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Aug 07, 2015 at 11:31

This is a trader moment – when you can see everyone run for cover and our opportunity is great. On Wednesday, Chesapeake CEO Robert Lawler single-handedly collapsed the energy market…

Aug 07, 2015 at 11:29

I don’t think it is a stretch to say that most of us that follow energy markets agree on one thing: The U.S. shale oil and…

Aug 07, 2015 at 11:26

The latest crash in oil prices probably has many investors hanging their heads, lamenting the deteriorating quality of many energy investments. After all, with oil prices less than half of…

Aug 07, 2015 at 11:20

GeopoliticsGood news this week for oil producers in Iraqi Kurdistan, with a promise by the Kurdish authorities to start monthly payments in September. It has been a rough…

Aug 07, 2015 at 11:16

September Crude Oil futures reached a new low for the year this week as persistent oversupply issues…

Jul 31, 2015 at 14:05

A lot to talk about in the oil sector space as many mavens weighed in this week on oil, while the energy sector experienced what I…

Jul 31, 2015 at 13:39

Now that we are over half way through earnings season for companies here in the U.S., there is an interesting trend developing amongst the hard hit…

Jul 31, 2015 at 13:37

Introduction Everyone has heard of the Bakken. The Bakken is the reason why North Dakota has emerged as the second largest oil…

Jul 31, 2015 at 13:36

Politics, Geopolitics & ConflictKazakh Oil and the Long Road to the WTOThis week, as Kazakhstan—after 19 years of trying—has finally had its…

Jul 31, 2015 at 13:29

September Crude Oil(Click Image To Enlarge)Although September Crude Oil futures are set to finish the month sharply…

Jul 24, 2015 at 16:29

The theme of commodity deflation is really becoming the overwhelming signpost for investors today and is getting almost entirely overlooked. In the past week, we’ve seen…

Jul 24, 2015 at 16:26

Long term success in a dealing room, and in trading and investing outside that environment as well, depends on many things. Perhaps the most important is…

Jul 24, 2015 at 16:21

In late 2013, Total (NYSE: TOT) launched a robotics innovation contest, soliciting entrants to develop robots within three years that could work on oil platforms. Total…

Jul 24, 2015 at 16:14

Oil Market UpdateOil entered another bear market with prices down 20 percent since their June highs. Everywhere you look there…

Jul 24, 2015 at 16:10

September Crude Oil futures finished the week sharply lower and at a new low for the year. Let’s look at the numbers.Oil lost a…

Jul 17, 2015 at 16:28

Oil's great bust cycle is now nearing its one-year anniversary, and the time is now fast approaching when we need to plan for it's inevitable end and equally inevitable next…

Jul 17, 2015 at 16:23

“Once bitten, twice shy” is an old adage that should not be in the lexicon of any trader or investor. Just because a strategy or individual…

Jul 17, 2015 at 16:15

Introduction Vietnam is a fast-growing nation in Southeast Asia with rapidly growing energy demand. But it also has significant offshore gas resources.…

Jul 17, 2015 at 16:02

Iran: Opening the Floodgates The nuclear deal with Iran will be one of the most geopolitically game-changing events of the decade. Let’s…

Jul 17, 2015 at 15:57

Last week’s report ended with a call for a sideways trade with the crude oil market holding between $55.33 and $50.95. September Crude Oil futures traders accommodated by posting a…