It’s been a game changing year for the electric vehicles market. In Europe, electric cars sales are a whopping 85 percent higher than they were at this time last year--and…
Large energy projects tend to be controversial due to environmental and political reasons. Nord Stream 2 (NS2) is not an exception as it is, arguably, the most…
Researchers in South Korea have made a major breakthrough in using bacteria to sustainably and efficiently produce biofuels. The team of scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and…
This article is the third in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2019. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy…
Iran has called for the "immediate release" of its oil tanker after British Royal Marines boarded and seized it off Gibraltar a day ago after it took a long 90-day…
Fundamentals rule. The U.S. conflict with Iran and the widespread instability across the Middle East are only registering as blips on the oil market radar. Not even the seizure of…
Friday July 5, 2019 1. Petrochemicals underperform oil- The oil majors have undertaken massive investments in petrochemical projects, viewing plastics…
As I write on Friday, natural gas is having one of its best days for months and is trading well over six percent above yesterday’s close. That and the fact…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict - Turkey has become intricately involved in the conflict in Libya, aiding the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). This has led to a severe backlash…
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are showing signs of a successful support base on the daily chart, but are still in a position to close lower for the…
Oil is set to post a loss this week despite a wave of bullish news. (Click to enlarge)
The US oil and gas rig count fell by 4 this week, according to Baker Hughes, which reported before Independence Day this week. The total number of active oil rigs…
OPEC’s crude oil production dropped to below 30 million bpd in June, down by 170,000 bpd from May and the lowest monthly output since April 2014, as higher Saudi oil…
Concerns about weakening global economy and oil demand growth trumped simmering U.S.-Iran tensions and OPEC and allies’ rollover of the production cuts into 2020, sending oil prices early on Friday…
U.S. natural gas prices have collapsed since the end of winter, even as inventory levels remain below average levels for this time of year. Henry Hub prices spiked in…
Iran’s parliament last week passed a draft bill allowing for a massive increase in the number of oil and gas condensates refineries in the country, to be funded from investment…
A group of seventeen metallic elements whose names most of us have never heard recently came into the spotlight amid the latest trade tension escalation…
Three Mile Island, Fukushima, Chernobyl. While nuclear accidents are extremely rare, they loom large in the public conscience, making nuclear energy a hard sell for many constituents, despite its numerous…
Recently, the former CEO of the largest shale gas producer in the United States told a roomful of conference goers what any competent financial analysis would have revealed many years…
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