Global Energy Alert

Dec 02, 2022 at 06:37 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are up late in the session on Thursday but off its intraday high. Prices have been supported throughout the session by a weaker…

Dec 02, 2022 at 06:36 | Editorial Dept

1. Oil Analysts Diverge Ahead of OPEC Meeting- OPEC+ will meet this Sunday to discuss…

Dec 02, 2022 at 06:33 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The World Cup has managed to become the staging ground for geopolitical rivalries this year, with (most recently) Iran losing to the U.S. and reports then…

Dec 02, 2022 at 06:29 | Editorial Dept

One of the things that first attracted me to energy as a sector in which to both trade and invest is that it is an industry in a state of…

Dec 02, 2022 at 06:27 | Editorial Dept

At home, Putin needs to be seen to be at war with the United States and NATO - not just Ukraine. This perspective backs the opposition into a…

Nov 18, 2022 at 08:13 | Editorial Dept

Turkey continues to be a key beneficiary of Russia’s war on Ukraine. It’s not just eyeing coveted status as a ‘European hub’ for Russian gas, it’s also raking in big…

Nov 18, 2022 at 08:08 | Editorial Dept

With energy stocks having bucked the market trend this year, generally going up as the major indices have collapsed, finding bargains in the sector is just about impossible. It seems…

Nov 18, 2022 at 08:04 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict - A missile that hit Poland, near the border with Ukraine, killing two people this week has been walked back from the point of no return,…

Nov 18, 2022 at 08:00 | Editorial Dept

In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we will take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy and metals sectors.…

Nov 18, 2022 at 07:57 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded lower on Thursday as the U.S. Dollar soared on hawkish comments from a widely followed Federal Reserve member. Prices were already trading lower…

Nov 11, 2022 at 08:19 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures closed higher on Thursday after recapturing earlier losses. The catalyst behind the price reversal was milder-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation data. The economic news…

Nov 11, 2022 at 08:18 | Editorial Dept

1. Brussels Investigates Traders’ Gas Profit-Making- According to media reports, the European Central Bank…

Nov 11, 2022 at 08:16 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Iran is offering large amounts of fuel to Lebanon directly, rather than the typical small amounts it has offered in the past through its proxy, Hezbollah.…

Nov 11, 2022 at 08:13 | Editorial Dept

I am, as I have said here many times, a contrarian trader by both nature and training. I have been in and around markets for forty years and one of…

Nov 11, 2022 at 08:11 | Editorial Dept

In another possible defeat, Russia’s some 20,000 forces allegedly have been ordered to withdraw from Kherson this week to the other side of the Dnipro River. Despite large…

Nov 04, 2022 at 05:51 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading lower late Thursday, pressured by a stronger U.S. Dollar and worries that further aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve…

Nov 04, 2022 at 05:47 | Editorial Dept

1. A Flotilla of US Oil Is Moving Toward Asia- Deliveries of US crude to…

Nov 04, 2022 at 05:29 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict This week, we saw a fairly big scare for the oil industry in the form of an intelligence-sharing event between the Saudis and the Americans warning…

Nov 04, 2022 at 05:22 | Editorial Dept

2022 has, so far, been a remarkable year for energy investors. If you own stock in the big three US oil companies which, in the interest of full disclosure I…

Nov 04, 2022 at 05:21 | Editorial Dept

General Khalifa Haftar is again warning that he may move to war in Libya as the stalemate continues. Oil is still miraculously pumping, but that may not last,…