Editorial Dept

Latest articles from Editorial

• Oil Markets Hit Hard By Trump’s New Trade War Offensive

  Published 02 August 2019 | viewed 12,359 times

  Friday August 2, 2019 1. Shale hit, offshore growing- Employment is shrinking in the U.S. shale sector, but growing offshore. - “This is a clear…

• Tanker Troubles In The Strait Of Hormuz

  Published 02 August 2019 | viewed 31,699 times

  Politics, Geopolitical & Conflict - Following recent tensions in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, oil tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz…

• Should Traders Trust The Drop Or The Bounce Back In Oil?

  Published 02 August 2019 | viewed 9,425 times

  It has been an interesting couple of days in oil futures. The commodity had its worst day for a while yesterday as traders reacted to…

• Saudi Arabia’s Solar City Disaster

  Published 02 August 2019 | viewed 28,976 times

  Despite bullish fundamentals this week that saw over 8 million barrels shaved off US inventories, shrinking OPEC production in July, a force majeure declaration by…

• Don’t Expect A Genuine Bull Run In Oil

  Published 31 July 2019 | viewed 7,457 times

  Oil prices were higher to begin the week on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will lower its key interest rate by 25 basis points…

• Global Energy Advisory – 31st July 2019

  Published 31 July 2019 | viewed 6,194 times

  Eni’s Problems in Nigeria Aren’t As Big As They Seem Yes, Nigeria’s state oil firm (NNPC) has admitted that it stopped making payments sto Eni…

• The World’s Newest Oil Boom Gets Another Twist

  Published 31 July 2019 | viewed 11,233 times

  In our columns, we have analyzed on several occasions the astounding rise of Guyana, arguably the hottest spot for oil drilling in the past couple…

• Renewed Bullishness Sends Oil Higher

  Published 31 July 2019 | viewed 5,932 times

  The last week of July started in a somewhat upbeat manner, buoyed by rumors that the US Federal Reserve might finally cut interest rates (for…

• Only Change In Fundamentals Can Trigger Oil Breakout

  Published 26 July 2019 | viewed 10,940 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are edging higher for the week, while posting a relatively tight trading range following the previous week’s steep…

• U.S. Oil Major Receives Reassurance From Venezuela

  Published 26 July 2019 | viewed 10,614 times

  Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict - Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido has vowed to protect Chevron’s assets in the country if the US doesn’t extend its…

• U.S. Shale Continues To Struggle

  Published 26 July 2019 | viewed 17,595 times

  Friday July 26, 2019 1. Shale finances still unimpressive- In the first quarter, an EIA survey of 43 U.S. oil producers finds a deterioration in…

• A No-Man's Land In Oil Markets

  Published 26 July 2019 | viewed 8,986 times

  Tensions over oil movements in the Strait of Hormuz and a sizable decrease in the amount of crude oil being held in storage have managed…

• Tesla: The Donald Trump Of The Stock Market

  Published 26 July 2019 | viewed 14,352 times

  Back at the end of May, I wrote in these pages that it was time to reverse positions in Tesla (TSLA). Prior to that, I…

• Oil Markets Struggle For Certainty

  Published 24 July 2019 | viewed 7,822 times

  With tankers detained and drones shot down the geopolitical mess surrounding Iran does not look to be ending anytime soon. Iran’s seizure of a UK-owned…

• An Unusual State Of Affairs For Oil Markets

  Published 24 July 2019 | viewed 7,685 times

  Iranian forces made front page oil market news yet again since our last note by seizing a UK-flagged tanker and a British owned tanker in…

• Is Venezuela’s Oil Production Set To Plunge Again?

  Published 24 July 2019 | viewed 6,998 times

  With much of our attention focused on the resolution of the Iran conundrum, Venezuela heaved a temporary sigh of relief. Not only did it manage…

• A Deepwater Dilemma

  Published 24 July 2019 | viewed 9,022 times

  For the last couple of years, the deepwater drillers have been telling us that a recovery in day rates that would provide meaningful support for…

• Identifying Libya’s Oil Saboteurs

  Published 24 July 2019 | viewed 8,585 times

  Libyan Oil Sabotage: The Next Phase Nearly one-third of Libya’s oil output was taken offline for three days this week after a pipeline was sabotaged…

• Cracks In Gasoline Demand Weigh On Oil Markets

  Published 19 July 2019 | viewed 7,451 times

  Friday July 19, 2019 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out…

• Clean Energy Acquisitions Pick Up

  Published 19 July 2019 | viewed 21,078 times

  Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions • US shale player Carrizo Oil & Gas is selling over to Callon Petroleum for a total of $3.2 billion, which…