The U.S. has reimposed sanctions…
In response to Iran's attack…
Iran is playing down the…
The Sage of Omaha, Warren Buffet, once memorably said that we should be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when they are fearful. On that basis, now is a…
It has, to say the least, been an interesting year for energy investors. 2014 started with everything looking rosy. The global recovery was in full swing, the price of oil…
Introduction 2014 has been a busy year for energy investors, with lots of ups and downs. With a long list of unexpected geopolitical twists, there was never a…
Oil & Gas Venues 2015: The Good, Bad & Very Ugly As 2014 draws to a close and North American oil and gas producers are in trouble over falling oil…
Crude Oil Outlook February Crude Oil futures have been drifting sideways since reaching a new contract…
Sesame Street is better at math than the oil companies are right now. Virtually every midsized oil exploration and production company has recently claimed not only to maintain production levels…
This big collapse in the price of oil that has occurred in the second half of this year is the result of a combination of factors. Dollar strength as other…
Oil prices may be lower than they have been in over a half decade, but that hasn’t slowed the interest in Canada’s oil reserves off of its east coast.…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The Sudans: Where Oil Fits in A year ago this week, South Sudan became embroiled in a civil war that has so far killed tens of…
Crude Oil OutlookOversupply continued to make it hard for…
One steady reader of mine has questioned my recent analysis: While being positive on oil up until the break below $82, I’ve now become one of the most negative in…
Attempting to pick the bottom of oil’s move down has so far proven to be an expensive game for energy investors. The $60 WTI level that we are rapidly approaching…
Introduction As 2014 draws to a close, the oil markets are in free fall, leaving energy investors with few good options. Oil prices are now at five-year lows with no…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Somalia has invited Soma Oil and Gas, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron to explore oil and gas resources in the country. Soma Oil and…
Crude Oil Outlook Support for crude oil futures continued to erode last week after the release…
There’s been some agreement inside the analyst community on oil -- $70 a barrel is not sustainable, in that several producers don’t have the prime acreage or debt positions to…
Most people with functioning brain cells, even the most ardent climate change deniers, accept that at some point in the future mankind will have to find a viable alternative to…
Natural gas production in June 2014 for the Marcellus Shale reached 15 billion cubic feet per day which has led to abundant supplies keeping a lid on prices. Even more…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Any and every oil and gas investor operating in Europe and Eurasia should be concerned about the very dangerous and very misguided Cold War geopolitics currently…
Last week, OPEC triggered a sell-off in January Crude Oil when it decided to refrain from making a production cut. The almost 10% break in prices was triggered by sell…