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The FT seems to think so, saying Barack Obama’s election win is the “best possible result” for the gold price, as it is a vote…
I don’t know about you, but in the absence of any dramatic news about Iran in the papers, and especially set against the general background…
It’s not entirely a serious proposition — yet.But the point is the global market for hydrocarbons is undergoing a fundamental change, and whether you are…
Japan is facing an electricity crunch this summer, potentially so severe, that companies such as Komatsu, the world’s No. 2 maker of construction machinery, have…
It may be small by global standards, but Britain’s oil and gas industry has far greater significance than its size suggests. Apart from providing a…
After initial outrage, bluster and bravado, Iran appears to have come to terms with impending Western sanctions on the country’s oil and financial sector, to…
An FT article last week lauded the intent of General Electric and Chesapeake Energy to form an alliance to promote the use of natural gas…
Several articles have come out recently drawing on November oil imports, trade and electricity data to suggest China is slowing rapidly and potentially heading for…
The game has changed for the nuclear industry post-Fukushima, at least in the Western world, if not globally. After previous nuclear incidents, there usually was…
Two countries have significant reserves: Poland, at an EIA-estimated 187 trillion cubic feet; and France, at 180 trillion cubic feet; both have enough to make…
You may believe it was inevitable. Sooner or later, production of what is essentially a commodity item like photovoltaic solar panels would prove uncompetitive in…
Opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline is fierce in some quarters, led by environmentalists implacably opposed to the venture on the grounds that it will…
Brazil has fared better than most over the last year or two. True, the country does have a problem with inflation, which has proved stubbornly…
While most commodities have suffered something of a roller-coaster ride in terms of prices, coal and iron ore have weathered the storm much better. Coal…
Platinum is looking increasingly vulnerable. Net speculative length has been dropping for some weeks now and, as this graph from a Standard Bank report to…
Chesapeake Energy is not resting on its laurels as the No. 2 producer of natural gas in the US. So awash is the US with…
Gold slipped below $1,800 per ounce last week as equities rallied in a burst of risk on investor enthusiasm. Does this spell the end of…
A debate raging largely behind closed doors among members of China’s ruling élite mirrors a wider debate that has been gathering steam this year: the…
“China Moves to Support Its National Champions as the Bottom Drops Out of the Solar Market” should be the title. As an FT article points…
Commodity markets lost more than $16 billion in value during last week’s selloff, Reuters reported in a special report. Equity and commodity markets plunged as…