Alex Kimani

Latest articles from Alex

• Will This Be The Slowest Year Ever For Oil & Gas Mergers?

  Published 04 April 2020 | viewed 57,664 times

  When the energy sector faces a severe existential threat as it currently is after the epic oil price collapse, the usual playbook is to resort…

• The Ocean Could Be The Ultimate Renewable Energy Source

  Published 02 April 2020 | viewed 46,467 times

  For all their hype as the biggest and final frontier in clean energy production, tidal and wave power have never quite lived up to their…

• Oil Prices Hit 20-Year Lows, But These Supermajors Are Hanging On Tight

  Published 01 April 2020 | viewed 57,082 times

  Oil punters have been watching unfolding developments in the energy space with bated breath after Saudi Arabia made good on its promise to ramp up…

• The First Victims Of The Oil Price War

  Published 31 March 2020 | viewed 76,271 times

  As the oil price war and coronavirus pandemic rage on, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the energy market can remain choppy and irrational longer than…

• Why Civil Rights Activists Are Backing Natural Gas

  Published 31 March 2020 | viewed 22,536 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…

• Refiners Are Having To Pay To Produce Gasoline

  Published 28 March 2020 | viewed 147,250 times

  When the oil markets go into a deadly tailspin as they have right now, sooner or later, everybody in the value chain starts to feel…

• The Oil Price War Won’t Dethrone The Dollar

  Published 26 March 2020 | viewed 53,970 times

  With the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia showing no signs of relenting, some analysts are now warning that the standoff could extend much…

• A Wave Of Downgrades Has Hit The U.S. Oil Patch

  Published 26 March 2020 | viewed 22,008 times

  The riskier end of the energy bond market has lately suffered a sharp blow in response to an epic oil price crash as the coronavirus…

• Prepare For The Next Wave Of Oil Bankruptcies

  Published 24 March 2020 | viewed 62,366 times

  Last year, the energy industry was rocked by record bankruptcies and write-downs that did not spare even the oil majors. According to Energy and Restructuring…

• Here’s Why Big Oil Stocks Are Rallying

  Published 24 March 2020 | viewed 63,811 times

  Under normal circumstances, a company's management suspending a share buyback program is construed to mean that it lacks confidence in the future or thinks the…

• How 'Smart Water' Could Revolutionize Shale

  Published 19 March 2020 | viewed 26,018 times

  Conventional wisdom dictates that water and oil do not mix--at least for those of us who are not MIT engineers. But a new discovery could…

• Coronavirus Is Wiping Out Billions In Clean Energy Investments

  Published 18 March 2020 | viewed 24,949 times

  Deep in the throes of a deadly pandemic, nations everywhere are grappling with the grim reality of a global community on lockdown. Travel bans and…

• Why The Oil Price Crash Won't Save Airlines

  Published 17 March 2020 | viewed 37,345 times

  Under any other circumstances, air carriers would be happily popping champagne corks after the latest massive oil price slump. After all, fuel typically accounts for…

• The Harsh Truth About Emissions Reduction

  Published 15 March 2020 | viewed 14,160 times

  For a sector that is frequently chided for merely trying to burnish its green credentials, it appears some players are willing to put their money…

• Big Oil Is Burning Cash In The Permian

  Published 15 March 2020 | viewed 45,245 times

  Global oil giants are facing ever-increasing public pressure and higher levels of scrutiny over their responsibility to curb harmful greenhouse emissions. Yet, in the sprawling…

• The World’s Smartest Buildings

  Published 14 March 2020 | viewed 13,516 times

  As the cost of a disturbed climate becomes increasingly clear, a growing number of cities, states and countries have set ambitious targets to dramatically reduce…

• Should You Sell Your Oil Stocks Now?

  Published 12 March 2020 | viewed 64,353 times

  There are three questions tormenting investors in the oil and gas industry right now:  Why did Icahn double down on Occidental Petroleum? Is Warren Buffett…

• Coronavirus vs Oil War: Which Is Worse For Markets?

  Published 11 March 2020 | viewed 21,921 times

  The stock markets have a new and even more vengeful bogeyman, and this time, it’s not coronavirus. The U.S. bear market crashed to new lows…

• Wall Street Has A New Favorite Energy Niche

  Published 08 March 2020 | viewed 28,185 times

  For many years, investors have been willing to pay significantly more for shares of natural gas utilities compared to electric utilities. In more recent times,…

• Is Big Oil Immune To The Coronavirus?

  Published 05 March 2020 | viewed 17,953 times

  For many months, oil and gas prices had remained stubbornly low despite a flurry of supply chain disruptions that could potentially offer support. Oil and…