Alex Kimani

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• Can The Middle East Really Become A Leader In Renewable Energy?

  Published 29 July 2021 | viewed 1,947 times

  To say that the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) live and breathe hydrocarbons is hardly an exaggeration. About 60 years…

• Shrinking Global Populations Poses An Existential Threat To Oil

  Published 28 July 2021 | viewed 6,462 times

  About a week ago, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman made waves in the oil community after telling Bloomberg News that Saudi Arabia "...is…

• Oil Majors Are Primed For A Massive Earnings Season

  Published 28 July 2021 | viewed 5,925 times

  Earnings season is here with us once again, with a quarter of S&P 500 companies having reported second-quarter 2021 earnings. According to FactSet data, 88%…

• The Best Risk-Reward Plays In Oil

  Published 27 July 2021 | viewed 9,439 times

  Oil prices have been ticking upwards after OPEC+ reached an agreement on Sunday that will see the group start adding 400,000 bpd production each month…

• Natural Gas Stocks Still Have Major Upside

  Published 25 July 2021 | viewed 7,247 times

  After an epic, pandemic-induced crash in 2020, the U.S. stock market has gone back to winning ways and is enjoying yet another bumper season in…

• Marine Fuel: The Next Market Share Battleground In Asia

  Published 24 July 2021 | viewed 1,692 times

  For decades, Singapore has been the world's pre-eminent marine fuel hub, accounting for 21% of the 230 million metric tonnes global bunker market. But a…

• 5 Wild New Ways To Generate Energy

  Published 21 July 2021 | viewed 2,436 times

  With the clean energy shift beginning to gain serious momentum, the prime candidates for a sustainable future have been solar, wind, and--to a lesser extent--geothermal…

• Gold Prices Show That Oil Is Still Cheap

  Published 20 July 2021 | viewed 6,216 times

  Oil prices have tanked over the past two weeks, suffering from fears of additional OPEC supply hitting the market, the shattering of demand optimism over…

• The Best Energy Stocks For A Volatile Summer

  Published 20 July 2021 | viewed 2,795 times

  Oil prices have been reeling ever since Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached a compromise that resolved their nearly two-week-long standoff over…

• The Next Major Wildcard For Oil

  Published 18 July 2021 | viewed 24,706 times

  Oil prices have been reeling ever since OPEC+ talks collapsed due to major disagreements by its members. Major cracks appeared in the ministerial meeting with…

• Wall Street Still Bullish On Emerging Markets Despite OPEC Rift

  Published 14 July 2021 | viewed 2,267 times

  A commonly heard refrain amongst investment circles is that emerging markets, or EMs, are no longer what they used to be over the past two…

• Biomass: The EU's Great 'Clean Energy' Fraud

  Published 13 July 2021 | viewed 5,521 times

  "The professionalization of the biomass industry is a problem that needs attention."--Bas Eickhout, Dutch politician and member of the European Parliament. When it comes to…

• Investors Are Betting Big On The Future Of EV Efficiency

  Published 12 July 2021 | viewed 4,676 times

  With the global electrification drive in full swing, electric cars have constantly been improving in terms of mileage, performance, charging time—and costs. And, Wright's law…

• A Contrarian Investor’s Approach To OPEC’s Oil Spat

  Published 10 July 2021 | viewed 13,595 times

  After seven consecutive weeks of gains, oil prices have gone into reverse gear once again, thanks mainly to a collapse in OPEC+ talks. Oil prices…

• U.S. Shale On Track For One Of Its Best Years Ever

  Published 08 July 2021 | viewed 12,033 times

  After seven consecutive weeks of gains, oil prices have gone into reverse gear once again, thanks mainly to the latest OPEC+ spat that left everyone…

• The Plastics Sector Is Suffering As Oil Prices Rise

  Published 07 July 2021 | viewed 3,263 times

  Four years ago, the UN declared plastic pollution a global crisis, decades after the discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch--a collection of marine debris…

• Why Oil And Gas Stocks Will Continue To Outperform Solar

  Published 06 July 2021 | viewed 4,763 times

  Oil prices are soaring and look set to continue their climb after OPEC+ failed to increase production. Meanwhile, solar energy is cheap and appears to…

• Could Iran Raise Its Oil Production To 6 Million Bpd?

  Published 05 July 2021 | viewed 3,792 times

  The unsuccessful attempts by OPEC+ to reach a deal on output cuts increase the risk of creating a supply squeeze in an already tight market,…

• 3 Stocks To Capitalize On The Rally In Natural Gas

  Published 04 July 2021 | viewed 17,215 times

  The United States has a long-running love affair with natural gas, with fossil fuels acting as the lynchpin in the country's power generation mix, while…

• A Human Battery: The World Is One Step Closer To Wearable Energy

  Published 01 July 2021 | viewed 3,184 times

  The consumer-wearable devices of today have come a long way from the days of the clunky Google Glass. A Pew Research study last year found…