Texas is breaking for electricity…
Not since the Cold War…
Reduced U.S. diesel consumption and…
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures rebounded slightly on Thursday, but the market is still in a position to post a nearly 5% loss for the week. Bottom-picking technical…
1. Can There Be a UK Oil Renaissance?- The new UK government of Liz Truss…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict In an unexpected move this week, Albania severed diplomatic ties with Iran over a cyberattack and then searched the empty Iranian embassy, where exiting diplomats had…
As you will be well aware if you are a regular reader of my musings here and elsewhere, I generally favor a contrarian trading style. That comes from years spent…
Moscow is not escalating the war in a way that would change the rules (and there are rules). The rules are that Russia will…
The political crisis in Iraq is far from over. There is more violence to come, despite the withdrawal of protesters from Baghdad’s Green Zone earlier this week after…
It has been a rough couple of weeks for stock investors. The S&P 500 lost close to ten percent from its August 16th high to its Thursday low as the…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Unrest and instability in Iraq is far from over, even as the situation has calmed in the streets of the Green Zone after 30 people were…
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading lower for the week while testing the key technical area that has held as support for two months. The catalysts behind…
In the market analysis and financial punditry field where I live and work, admitting that you got something wrong or that a move took you completely by surprise is frowned…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Watch Libya’s newfound oil output with a huge dose of skepticism. We’ve warned of this repeatedly since a dubious deal that ousted the NOC chairman and…
Washington has now “commented” on Iran’s response to the draft nuclear deal, though we still don’t know what the nature of those comments was. Speculation is that the…
After the market closed yesterday, EV maker Rivian (RIVN) released earnings that seemed to confuse the market more than anything. The stock dropped, then jumped, then dropped again as traders…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict - PetroChina is allegedly threatening to pull up stakes in the southern Iraqi governorate of Maysan after another round of protests outside the oil company’s headquarters…
In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we will take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy and metals sectors.…
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading lower on Friday, but are still in a position to finish higher for the week. Today’s move has nearly wiped out…
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading lower on Friday shortly after the release of a strong U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report that suggests the U.S. is not in…
1. OPEC+ Agrees on Lowest Monthly Increase in Years- In a move widely perceived as…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Last month, the EU heralded a deal with Azerbaijan that would net it extra Azeri gas to reduce dependence on Russia. That deal is now being…
While everyone is monitoring a war in Europe, Iraq - OPEC’s second-largest producer - is experiencing the climax of a long-running political stalemate that will have major geopolitical…