How quickly has the oil market has changed? Since November of last year, oil predictions have run the gamut from complete wipeout to $20 a barrel…
In general, when a company announces plans to issue more stock, it has a rapid negative effect of the share price. That is understandable, each share…
Introduction The United States is hoping to take drastic measures to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. However, with the U.S. Congress gridlocked and unable to take…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Iraqi forces (backed by Shi’ite militias) have retaken most of the towns and the area surrounding Tikrit, in central Iraq, but…
Crude Oil Crude oil support fell apart last week, leading to a price collapse. The selling momentum was strong enough to drive the market into a…
"Fracklog” is the latest term running around the oil world, a new game that oil producers are playing to try and outlast temporarily depressed oil prices.…
Longtime, regular readers with the memory of an elephant may remember an article that I wrote in May of last year. That piece suggested that even…
Introduction Marine vessels offer the cheapest and easiest way to transport goods around the world. There are an estimated 50,000 container ships moving goods from point…
Politics, Geopolitics & ConflictYemen’s oil-rich Marib province is the likely next target for takeover by Houthi militants…
Crude OilMay Crude Oil futures were under pressure most of the week driven by concerns over huge…
A bit of a conundrum going on in oil these days, as money continues to pour into energy companies and their bonds, mostly through fully subscribed…
After a tumultuous period for energy investors it is beginning to look as if some degree of calm and logic is returning. WTI crude oil has…
Introduction Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, have revolutionized warfare, allowing airstrikes from an undetected position and removing soldiers from danger. The U.S. has rapidly deployed…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Anxious Times For Kurdistan Producers It’s not an easy time to be a producer in Iraqi Kurdistan, where there is much promise,…
April Crude Oil futures are poised to close higher for the week after posting a strong recovery, following last week’s sell-off. Technically, the picture is clear,…
Thursday morning saw a tremendous spike in share prices of the two biggest deepwater drilling rig owners, Transocean (RIG) and Seadrill (SDRL). After so many months…
Long term subscribers and those with a long memory may remember that back in August of last year I wrote a piece on coal stocks. At…
As activist investing in the oil and gas industry metamorphoses from a growing trend into a situation that is starting the rule the day, investors and…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Al-Shabaab Reaches for Stature The Somali militant group Al-Shabaab—pushed back in Somalia largely by African Union (AU) forces and forced to regroup—has…
Technical and fundamental factors weighed on crude oil late in the week, which could be signaling support has been pulled from the market. On Thursday, sellers…