Alex Kimani

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• What More OPEC+ Cuts Mean for the Market

  Published 03 December 2023 | viewed 18,846 times

  Following a chaotic day of OPEC+ meeting decisions that resulted in additional “voluntary” cut among cartel members, the dust is now settling, and the market…

• Why Utilities Might Be the Best Buying Opportunity Right Now

  Published 03 December 2023 | viewed 3,532 times

  With the overall market enjoying a bit of a rally as inflation eases and the Federal Reserve indicating a less hawkish stance, the New Year…

• The First-Ever Enhanced Geothermal Plant in the United States

  Published 30 November 2023 | viewed 4,197 times

  U.S. tech giant Google and geothermal startup Fervo Energy have launched the U.S.' first-ever enhanced geothermal plant that will produce 100% carbon-free electricity round the…

• EV's Become Cash Cow For Swing States

  Published 28 November 2023 | viewed 4,282 times

  What do marijuana and electric vehicles have in common? They are two consumer products that Americans tend to strongly favor or disapprove of depending on…

• How Morocco Became Europe’s Clean Energy Supplier

  Published 27 November 2023 | viewed 5,302 times

  The Middle East, North and West Africa are some of the world’s most important fossil fuel hubs, producing nearly half of the planet’s oil and gas. Hardly…

• China Allows Export Of Small Amounts Of Critical Minerals

  Published 26 November 2023 | viewed 7,896 times

  Back in July, China announced export restrictions of germanium, gallium and their chemical compounds used to make parts for chips, telecommunications equipment and electric vehicles. Graphite, a…

• Nigeria Records Flat Growth as Oil Price Decline Slows

  Published 24 November 2023 | viewed 6,908 times

  Nigeria's economy recorded flat growth in the third quarter, as oil prices somewhat stabilized while the impact of reforms by the newly created government at boosting output…

• Oil Hedging Volumes 62% Below 2020 Levels

  Published 23 November 2023 | viewed 7,041 times

  Oil and commodity producers as well as heavy consumers frequently employ a variety of hedging strategies to protect themselves against market fluctuations. Oil producers typically use…

• Oil’s Wide Price Swings Have Ignored True Fundamentals

  Published 23 November 2023 | viewed 12,342 times

  The oil markets have been extremely volatile over the past couple of weeks, with wide price swings in either direction on no significant news and…

• Greek Shippers Halt Russian Crude Transports Amid U.S. Sanctions Push

  Published 23 November 2023 | viewed 6,660 times

  Three major Greek shipping firms have halted transport of Russian crude in recent weeks due to the heightened risk of facing U.S. sanctions, Reuters has…

• US EV Market To Cross Million-Unit Mark in 2023 As Demand Slows

  Published 23 November 2023 | viewed 1,438 times

  Research firm Atlas Public Policy predicts that sales of electric vehicles in the United States will clock in at 1.3-1.4 million units in the current…

• Rystad Energy: Fossil Fuel Emissions Will Peak Within Two Years

  Published 22 November 2023 | viewed 3,063 times

  Over the past few years, there’s been plenty of buzz around the time when global oil demand will hit its highest before entering terminal decline.…

• Biden Administration Uses Wartime Laws to Mobilize Heat Pump Production

  Published 20 November 2023 | viewed 6,352 times

  Lately, the Biden administration has gone full throttle on clean energy, launching several low-carbon projects in quick succession. A month ago, the administration launched a…

• Middle East Upstream Wins On Investment Dollars, New Jobs

  Published 19 November 2023 | viewed 4,343 times

  A recent World Energy Employment report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed that jobs in the global oil and gas industry have now fully recovered,…

• Unwarranted Demand Pessimism Could Lead to a Big Oil Price Rally

  Published 15 November 2023 | viewed 18,787 times

  Last week, oil prices logged a third straight weekly decline, sinking to the lowest level since mid-July as concerns about demand continue to replace the…

• Chevron Doubles Down On East-Med Gas Assets

  Published 14 November 2023 | viewed 5,207 times

  Back in 2010, U.S. oil and gas giant Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX), alongside its partners NewMed Energy (OTCPK:DKDRF) and Ratio Oil Corp., discovered the Leviathan Gas Field, one of the world’s…

• Oil Markets Wrongfooted By Change In Speculative Buying

  Published 13 November 2023 | viewed 11,983 times

  Last week, oil prices logged a third straight weekly decline, sinking to the lowest level since mid-July as concerns about demand continue to replace the…

• Time To Buy The Dip As Lithium Stocks Tank?

  Published 12 November 2023 | viewed 16,246 times

  After soaring to all-time highs amid the epic lithium boom of 2021/2022, stocks of lithium producers have been badly hammered in the current year as…

• Short Sellers Circling The Clean Energy Sector

  Published 09 November 2023 | viewed 6,388 times

  Three weeks ago, shares of Israel-based solar inverter manufacturer, SolarEdge Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SEDG) crashed spectacularly after the company issued weak guidance for its upcoming third quarter earnings report. SolarEdge…

• All Eyes On India, Not China, For Future Oil Demand

  Published 08 November 2023 | viewed 9,355 times

  For decades, China has been the leading driver of global oil demand growth thanks to an economy that maintained a blistering growth clip for a…