 2012 at 17:02

Who’s hot in Eagle Ford? Right now it’s Marathon Oil (US: MRO), which has earmarked $1.9 billion of it’s $5.2 billion in 2013 capital for this south Texas shale play.…

Dec 07, 2012 at 17:00

If an employer wants to maximize profits, it will want to leverage its use of high-priced energy sources.  From an employer’s point of view, there are basically three kinds of…

Dec 07, 2012 at 16:53

There is a lot going on in the Middle East at the moment. There is the revolution in Syria which seems now to be entering some form of end game,…

Dec 07, 2012 at 13:53

The United States could eliminate its need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas, and non-food crops to make synthetic fuel, experts report.Besides economic…

Dec 07, 2012 at 13:49

Horizontal drilling and fracturing have been the keys which have unlocked vast oil reserves in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale and Texas’s Eagle Ford Shale. The success companies have achieved while…

Dec 07, 2012 at 13:41

Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) has cut its energy costs by an impressive $9 billion through green investments, which translates into $7 billion in net profit. It’s been a…

Dec 07, 2012 at 13:37

This week in energy, we highlight Canadian anxiety over Keystone XL, new EPA regulations that could cost manufacturers billions, updates on Eagle Ford and a look at Dow Chemical’s…

Dec 07, 2012 at 13:34

Here is our latest Christmas themed post and this year we will be comparing the current landscape of Energyland™ to some of the best holiday movies. Enjoy!–The Nightmare…

Dec 07, 2012 at 13:20

The theme running our mailbag this morning was one of distress as various investment strategies based around the performance of the junior gold mining sector appear not to be working…

Dec 07, 2012 at 13:16

In the recent Bloomberg article, “Brent Favored Over WTI Oil by U.S. for First Time,” the authors discuss the EIA’s decision to drop WTI crude in favor of Brent…

Dec 07, 2012 at 12:04

I have been following Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) for about 30 years now, and it has long been one of my favorite companies, as it is one of the world's purest…

Dec 06, 2012 at 17:04

Here’s the thing: In the immediate term it’s expensive to be smart, and cheap to be stupid. In the long term, smart saves, though the math is a bit complicated. …

Dec 06, 2012 at 17:00

A lot of attention has been given to the optimistic assessments of future U.S. and Iraqi oil production in the IEA's World Energy Outlook 2012. However, perhaps even more…

Dec 06, 2012 at 16:54

On 18 November, following a meeting in Bangkok during his first foreign trip after winning reelection, President Obama said, after lauding the 2013 celebration of the 180th anniversary of…

Dec 06, 2012 at 16:50

Although the Xi Jinping administration is now secure enough in its transition to power to put nationalist jingoism back in the box from whence it came, recent events suggest that…

Dec 06, 2012 at 16:45

Egypt’s energy sector, specifically its electricity, oil and natural gas subsectors, is a large, important and promising part of the national economy. Egypt faces the challenges of growth in population,…

Dec 06, 2012 at 15:21

Explorers and producers need to go where the oil is. But how do you balance resource upside potential with jurisdictional risk? Amin Haque of Stonecap Securities argues that jurisdiction risk…