Global Energy Alert

Mar 06, 2015 at 13:40 | Jim Hyerczyk

April Crude Oil futures are poised to close higher for the week after posting a strong recovery, following last week’s sell-off. Technically, the picture is clear,…

Feb 27, 2015 at 13:43 | Dan Dicker

Thursday morning saw a tremendous spike in share prices of the two biggest deepwater drilling rig owners, Transocean (RIG) and Seadrill (SDRL). After so many months…

Feb 27, 2015 at 13:41 | Martin Tillier

Long term subscribers and those with a long memory may remember that back in August of last year I wrote a piece on coal stocks. At…

Feb 27, 2015 at 13:34 | Editorial Dept

As activist investing in the oil and gas industry metamorphoses from a growing trend into a situation that is starting the rule the day, investors and…

Feb 27, 2015 at 13:31 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Al-Shabaab Reaches for Stature The Somali militant group Al-Shabaab—pushed back in Somalia largely by African Union (AU) forces and forced to regroup—has…

Feb 27, 2015 at 13:24 | Jim Hyerczyk

Technical and fundamental factors weighed on crude oil late in the week, which could be signaling support has been pulled from the market. On Thursday, sellers…

Feb 20, 2015 at 14:48 | Dan Dicker

EOG Resources, despite their first miss in 8 quarters, has proven again it is best of breed of the shale players with its declared strategy for…

Feb 20, 2015 at 14:45 | Martin Tillier

The oil market’s reaction to news this week told us a lot, and confirmed what many of us have maintained all along. Oil’s collapse may have…

Feb 20, 2015 at 14:04 | Editorial Dept

Introduction Legal proceedings dealing with the disastrous Deepwater Horizon blowout in April 2010 are nearing an end, with BP (NYSE: BP) likely on the hook for…

Feb 20, 2015 at 13:55 | Editorial Dept

International Oil & Gas Spotlight • After making massive finds offshore Israel, in the Levant Basin, Texas-based Noble Energy and its Israeli partner, Delek Group, are…

Feb 20, 2015 at 13:46 | Jim Hyerczyk

Crude Oil Outlook April Crude Oil futures failed to follow-through to the upside this week and are likely to finish the week lower. Although the market…

Feb 16, 2015 at 12:38 | Dan Dicker

I was feeling so lonely these past weeks. All alone trying to assess the oil markets, with their wild volatility. Then, suddenly, seemingly every investment bank…

Feb 16, 2015 at 12:34 | Martin Tillier

In an internet comments section I was once berated by a reader for not following what they described as the number one rule of trading, that…

Feb 16, 2015 at 12:27 | Editorial Dept

Oil and gas companies are paring back investments and slashing jobs, which is taking an enormous toll on oil-producing regions, particularly in North America. But it…

Feb 16, 2015 at 12:12 | Editorial Dept

Deals, Mergers, Acquisitions, Withdrawals • China’s Yantai Xinchao Industry Co Ltd is reportedly in talks to acquire Zhejiang investment firm, which has plans to acquire oil…

Feb 16, 2015 at 12:03 | Jim Hyerczyk

Crude Oil Outlook April Crude Oil showed strong resilience over the last two weeks, but both moves were related to technical factors. The fundamentals remain bearish,…

Feb 08, 2015 at 18:36 | Dan Dicker

A massive rally in the oil market starting last Friday has everyone asking whether oil has bottomed. As for me, I’m not sure that’s the right…

Feb 08, 2015 at 18:31 | Martin Tillier

Over the last few weeks I have reiterated several times my belief that the mid $40 level would provide support for WTI crude, and so far…

Feb 08, 2015 at 18:24 | Editorial Dept

We are in erratic times with the price of oil, making any investment in the energy sector inherently unpredictable. The CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index (INDEXCBOE:…

Feb 08, 2015 at 18:12 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Somalia in 2015 Major joint offensives launched through the past year by the Somali National Army (SNA) athe African Union Mission in…