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• Iraq’s Disintegration and What it Means for Oil Markets

  Published 13 June 2014 | viewed 4,341 times

  Another week, another geopolitical flashpoint affecting global oil markets. This week saw the takeover of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, by an insurgent Sunni group…

• Global Energy Advisory – 13th June 2014

  Published 13 June 2014 | viewed 4,027 times

  Geopolitical DevelopmentsThe Bulgarian government has announced it will suspend work on Russia’s South Stream pipeline amid strong opposition from the EU and the US and…

• EPA Inflicts Mortal Wound on King Coal

  Published 06 June 2014 | viewed 4,969 times

  The big news of the week was the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to limit greenhouse gases from existing power plants, a move that…

• Global Energy Advisory – 6th June 2014

  Published 06 June 2014 | viewed 3,903 times

  Oil and Gas FlashpointsSince fighting broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, oil production has fallen by at least one-third, with officials now giving…

• The Big Losers in the Monterey Formation

  Published 30 May 2014 | viewed 4,103 times

  The L.A. Times spilled the beans last week that the Energy Information Administration is set to severely downgrade the Monterey Shale in California in an…

• Global Energy Advisory – 30th May 2014

  Published 30 May 2014 | viewed 3,820 times

  Discovery/Development•    The US federal government’s Energy Information Administration estimates that the amount of oil potentially recoverable from California’s Monterey Shale using existing fracking technology is…

• Oil Market Forecast & Review – 30th May 2014

  Published 30 May 2014 | viewed 4,376 times

  July Crude Oil futures finished the week lower in lackluster fashion. Despite closing on its high the previous week which should have been a lay-up…

• Australia’s Shale Gas Sector Set to Take Off

  Published 23 May 2014 | viewed 6,716 times

  Australia is in the midst of a massive construction wave for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity, seeking to profit off of sky-high demand in…

• Global Energy Advisory – 23rd May 2014

  Published 23 May 2014 | viewed 3,516 times

  Regulatory AlertsGabon & Offshore Licenses: The Government of Gabon has abruptly withdrawn offshore license agreements awarded to Noble Energy, Cobalt International and Elenito. The three…

• Oil Market Forecast & Review – 23rd May 2014

  Published 23 May 2014 | viewed 4,477 times

  July Crude Oil futures finished the week sharply higher, driven by a government report which showed a large drop in crude stockpiles, surprising analysts who…

• Time to Get Back Into Oil and Mining Stocks?

  Published 19 May 2014 | viewed 4,383 times

  I might concentrate on energy, but that doesn’t mean I devote every waking hour to reading quarterlies of E+P companies and oil stockpile reports.  Recently,…

• A Stock Market Overview

  Published 19 May 2014 | viewed 3,693 times

  While we are all here because of an interest in energy, sometimes it pays to step back and consider the overall state of financial markets.…

• The Future of Nuclear – SMRs?

  Published 19 May 2014 | viewed 6,837 times

  Nuclear power is not an industry that experiences huge growth rates, and it is infinitely more difficult for investors to find a hidden gem in…

• Global Energy Advisory – 16th May 2014

  Published 19 May 2014 | viewed 5,462 times

  Upcoming AuctionsAlbania plans to auction off 13 exploration blocks—12 onshore and one offshore block—to local and foreign companies. The auction follows a discovery in November…

• Oil Market Forecast & Review – 16th May 2014

  Published 19 May 2014 | viewed 4,375 times

  July crude oil futures rose last week on the news that the U.S. government was reassessing its crude-oil export ban in light of the advances…

• Earnings Season Proves How Smart We Are And Suggests A Long Term Investment

  Published 09 May 2014 | viewed 3,816 times

  If you need proof that you, as an energy investor, are a smart cookie, it seems you need look no further than this season’s US…

• The Age of Solar has Arrived

  Published 09 May 2014 | viewed 9,108 times

  Solar companies reported their first quarter earnings this past week and their stocks took a hammering. As the market closed on May 7, First Solar…

• Mexico Opens up Shale and Deepwater – Who Will Get There First?

  Published 09 May 2014 | viewed 5,616 times

  On April 30 the Mexican government published a series of proposed laws that will govern how the newly opened oil industry will work. It was…

• Global Energy Advisory – 9th May 2014

  Published 09 May 2014 | viewed 3,608 times

  Regulatory IntelligenceChanges in South Africa’s petroleum law give the state a 20% stake in new ventures, prompting US oil and gas explorer Anadarko Petroleum to…

• How to Profit from Chinese LNG Demand

  Published 03 May 2014 | viewed 5,620 times

  On April 30, a U.S. House congressional committee passed a bill that would streamline the approval process for exporting liquefied natural gas from the United…