As someone who made a living in dealing rooms around the world for nearly 20 years, the reactions that traditionally greet highly publicized dealing disasters…
If you have asked yourself the question, “What happened to my energy portfolio?” over the last couple of weeks, I can assure you that you…
The energy debate, particularly in the U.S., is polarized. Some see fossil fuel industries as the enemy, in their pursuit of ever-increasing profits at the…
This week, the eyes of the world will be on Brazil, where the planet’s most popular sporting event, the World Cup, will be drawing to…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard that the U.S. is in the middle of an oil boom. Advances in technology…
If you want proof that human beings in the developed world are a spoiled bunch you need look no further than the history of fuel…
It is easy, with all that we hear about the rise of alternative energy in the U.S., to lose sight of one basic fact: In…
There is, it seems, a constant stream of bad news coming from Iraq. As the rebel forces of ISIS advance closer to the capital Baghdad,…
There are still a few people in the world who dispute the existence of climate change, and even more who doubt that it is down…
I would hazard a guess that most people in the developed world are now aware of what hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is. For those who…
Many people, even fanatical advocates of solar power, are unaware quite how close we are to reaching a critical milestone in the industry. Within a…
There has been speculation, including in this Aljazeera piece by Paul Hockenos, that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will fall victim to “The Oil Curse” as…
Last week, with reference to solar power, I outlined the basic reasons to invest in those that supply an industry rather than specific individual companies.…
Last week, for the first time since I started writing here, I wrote a positive piece about solar energy. I picked two companies, First Solar…
Until now, I have said very little about alternative energy stocks. Let me make it clear; it’s not that I don’t believe in the desirability…
Energy is in a boom, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that oil is booming, at least in terms of price. There are several factors that…