James Stafford

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• Meet The World’s Most Powerful Bitcoin Backers

  Published 27 November 2017 | viewed 52,437 times

  Cryptocurrency may be one of the biggest threats to governments, security and the entire financial system that we’ve ever seen. It can help fund terrorism…

• The IEA Is Grossly Overestimating Shale Growth

  Published 16 November 2017 | viewed 26,670 times

  This week, the IEA said that U.S. shale would dominate the oil and gas markets over the next decade, rising to “a level 50 percent…

• How Many Barrels Of Oil Are Needed To Mine One Bitcoin?

  Published 26 October 2017 | viewed 68,474 times

  The Bitcoin boom is well and truly underway, and investors are constantly looking for new ways to gain an advantage in this space. The best…

• What Are The Long Term Consequences Of The Brexit

  Published 24 June 2016 | viewed 22,604 times

  We begin with a look at the key data for the oil and gas industry this week, which shows the impact of the Brexit vote…

• Think Beyond Oil And Gold: Interview With Mike ‘Mish’ Shedlock

  Published 25 May 2016 | viewed 26,113 times

  The energy sector was certainly a bargain in January, but no one really knows where oil will be around Christmas. While we may have already…

• Can Oil Continue To Rally? An Interview with the IEA’s Neil Atkinson

  Published 30 April 2016 | viewed 23,323 times

  Oil prices plunged to their lowest levels in more than a decade earlier this year, but have since rallied by more than 70 percent from…

• IEA Sees Oil Glut Gone By 2017

  Published 14 April 2016 | viewed 15,185 times

  The global glut in oil supplies could shrink substantially in the second half of this year, signaling a potential rise in oil prices in just…

• Oil Funded Soccer Giants Face Off In The Champions League

  Published 07 April 2016 | viewed 6,672 times

  The score was level after the first leg of a two-game faceoff between two of the world’s Petro-soccer giants on April 6. Manchester City and…

• Why We Could See An Oil Price Shock In 2016

  Published 23 March 2016 | viewed 48,530 times

  The depletion of old oil wells is expected to surpass new sources of supply in 2016, as the ongoing oil price slump puts a long…

• Shale Set To Decline Substantially This Year

  Published 22 February 2016 | viewed 9,212 times

  U.S. shale has weathered the oil crash better than many expected, but the stubborn persistence of low prices through 2016 could amount to the “straw…

• War Between Saudi Arabia And Iran Could Send Oil Prices To $250

  Published 12 January 2016 | viewed 91,130 times

  The rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran has quickly ballooned into the worst conflict in decades between the two countries. The back-and-forth escalation quickly turned…

• Crude Hits New Lows Despite Geopolitical Unrest

  Published 07 January 2016 | viewed 11,420 times

  The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran appears to be escalating, but oil markets continue to shrug off the news. Less than a week after…

• How Far Can The Syria Conflict Spiral Out Of Control: Interview With Pelicourt

  Published 09 December 2015 | viewed 25,334 times

  Business is business, so why not buy oil from ISIS. The Russians claim the Turks are doing it, and in all likelihood even Assad is…

• ISIS, Turkey And Oil – The Bigger Picture: Interview With Pelicourt

  Published 28 November 2015 | viewed 30,101 times

  As the terrorist attack in Paris sparks worldwide fear of similar reprisals and a bloody shootout and hostage situation in a five-star Mali hotel exacerbates…

• Shell Forced to Scale Back Ambitions

  Published 26 November 2015 | viewed 15,499 times

  As with most oil companies, 2015 has been a rough year for Royal Dutch Shell. The Anglo-Dutch company reported a third quarter loss of $6…

• Energy Storage Tech Finally Starting To Compete With The Grid

  Published 19 November 2015 | viewed 10,692 times

  Critics of renewable energy always cite the fact that the sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow. As such, the…

• Oil Tankers Are Filling Up As Global Storage Space Runs Low

  Published 12 November 2015 | viewed 34,328 times

  The rebound in oil prices is still not here, and new data suggests that it will take some more time before the markets start to…

• North Dakota No Longer Attractive For Drillers Or Refiners

  Published 03 November 2015 | viewed 25,778 times

  The performance of Blood & Oil, a soap opera based on the North Dakota oil boom, is not going well. The show saw its episodes…

• Forget Vegas, Nevada Is Now About Reno And Lithium

  Published 27 October 2015 | viewed 25,298 times

  Nevada is booming as new lithium companies rush in to stake out targets and massive business development gets underway, from Tesla to Amazon and Apple.…

• U.S. Shale Drillers Running Out Of Options, Fast

  Published 22 October 2015 | viewed 32,159 times

  Much has been made about the impressive gains in efficiency and productivity in the shale patch, as new drilling techniques squeeze ever more oil and…