Alex Kimani

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• Hot Rivers To Limit French Nuclear Power Output Amid Energy Crisis

  Published 03 August 2022 | viewed 5,594 times

  Electricite de France SA, France’s state-owned utility, announced on Tuesday that it is highly likely it will be forced to extend cuts to nuclear generation…

• How Commodity Traders Are Helping Fund Russia’s War

  Published 02 August 2022 | viewed 6,613 times

  Despite wide-ranging sanctions and import bans, Russia's vast energy sector continues to thrive, with the country managing to export nearly a billion dollars worth of…

• Can Less Diversified Energy Companies Replicate Big Oil’s Success?

  Published 02 August 2022 | viewed 2,304 times

  Earnings season for corporate America is well underway, with nearly 60% of S&P 500 companies having returned their Q2 2022 scorecards. While a good 73%…

• Big Oil Set For Blowout Performance, But What Comes Next?

  Published 28 July 2022 | viewed 13,724 times

  Earnings season is here with us once again, with 21% of S&P 500 companies having reported second-quarter 2022 earnings. According to FactSet data, 68% of…

• Gold Remains Relatively Cheap, Here’s Why

  Published 28 July 2022 | viewed 4,885 times

  It's increasingly looking like gold bulls will not be taking back this market any time soon. After a bright start that saw gold prices touch…

• European Gas Prices Spike 30% After Russian Supply Cuts

  Published 27 July 2022 | viewed 8,512 times

  European gas prices have surged 30% in the space of two days after Russia made good its threat to slash gas deliveries to the continent…

• High Oil Prices Spark A New Wave Of Exploration

  Published 26 July 2022 | viewed 12,608 times

  When the energy crisis hit a nadir two years ago, highly indebted American oil and gas companies quickly changed their playbook, adopting stricter cost discipline,…

• The Companies Taking Advantage Of America’s LNG Boom

  Published 21 July 2022 | viewed 18,423 times

  Over the past few years, dozens of U.S. midstream companies have set their sights on natural gas pipelines and export terminals as the U.S. natural…

• Governments Can No Longer Afford To Leave Energy Security To Market Forces

  Published 20 July 2022 | viewed 7,850 times

  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent global energy crisis are spurring a profound transformation in the global energy system.    About three decades ago,…

• IEA:Global Electricity Demand Has Slowed Dramatically

  Published 20 July 2022 | viewed 8,513 times

  In its latest Electricity Market Report, the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) says that global demand for electricity is already slowing sharply thanks to slowing…

• Why Natural Gas Stocks Are Outperforming Oil Stocks

  Published 19 July 2022 | viewed 7,219 times

  Over the past couple of weeks, oil stocks have sold off heavily, reversing a good chunk of their early-year gains thanks to a drop in…

• Will Falling Oil Prices Alter The Fed’s Aggressive Rate Hike Plan?

  Published 18 July 2022 | viewed 8,977 times

  Over the past two months, the oil price rally has seriously lost momentum, with prices remaining range-bound as fears intensify that the global economy could…

• Soaring U.S. Production Can't Keep LNG Prices In Check

  Published 17 July 2022 | viewed 26,966 times

  U.S. natural gas has rallied as much as 10% to a two-week high following forecasts for hotter than usual weather to continue across much of…

• Energy Markets Will Determine The Fate Of The Euro

  Published 16 July 2022 | viewed 12,053 times

  A few days ago, a rare event in the forex markets took place: for the first time in two decades, the euro achieved parity with…

• Brawny Dollar Weighs On Oil Prices

  Published 13 July 2022 | viewed 13,447 times

  The oil bulls are in for a rough ride as the oil price crash shows no signs of reversing. Brent and WTI crude have both…

• Solar Stocks Soar As China Considers $220 Billion Stimulus Package

  Published 13 July 2022 | viewed 9,060 times

  Shares of solar and alternative energy providers have received a much-needed shot in the arm after news emerged that China is considering a $220B stimulus…

• Commodity Rout Erases 1.2 Trillion In Mining Stock Value

  Published 12 July 2022 | viewed 8,785 times

  The much-hyped commodity supercycle could be dead before it has even properly begun. After a  bright start to the year that saw commodities and metals…

• Explaining The Disconnect Between Physical And Paper Oil Markets

  Published 10 July 2022 | viewed 27,180 times

  A couple of days ago, Saudi Arabia shocked oil punters after it hiked oil prices for its biggest market, Asia, in the middle of one…

• Oil Enters A Bear Market As Recession Fears Grow

  Published 07 July 2022 | viewed 11,078 times

  For the second day in a row, oil and gas stocks emerged as the worst-performing S&P sector as U.S. crude oil futures settled in a…

• Should You Buy The Oil Price Dip?

  Published 06 July 2022 | viewed 32,282 times

  Oil prices nosedived alongside the broader market on Tuesday, with U.S. crude dipping to the psychologically important level of $100/bbl as growing recession fears coupled…