Alex Kimani

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• Global Food Prices Soaring As Demand For Biofuels Continues To Climb

  Published 24 May 2021 | viewed 4,648 times

  As many of the world's governments continue pushing to a greener future, the energy transition is colliding with another challenge facing the world as it…

• Is It Possible To Have A Nuanced Discussion About The Energy Transition?

  Published 23 May 2021 | viewed 3,218 times

  Climate change is no longer a fiery apocalypse that we expect to happen in the far-off future. Rising sea levels, wild-fires, heatwaves, and extreme weather…

• Is The IEA Report A Tipping Point For Oil Investing?

  Published 20 May 2021 | viewed 12,904 times

  The eventual death of oil and thermal coal won't come from environmentalists or even directly from renewable energy--it will come when big banks decide to…

• 3 Hydrogen Stocks That Are Poised To Break Out

  Published 18 May 2021 | viewed 14,136 times

  Hydrogen stocks have been red-hot over the past year as the ESG and clean energy momentum went into overdrive. Hydrogen fuel cell stalwarts Plug Power…

• Why A Shale Comeback Could Be Disastrous For Oil Markets

  Published 17 May 2021 | viewed 13,183 times

  After having a year to forget in 2020, the energy sector has this year emerged as the best-performing of all 11 U.S. market sectors. Energy…

• Oil Markets Will Face A Supply Crisis Before Demand Peaks

  Published 17 May 2021 | viewed 31,320 times

  The year 2020 was a watershed moment for the fossil fuel sector. Faced with a global pandemic, severe demand shocks, and a shift towards renewable…

• 3 Strong Oil And Gas Stocks For The Summer

  Published 13 May 2021 | viewed 16,491 times

  For years, searching for potentially rewarding oil and gas stocks during the ongoing energy crisis has pretty much felt like dumpster diving. The energy sector…

• The ESG Bubble Has Finally Burst

  Published 13 May 2021 | viewed 9,106 times

  Back in January, we warned that the green energy sector was in danger of overheating after massive runups by clean energy stocks in 2020. The…

• Airlines Pull Back From Oil Hedging After Losing Billions

  Published 12 May 2021 | viewed 7,746 times

  Commodity price hedging is a popular trading strategy frequently used by oil and gas producers as well as heavy consumers of energy commodities such as airlines…

• Saudi Arabia's Covid Aid Comes At A Cost For India

  Published 10 May 2021 | viewed 8,686 times

  At a time when oil and gas investors have been celebrating the latest oil rally after OPEC+ pledged to maintain strict production discipline, not everybody…

• Big Oil Is In Desperate Need Of New Discoveries

  Published 10 May 2021 | viewed 10,166 times

  The year 2020 was a watershed moment for the fossil fuel sector. Faced with a global pandemic, severe demand shocks and a shift towards renewable…

• Big Oil Eyes Wave Of Buybacks After Blowout Earnings

  Published 09 May 2021 | viewed 25,337 times

  Crude oil futures have rallied to their highest finish in months, with WTI price climbing above $65 for the first time in two months after…

• The Mystery Of Dark Energy

  Published 06 May 2021 | viewed 3,997 times

  "Dark energy is not only terribly important for astronomy, it's the central problem for physics. It's been the bone in our throat for a long…

• Is It Time To Invest In Smart Energy Tech?

  Published 04 May 2021 | viewed 1,964 times

  In a virtual climate summit with 41 world leaders last month, President Joe Biden unveiled an ambitious ten-year Climate Plan that has proposed cutting U.S.…

• Big Oil Hikes Dividends After Blowout Quarter

  Published 03 May 2021 | viewed 23,050 times

  Crude oil futures have rallied to their highest finish in six weeks, days after OPEC+ stuck with plans to gradually ease production curbs, signaling confidence…

• Canada’s Oil Patch Is Preparing For A Production Hike

  Published 29 April 2021 | viewed 11,575 times

  At a time when U.S. shale, OPEC+, and dozens of oil producers have laid out blueprints to limit production in a bid to return the…

• Three Things That Will Drive Oil Prices In May

  Published 28 April 2021 | viewed 28,809 times

  The Energy Sector (NYSEARCA:XLE) has taken the lead in the S&P midday sector standings on Wednesday trading, jumping 3.5% as OPEC+ appears ready to stick…

• China Makes Big Move On Battery Metals In Africa

  Published 27 April 2021 | viewed 7,629 times

  Over the past few decades, China has been all over Africa, building railroads, airports, bridges, and power dams, doing what Africa's colonial masters should have…

• The 5 Most Influential Oil Companies In The World

  Published 26 April 2021 | viewed 18,587 times

  In a virtual climate summit with 41 world leaders, President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled an ambitious 10-year Climate Plan that has proposed cutting U.S.…

• Energy Transition Could Doom Africa’s Oil Producers

  Published 25 April 2021 | viewed 4,431 times

  When it comes to the final frontier for big oil discoveries, it’s not the Guyana-Suriname basin where supergiants like ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), and…