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• What Traders of Commodity Stocks Need to Know About Rio Tinto’s Writedown

  Published 18 January 2013 | viewed 6,608 times

  What Traders of Commodity Stocks Need to Know About Tio Tinto’s WritedownThe breaking report from Rio Tinto and their unexpected $14 billion write down tells…

• Tapping into Pakistan's Massive Oil and Gas Reserves

  Published 18 January 2013 | viewed 12,964 times

  Pakistan’s Tribal Areas (FATA) and Frontier Regions (FR) are believed to have massive reserves of oil and natural gas—which Pakistani officials have suddenly become very…

• Oil Market Forecast & Review 18th January 2013

  Published 18 January 2013 | viewed 7,470 times

  Increasing demand for higher risk assets along with the unexpected drop in the past week’s U.S. crude oil inventories helped March crude oil spike higher…

• Algeria Hostage Crisis - Look to Mali for Answers

  Published 18 January 2013 | viewed 7,285 times

  Incident: Islamic militants generally based in Mali launched an attack on Monday/Tuesday on a BP-operated gas field in the neighboring Algerian Sahara desert. They took…

• Iraq - Kuwait - Turkey: Relations Hit a New Low

  Published 18 January 2013 | viewed 6,915 times

  Incident: In an indication of the dangerous new low reached in Iraqi-Turkish relations, Iraq’s central government has rescinded an exploration deal with a Turkey’s state-run…

• Romania and the Shale Question

  Published 18 January 2013 | viewed 5,759 times

  Situation: Romania is ushering in a new government following December general elections, and this new government-designate is indicating that the shale question will be decided…

• Algeria - Another Setback for the Galsi Pipeline

  Published 18 January 2013 | viewed 6,135 times

  Situation: The much-heralded Galsi gas pipeline that would expand Europe’s reach to Algeria (and North Africa’s) gas reserves has undergone another setback—this time it may…

• EIA Predicts Gasoline Prices to Fall

  Published 14 January 2013 | viewed 4,423 times

  Another update on gasoline prices. From the EIA (Energy Information Administration): EIA expects that the Brent crude oil spot price, which averaged $112 per barrel…

• What will Happen to the Economy in 2013?

  Published 12 January 2013 | viewed 5,017 times

  Note: Sometimes it is useful to jot down a few thoughts on how the economy is expected to perform. This isn't to test my forecasting…

• Seismic Shift in Iraq, Seismic Energy Impact

  Published 10 January 2013 | viewed 5,872 times

  The struggle for control of Northern Iraq’s oil and gas and a looming Kurdish bid for independence will be the most visible energy-impacting conflict of…

• Albania – Dubious Deals

  Published 10 January 2013 | viewed 9,412 times

  Incident: The sale of Albpetrol to ostensibly US-based Vetro Energy in September has been stalled after Vetro failed to make the deposit to back the…

• Yemen - Oil War to Intensify

  Published 10 January 2013 | viewed 6,767 times

  Incident: Just east of the capital Sana’a at least five people have been killed in fighting near an oil pipeline that began the last week…

• Iran-Pakistan: Western Pipeline Nightmare

  Published 10 January 2013 | viewed 6,564 times

  Incident: The National Iranian Gas Company has announced it will begin construction of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) pipeline within 30 days. Construction will start on the…

• Iran - Power Play in Strait of Hormuz

  Published 10 January 2013 | viewed 7,934 times

  Incident: Iran has test-fired a newly upgraded missile system near the strategic oil and gas Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. The Raad (Thunder)…

• Why Central Bank Independence is not all it's Cracked up to be

  Published 09 January 2013 | viewed 4,271 times

  In 2009 a number of prominent economists signed a petition arguing for central bank independence. I was less enthusiastic writing:There is nothing magical about independence…

• Will a $1 Trillion Coin Solve the US Debt Problem?

  Published 08 January 2013 | viewed 8,166 times

  There is a lot of crazy talk out there regarding the minting of a $1 trillion coin to get around the debt ceiling.Today Paul Krugman…

• The Fiscal Deal: It's not all Bad

  Published 03 January 2013 | viewed 4,167 times

  Since most people are complaining about the fiscal agreement, I'll point out a few positives ... first, remember the "fiscal cliff" was about too much…

• Gold Experiences its Longest Growth Streak Since 1920

  Published 02 January 2013 | viewed 4,783 times

  Bloomberg reports that Gold Extends Longest Streak Since 1920 on Central-Bank Stimulus.Gold rose, capping the longest annual gain since at least 1920, on renewed concern…

• Energy Report: Keystone XL and U.S. Natural Gas Exports

  Published 22 December 2012 | viewed 14,719 times

  This is our last newsletter for 2012, so along with wishing you Happy Holidays, we’d like to leave you with a few notes on what…

• The Investment for 2013: Solar Oil Extraction

  Published 22 December 2012 | viewed 8,628 times

  Two words can change everything when they are combined: solar and crude. We’re just getting started with this in earnest, but what we’re talking about…