Dian L. Chu

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• Why the US Oil Market will go from Strength to Strength in 2013

  Published 31 December 2012 | viewed 8,099 times

  In a continuation of our series on the state of the oil industry we look at some of the other ramifications of what we are…

• US Oil and Gasoline Inventories Grow at the End of the Year

  Published 31 December 2012 | viewed 7,228 times

  EIA Inventory DataIn analyzing the last EIA report of the year it is noteworthy that gasoline stocks really rose the last 5 weeks of the…

• Rigging of the Oil and Gasoline Markets - What Will Obama do?

  Published 22 December 2012 | viewed 13,733 times

  UBS paid $1.5 Billion for manipulating Libor, and Barclay`s already paid the piper for manipulating the Libor rate. Well, it is about time the CFTC…

• Why Investors Should Stay Clear of Renewables

  Published 21 December 2012 | viewed 5,057 times

  People can “go green” all they want. After all, America is still the land of the free. But I just don’t recommend that investors do…

• Technical Analysis of the Global Oil Market

  Published 11 December 2012 | viewed 5,745 times

  When discussing this analysis we shall focus on WTI, the markets trade together for all intents and purposes, just that Brent trades $20 higher, give…

• Over Supply could See Crude Oil Fall to $65 in 2013

  Published 03 December 2012 | viewed 8,186 times

  WTI closed November just shy of $89 a barrel on hopes of an improving economy. I think there is an argument for an improving economy…

• GM Experiences Record Sales for Eco-Friendly Cars

  Published 29 November 2012 | viewed 9,839 times

  General Motors’s eco-friendly vehicles are becoming good friends with American drivers. GM saw an impressive 10 percent increase in sales in August 2012, Auto World…

• Countries Start to Resume Trade with Iran Using Gold to Avoid US Sanctions

  Published 25 October 2012 | viewed 16,181 times

  In recent months there has been a lot of incorrect speculation that because Iran has been shut off from the petrodollar, SWIFT-mediated regime, its economy…

• Greece EU Exit Talks put on Hold as News Comes that they Have Made Progress

  Published 22 October 2012 | viewed 3,846 times

  Greece moved closer to winning a delayed aid disbursement on Friday. Speaking to reporters at a European Union summit, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said that…

• Duel in the East China Sea

  Published 13 October 2012 | viewed 8,792 times

  With Bin Laden and Gaddafi out of the picture, the geopolitical headline is now shifting to Asia/China.  The most recent excitement came from a 3-way…

• Oil Price Drop offering No Relief for Motorists as Gas Prices Remain Unchanged

  Published 14 May 2011 | viewed 14,857 times

  The Reuters Jefferies CRB Index is down 8% so far in May with almost every single commodity in the index registering red. Even the ongoing…

• Gloves Are Off as Big Banks Disagree on Oil Price Outlook

  Published 20 April 2011 | viewed 8,152 times

  Goldman Sachs surprised the market when the investment bank advised its clients on Monday, April 11 to liquidate the "CCCP basket" for a 25% profit. …

• Oil Price and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

  Published 12 April 2011 | viewed 10,672 times

  At a press conference on March 11, President Obama indicated that a plan was 'teed up', and that he would move quickly to tap the…

• Market Bubbles: Fed's Cheap Money In The Hands of Wall Street

  Published 08 April 2011 | viewed 6,447 times

  If you take a look at the unusual market trends--nothing seems to faze the markets and commodities trading in tandem with stocks, then one thing…

• Pinched By $4 Gasoline? Blame The Big Banks

  Published 07 April 2011 | viewed 10,274 times

  Yes, that's right!  The same Big Banks that taxpayers bailed out during the financial crisis are now jacking up oil and gasoline prices (Fig. 1),…

• WTI April Rollover Cycle to Test Oil Speculators

  Published 07 April 2011 | viewed 27,636 times

  The United States Oil Fund (USO), and exchange traded fund (ETF) tracking the performance of WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil futures contract, starts its…

• Oil Supply Crisis From War in Libya? Free Trade Begs to Differ

  Published 06 April 2011 | viewed 7,760 times

  The recent news from Libya suggests that a transitional government is already being put in place as BBC reports that Libya's opposition groups is set…

• Cushing Storage Maxed Out: U.S. Crude Oil To Hit $90 in a Month

  Published 01 April 2011 | viewed 11,747 times

  Crude oil prices have been seesawing between the news coming out of Libya and rising inventories in the U.S.  Crude oil stocks at Cushing, Oklahoma…

• A Big Pot of Gold in Libya Could Finance Gadhafi's Long War

  Published 24 March 2011 | viewed 9,668 times

  As the international military forces are descending upon Libya as we speak, some people have dismissed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's vow of a 'long war…

• OPEC: Beginning of The End?

  Published 23 March 2011 | viewed 13,364 times

  The recent uprising in North Africa and the Middle East (MENA) region, which culminated in an UN sanctioned military acton against Libya, suggests that the…