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A Critical Election Looms for Venezuela

A Critical Election Looms for Venezuela

The outcome of the presidential…

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Syrian Oil Kingpin

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Syrian Oil Kingpin

A Syrian businessman who also…

Global Energy Alert

Weak Central African Republic Collapses

Weak Central African Republic Collapses

Dec 13, 2013 at 13:59 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: The situation on the ground in the Central African Republic (CAR) has deteriorated to the extent that we can talk about another failed African state, and the descent…

The Most Important Energy Trend in 2014

The Most Important Energy Trend in 2014

Dec 06, 2013 at 15:46 | Dan Dicker

We’re getting to the end of the year and it’s nearing time for my ‘best stock’ selections for 2014, so you might think that the next column naming these stocks…

4 New Reasons To Bet On Coal… And 3 Ways To Do It

4 New Reasons To Bet On Coal… And 3 Ways To Do It

Dec 06, 2013 at 15:45 | Editorial Dept

Thermal coal takes the prize today—as the commodity with the biggest disconnect between the bullish market reality and the incredibly bearish sentiment amongst investors.Producing stocks have seen a…

Bosnian Federation: Oil Legislation Sets First Concessions in Motion

Bosnian Federation: Oil Legislation Sets First Concessions in Motion

Dec 06, 2013 at 15:43 | Editorial Dept

Earlier this year we let you in on a little known secret about an up-and-coming oil venue in an unlikely corner of the world—Bosnia and Herzegovina. The paralytic “multi-ethnic” government…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 6th December 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 6th December 2013

Dec 06, 2013 at 15:40 | Jim Hyerczyk

The technical picture for January Crude Highly has drastically improved since we wrote last week when the market was pressing $91.77. At that time, downside momentum and selling pressure were…

Critical New Year for Egypt

Critical New Year for Egypt

Dec 06, 2013 at 15:36 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: The completion of Egypt’s constitution and a planned referendum in early January will determine the security situation for 2014, and tensions will be acutely high for the next…

Kurds Helping Baghdad Save Face Over Oil Independence Battle

Kurds Helping Baghdad Save Face Over Oil Independence Battle

Dec 06, 2013 at 15:35 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: There is a great amount of confusion as to the recent steps the Iraqi Kurds have taken with Turkey towards oil and gas independence from the Iraqi central…

Only Oil Insiders Are Looking At This Play

Only Oil Insiders Are Looking At This Play

Nov 29, 2013 at 16:11 | Editorial Dept

U.S. oil men usually love their home turf. Especially today, with U.S. shale plays yielding some of the best production and reserves numbers on the planet.But one industry…

Why the Iranian Nuclear Deal Could Lead to an Increase in Oil Prices

Why the Iranian Nuclear Deal Could Lead to an Increase in Oil Prices

Nov 29, 2013 at 16:09 | Dan Dicker

Why is Brent crude rallying in the face of a new Iran nuclear deal?  Two words might explain it:  Saudi Arabia. No one was more upset, save for…

Oil Supply Outages Leave Spare Capacity Tightest Since 2008

Oil Supply Outages Leave Spare Capacity Tightest Since 2008

Nov 29, 2013 at 16:08 | Nick Cunningham

There has been quite a sell-off in oil in the last few months. First, the deal between Iran and the West made front-page headlines and sparked speculation of an imminent…

Iran Deal: Political Game-Changer or Epic Delusion?

Iran Deal: Political Game-Changer or Epic Delusion?

Nov 29, 2013 at 16:02 | Editorial Dept

On Sunday, 25 November, in Geneva, the US and Iran made what can only be described as a landmark move towards ending sanctions despite a flurry of activity—including the bombing…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 29th November 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 29th November 2013

Nov 29, 2013 at 16:00 | Jim Hyerczyk

The technical picture for January Crude Oil futures turned gloomy during this holiday week. After three weeks of consolidation, the inability to garner enough upside momentum to drive the market…

Chile, Bachelet and the Ostensible ‘Lurch to the Left’

Chile, Bachelet and the Ostensible ‘Lurch to the Left’

Nov 29, 2013 at 15:58 | Southern Pulse

Bottom Line: How far left will Bachelet take Chile? Not as far as it might seem in the face of continual political stalemate.

Looking North: Mexico and the US

Looking North: Mexico and the US

Nov 29, 2013 at 15:54 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Energy reform in Mexico will probably happen in pieces, and more slowly than it first appeared, but it must happen.

Where’s The Top Place to Produce Oil and Gas Today?

Where’s The Top Place to Produce Oil and Gas Today?

Nov 22, 2013 at 17:29 | Editorial Dept

One of the most critical pieces of news for the E&P sector came this month. Not a new discovery. Or a high-impact drilling technique. In fact, this development…

Are you Listening to the Pundits or the Markets?

Are you Listening to the Pundits or the Markets?

Nov 22, 2013 at 17:23 | Dan Dicker

Happy days are here again:  The outpouring of joy at seeing gas prices marginally lower coming into Thanksgiving this year has the oil watchers all aglow – but I am…

Breathing Life into Egypt’s Dying Energy Sector

Breathing Life into Egypt’s Dying Energy Sector

Nov 22, 2013 at 17:22 | Editorial Dept

When Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak was taken down in the 2011 revolution, the energy sector went with him. Since then, it has been a long stream of bad news for…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 22nd November 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 22nd November 2013

Nov 22, 2013 at 17:16 | Jim Hyerczyk

After several weeks of consolidation, January crude oil closed in a position to breakout to the upside, as talks between Iran and six other nations to curb Tehran’s nuclear program…

Mozambique Faces Critical Security Threat

Mozambique Faces Critical Security Threat

Nov 22, 2013 at 17:11 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: After two decades of relative post-civil-war peace, Mozambique is seeing a resurgence of violence and the fact that the country made the largest natural gas discovery in the…

Kenya’s Uncertain Security Environment

Kenya’s Uncertain Security Environment

Nov 22, 2013 at 17:08 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: The security situation in Kenya is set to worsen in the aftermath of the September attack on a shopping center as anti-terror police overstep their bounds and threaten…

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