Alex Kimani

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• Investors Have Now Spent $5 Billion Pursuing The “Holy Grail Of Energy”

  Published 18 August 2022 | viewed 9,898 times

  What do The Dark Knight Rises, Back to the Future, Oblivion, and Interstellar all have in common? They are sci-fi blockbusters that showcase a technology…

• Clean Energy Or Fossil Fuels? Wall Street Is Betting On Both

  Published 16 August 2022 | viewed 3,332 times

  The U.S. clean energy sector has been soaring so far in the aftermath of the Senate’s passage of a historic climate and energy bill that…

• Gas-To-Oil Switch May Not Be A Huge Catalyst For EU Crude Demand

  Published 16 August 2022 | viewed 8,549 times

  Last week, oil prices finished the week in the green, gaining 3.5% after tumbling nearly 10% a week earlier thanks to a weakening dollar after…

• The $369 Billion Promise That Sent Clean Energy Stocks Soaring

  Published 11 August 2022 | viewed 3,608 times

  Dozens of renewable energy stocks are soaring after the U.S. the Senate passed a historic climate and energy bill that experts have hailed as the…

• Are Gas Stations Really Inflating Prices For Profit?

  Published 10 August 2022 | viewed 12,188 times

  About a month ago, American consumers were confronted with the highest retail gas prices in history when gas prices soared past $5 per gallon for…

• From Coal To Gas And Back: How Europe Is Easing Its Energy Crisis

  Published 09 August 2022 | viewed 6,431 times

  Last year in November, the UK, together with key partner Italy, hosted the COP26 climate summit, an event many believed to be the world’s best…

• Offshore Drilling Is Coming Back With A Bang

  Published 08 August 2022 | viewed 32,716 times

  After years of uncertainty and stagnation, the offshore drilling market is on the rebound and is in the early innings of an upcycle in investment…

• Dodgy Demand Data? The Oil Price Collapse Conspiracy

  Published 07 August 2022 | viewed 71,662 times

  WTI crude oil prices fell to their lowest point since early February on Thursday, giving up virtually all gains since Russia invaded Ukraine. WTI crude…

• Why Oil And Gas Executives Are Reluctant To Pull The Trigger On New Deals

  Published 04 August 2022 | viewed 18,951 times

  The last two energy crises that threatened hundreds of energy companies with bankruptcy have rewritten the O&G M&A playbook. Previously, oil and gas companies made…

• Commodities Trading: The Secret Behind Big Oil’s Bumper Earnings

  Published 03 August 2022 | viewed 8,431 times

  Dozens of giant commodity and energy traders saw their profits explode during the pandemic thanks to their ability to leverage their storage facilities, global network…

• Egyptian Port Serves As New Route For Russian Oil

  Published 03 August 2022 | viewed 15,329 times

  With western sanctions looming and many nations shunning it, Russia appears to have discovered a new gateway for its crude, with Bloomberg reporting that Moscow…

• Oil Prices Fall To $90, But It’s Not Enough For Biden

  Published 03 August 2022 | viewed 24,371 times

  After touching the highest level since 2009 above $130/bbl, oil prices have pulled back sharply over the past two months with both Brent and WTI…

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

  Published 03 August 2022 | viewed 5,426 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 5,647 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 2,041 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 13,561 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 4,410 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 8,159 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 12,319 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 16,726 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…