Nick Cunningham is an independent journalist, covering oil and gas, energy and environmental policy, and international politics. He is based in Portland, Oregon.
In a move that shows not even the largest oil companies are well-positioned during the oil price downturn, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the credit ratings…
Oil prices surged to close out the week on April 8, pushed up by a rash of news that provided a jolt to oil markets.…
After a 50 percent rally in oil prices between February and March, crude has retreated a bit as of late. The upcoming OPEC-Russia meeting in…
The OPEC meeting in Doha is less than two weeks away, and the markets are not sure what to make of it – oil prices…
Oil prices plunged to their lowest levels in a month on April 4, falling back from recent highs to the mid-$30s per barrel. Oil traded…
Last week, a sweeping investigative report published by The Huffington Post and Fairfax Media put a little known Monaco-based company, Unaoil, at the center of…
U.S. shale continues to inch down each week – the EIA’s latest weekly estimate shows a decline of 16,000 barrels per day in the last…
India is in the process of surpassing China as the world’s most important country when it comes to analyzing energy markets. India’s consumption of various…
Lenders to the oil and gas industry have been extraordinarily lenient amid the worst downturn in decades, allowing indebted companies to survive a little while…
Since February, major investors have predicted that oil prices were poised for a huge rally. Hedge funds and money managers piled into bets on rising…
Solar energy is rapidly becoming one of the top choices for new electricity capacity as costs continue to decline and generous public policies accelerate tremendous…
The collapse in oil prices is forcing Saudi Arabia to undertake some deep and fundamental changes to its economy, reforms that no amount of browbeating…
Friday, March 25, 2016 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put…
The heirs of John D. Rockefeller attacked ExxonMobil this week, a company that is also a descendant of the famed oil baron. The Rockefeller Family…
Petrobras reported a record loss for the fourth quarter, a horrendous performance that raises questions about the company’s ability to handle its mountain of debt.…
Oil prices have climbed by about 50 percent from their February lows, topping $40 per barrel. But the rally could be reaching its limits, at…
Much of the current oil price rally – up about 50 percent in less than two months – is due to the growing optimism in…
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff looks more vulnerable than ever, and her exit from power no longer looks unlikely. More than 3 million people protested in…
In a surprise turn of events, the IEA reported that global greenhouse gas emissions may have stayed flat in 2015, the second year in a…
Oil prices have shown signs of life over the past few weeks, as production declines in the U.S. raise expectations that the market is starting…