In response to Iran's attack…
The U.S. has reimposed sanctions…
Israeli authorities claimed to have…
A few weeks ago, I had a go at catching the falling knife that is natural gas right now. For all of two trading days it looked like that might…
April West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures edged lower on Thursday but were then pushed higher on Friday morning by a surprise announcement that Russia would cut production in March.…
1. Fossil Emissions Are Set to Peak in 2025 As Energy Industries Adapt- A new…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh published an investigation this week into the explosions on the NordStream pipeline in September last year, claiming that American divers planted explosives…
Erdogan arrived on the Turkish political scene in the late 1990s in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that brought to light the incompetence of a government that…
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures dipped on Thursday, putting the March futures contract in a position to finish lower for the week. Weaker-than-expected economic data and a rebound…
1. US Oil Majors Pull Ahead of Their European Peers- As European oil…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The above-mentioned attack on Iran’s Isfahan ministry of defense facility earlier this week was conducted using drone parts that Tehran claims were smuggled into Iran via…
These days, I spend quite a lot of time teaching people about markets and trading and mentoring them as they start to invest their own money. Everyone is different in…
Much attention is now duly focused on the Middle East (again), with what is widely believed to be an Israeli attack on an Iranian armaments facility–the level of…
Numbers Report – January 27, 2023 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we will take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week…
With Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections now set for May 14th—a month earlier than originally planned—who will effectively challenge Erdogan? We will find out in February when the…
Investors are always looking for the next big thing, and those who favor the energy space are no different. It has been known for some time that the world is…
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures settled about 2% higher on Thursday on positive U.S. economic data and optimism that global demand will strengthen as top oil importer China…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict - Those watching the oil companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan have of late been rather optimistic over talks between the Kurds and Baghdad since the appointment…
March West Texas Intermediate crude oil posted its highest close since Dec. 1 on Thursday on hopes of increased Chinese demand. Surprisingly, traders shrugged off a second straight week of…
1. Bomb Cyclone Disrupts US Refining- US refinery runs averaged 14.9 million b/d according to…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections that will now be held in May this year in Turkey, Erdogan has seen to it that the government’s powers…
Towards the end of one year and at the beginning of the next, I, like most people I imagine, typically take time to look back on the trading year and…
While Russia’s clearly protracted war in Ukraine will continue to cause global energy volatility and uncertainty, the market has taken its eye off a number of developments that…