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Oil Prices Gain 2% on Tightening Supply

Venezuela Braces for the Return of U.S. Sanctions

Venezuela Braces for the Return of U.S. Sanctions

Venezuela is preparing for the…

Sudan's Civil War Sparks Oil Supply Concerns

Sudan's Civil War Sparks Oil Supply Concerns

Sudan's civil war has been…

Why OPEC Should Be Worried About Oil Demand Forecasts

Why OPEC Should Be Worried About Oil Demand Forecasts

Demand forecasts from the IEA,…

Global Energy Alert

Recycling: The Future of Fracking

Recycling: The Future of Fracking

Aug 16, 2013 at 18:02 | James Stafford

The “hydraulic” part of the fracking equation means buying a lot of water and then paying to get rid of it once it’s been tainted. So figuring out how to…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 16th August 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 16th August 2013

Aug 16, 2013 at 17:59 | Jim Hyerczyk

Although the chart pattern suggested October Crude Oil was set up for the start of a substantial correction, the futures contract rebounded quickly after a two-week setback and is now…

Pemex Modernization: A “Mexican Moment”?

Pemex Modernization: A “Mexican Moment”?

Aug 16, 2013 at 17:55 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: After being stalled a week over tough back room negotiations, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has now formally publicized his proposal for the “modernization of Pemex”Analysis:…

All Eyes on Iran’s Next Oil Chief

All Eyes on Iran’s Next Oil Chief

Aug 16, 2013 at 17:51 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Newly elected Iranian President Hassan Rohani has chosen his new oil minister, but the Supreme Leader is sending signals that the choice is not acceptable to hardliners.

Getting European Gas to Ukraine

Getting European Gas to Ukraine

Aug 16, 2013 at 17:49 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: The EU is hoping to get as many countries on board to transit natural gas to Ukraine, and while Hungary and Poland are already involved, the next in…

Tunisia: The Next Govt to Fall

Tunisia: The Next Govt to Fall

Aug 16, 2013 at 17:46 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: The Islamist-led Ennahda government in Tunisia survived the first assassination of a political opposition leader in February, the 25 July assassination of a second opposition figure - Mohamed…

Time for Investors to Look at the Wolfcamp

Time for Investors to Look at the Wolfcamp

Aug 09, 2013 at 16:57 | Dan Dicker

Opportunities in energy investing have really never been so focused.  With the grand arbitrage in Brent/WTI spreads largely gone, refiners haven’t been so great and need to moderate some before…

An Investors’ Guide to Libra

An Investors’ Guide to Libra

Aug 09, 2013 at 16:56 | Editorial Dept

Petrobras is the largest deep-water operator in the world, with 22%+ of its activity in the deep. Petrobras is the first company in the world to find and produce gas…

Bigger Profits from Smaller Players

Bigger Profits from Smaller Players

Aug 09, 2013 at 16:50 | James Stafford

Forget about Big Oil this year and focus your attention on those smaller US-shale-focused players because they have begun to outperform the big boys and we expect much better returns…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 9th August 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 9th August 2013

Aug 09, 2013 at 16:39 | Jim Hyerczyk

September crude oil futures traded sharply lower last week as long liquidation continued following the previous week’s closing price reversal top on the daily chart. The August 8 break took…

Syria, Kurds, Jihadists and Hydrocarbons

Syria, Kurds, Jihadists and Hydrocarbons

Aug 09, 2013 at 16:32 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: The retaking of rebel-central Homs last week by the Syrian regime marks a turning point in the conflict, while a secondary battle between the Kurds and radical Sunni…

Belarus Tries to Subtly Lash Out at Russian Oligarchs

Belarus Tries to Subtly Lash Out at Russian Oligarchs

Aug 09, 2013 at 16:27 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Belarus reinstates an investor-unfriendly rule in order to subdue Russian power in its business. Analysis: In 2008, the Belarusian government revoked its “golden share” rule that…

Welcome the New Trans-Adriatic Pipeline Consortium

Welcome the New Trans-Adriatic Pipeline Consortium

Aug 09, 2013 at 16:24 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Now that Nabucco is out of the picture and the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has been given the green light for Azeri gas supplies, the TAP consortium is being…

US Terror Warnings in MENA

US Terror Warnings in MENA

Aug 09, 2013 at 16:19 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Jailbreaks of al-Qaida suspects in nine countries and chatter among al-Qaida affiliates of a possible attack on Western interests in the Middle East and Africa have prompted the…

How to Play the Growing Trend in MLP Spinoffs

How to Play the Growing Trend in MLP Spinoffs

Aug 02, 2013 at 13:29 | Dan Dicker

There’s been a recent mania in energy to spin off assets as master limited partnerships. You’ve seen it in practically every refinery, but other E+P energy companies have also repackaged…

Hooking up the Grid: Power Ships and Floating Nuclear Plants

Hooking up the Grid: Power Ships and Floating Nuclear Plants

Aug 02, 2013 at 13:27 | James Stafford

How do you overcome chronic power shortages in developing countries or in remote areas? “Power ships” and floating nuclear platforms.First, we’ve got a massive new Turkish-owned vessel docked…

Zambia: Sitting on the Next Lake Albert?

Zambia: Sitting on the Next Lake Albert?

Aug 02, 2013 at 13:25 | Editorial Dept

Zambia has no proven oil reserves as of yet, but we’re looking here because there is massive exploration interest with the potential tie-in to hot Angola and geological similarities with…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 2nd August 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 2nd August 2013

Aug 02, 2013 at 13:22 | Jim Hyerczyk

A combination of events helped drive September crude oil futures higher this week, setting up a potential resumption of the uptrend which came to a halt two-weeks ago. Supply issues…

Iran-Iraq-Syria Pipeline Must Tempt Europe

Iran-Iraq-Syria Pipeline Must Tempt Europe

Aug 02, 2013 at 13:18 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: As Iraqi, Syrian and Iranian oil ministers meet in southern Iran to sign an MOU for the construction of the tri-country gas pipeline; a new picture emerges from…

As Sudan-South Sudan Oil Battle Re-Ignites, South Sudan Risks Instability

As Sudan-South Sudan Oil Battle Re-Ignites, South Sudan Risks Instability

Aug 02, 2013 at 13:17 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: An oil agreement between Sudan and South Sudan is off track—again, and only Ethiopian mediation has managed to postpone for two weeks Sudan’s threat to shut down the…

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