Alex Kimani

Latest articles from Alex

• Russia’s Economy Is Signaling An Oil Price Rally

  Published 12 December 2019 | viewed 24,698 times

  The Russian bear is a decidedly different animal.  Even as the oil price outlook has become clearly bearish, Russia knows little fear. It’s defying the…

• The Best Way To Invest In The Energy Sector In 2020

  Published 08 December 2019 | viewed 22,884 times

  A record number of energy companies filing for bankruptcy coupled with poor performance by the industry in 2019 has made it incredibly hard to find…

• Powering The $1 Trillion Black Friday Shopping Spree

  Published 28 November 2019 | viewed 16,014 times

  The famous trifecta of American holidays is already knocking at the door: Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It forebodes a massive amount of food,…

• Is Big Oil’s Plastic Gamble A Misfire?

  Published 23 November 2019 | viewed 33,927 times

  The oil industry is no stranger to constant criticism and ire, getting more than its fair share of stick for its role in climate change…

• The 5 Most Promising Foreign Oil Stocks

  Published 17 November 2019 | viewed 20,878 times

  With U.S. energy companies enduring another torrid year, foreign oil stocks are looking increasingly attractive for local investors.  One of their big draws: Many non-US…

• A Bear’s Guide To Oil Markets

  Published 12 November 2019 | viewed 36,792 times

  Oil trades have not exactly shot the lights out this year. With the bulls getting kicked more times than a pigskin at the Super Bowl…

• A Bull’s Guide To Oil Markets

  Published 11 November 2019 | viewed 51,536 times

  Hedge funds know something you don’t: There are still reasons to be bullish about oil.  Right now, there’s nothing moving the oil price needle in…

• Is Cold Fusion Making A Comeback?

  Published 04 November 2019 | viewed 15,010 times

  Three decades ago, we threw cold fusion in the sci-fi trash bin. But if the idea was so outrageous, why is a multi-billion-dollar defense company…

• What Broke The Bond Between Oil And Gold?

  Published 03 November 2019 | viewed 37,534 times

  For decades, two of the world’s most-watched commodities, oil and gold, have typically moved in tandem. But lately, gold has been on steroids while oil…

• The Worst Oil Trades Ever Made

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 44,729 times

  It’s a poorly kept secret that honesty is the rarest commodity in financial circles. Greed, insider dealings, questionable ethics and all manner of corporate malfeasance…

• How The Internet Is Killing The Planet

  Published 28 October 2019 | viewed 23,961 times

  Beyond the painfully obvious plight of a planet addicted to fossil fuels, climate change has another bogeyman that few--with the possible exception of Keanu Reeves--would…

• Five Oil Billionaires Living The American Dream

  Published 24 October 2019 | viewed 35,837 times

  Nothing has defined the American Dream more succinctly than oil wealth. This isn’t Saudi Arabia, where princes inherit the wealth of their kingdom based on…

• The 4 Oil Stocks You Should Have Bought In January

  Published 22 October 2019 | viewed 37,347 times

  Despite a tough year in oil markets, a handful of small-cap energy stocks have seen year-to-date returns of up to triple-digit percentages. But finding these…

• The Holy Grail Of Energy Is Finally Within Reach

  Published 21 October 2019 | viewed 201,680 times

  Theoretically, two lone nuclear reactors running on small pellets could power the entire planet, safely and cleanly. That’s the promise of nuclear fusion. So, why…

• The Best Way To Invest In Modern Day Oil Exploration

  Published 20 October 2019 | viewed 23,426 times

  Although modern oil companies operate in a very different world from that of the villainous oil baron JR Ewing, the fictional Texan character can still…

• The Complete History Of Oil Markets

  Published 14 October 2019 | viewed 41,792 times

  Like most other commodities in the markets, crude oil prices have routinely experienced wild price swings alternating between times of great shortages, high demand and…

• Energy Funds Hammered In Ultra-Volatile Oil Markets

  Published 13 October 2019 | viewed 15,585 times

  Hedge funds aren’t exactly batting 1,000 these days. And when it comes to their energy bets, it’s largely been a crash-and-burn story. This year is…

• An Energy Blackhole? The Dirty Truth About Bitcoin Mining

  Published 08 October 2019 | viewed 24,816 times

  This year’s bitcoin bull run has coincided with record levels of mining activity--in fact, it’s seen an 800% increase since $20,000 peak to 84 quintillion…

• Expect More Bearish News For Oil

  Published 09 June 2019 | viewed 23,976 times

  Pop goes the weasel. How quickly things can change in the oil market. In less than two months, the oil outlook has swung from strongly…

• Renewables Are Set To Outprice Oil & Gas By 2020

  Published 30 May 2019 | viewed 55,746 times

  Moore’s Law might be dead, but Swanson’s Law remains alive and well. Swanson’s Law is the observation that solar PV panels tend to become 20…