Global Energy Alert

Mar 18, 2022 at 10:39 | Editorial Dept

For Putin, this war against Ukraine is all about winning unmitigated power at home. That is made rather more difficult by an economy that is tanking under the…

Mar 04, 2022 at 11:38 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are edging higher on Friday after failing to confirm Thursday’s potentially bearish daily closing price reversal top. The weekly uptrend is strengthening while…

Mar 04, 2022 at 11:36 | Editorial Dept

1. Asia to Remain Focus of Middle Eastern Producers as Europe Tightens Further- Despite IEA…

Mar 04, 2022 at 11:34 | Editorial Dept

Military Maneuvers - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, via the country’s official news agency, is demanding that Russian forces stop the shelling of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, reporting that fire…

Mar 04, 2022 at 11:32 | Editorial Dept

Earlier this week, crude broke through the $100 level. It did so without really so much as a pause on a day when futures posted a massive 13.8% gain. If…

Mar 04, 2022 at 11:31 | Editorial Dept

Russian forces have now seized the strategic port city of Kherson, which would provide a land bridge to Crimea. With the invasion now entering its 9th day, Putin’s…

Jan 21, 2022 at 11:51 | Editorial Dept

1. OPEC+ Underproduction Sparks $100 per Barrel Hype- With crude oil prices breaking the $90…

Jan 21, 2022 at 11:02 | Editorial Dept

For most of this admittedly still young year, oil and the broad stock market have been moving in opposite directions. Crude futures (CL), even after a couple of down days,…

Jan 21, 2022 at 10:24 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are under pressure on Friday, amid an unexpected rise in U.S. crude and fuel inventories, according to a government report released the previous…

Jan 21, 2022 at 10:21 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Ukraine: While the Ukraine-Russia conflict seems to be escalating, it’s still a lot of hot air at the moment. There are Russian war games in Belarus,…

Jan 21, 2022 at 10:19 | Editorial Dept

Picking up from where we left off last time on geopolitical drivers that could send oil prices higher, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have upped the ante with…

Jan 14, 2022 at 11:00 | Editorial Dept

Last year was, to say the least, a bit of a wild ride in natural gas. Don’t get me wrong…I’m not complaining. I was always taught that volatility is a…

Jan 14, 2022 at 10:35 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are edging higher on Friday, putting it in a position to post its fourth straight weekly gain. The catalysts behind the buying strength…

Jan 14, 2022 at 10:35 | Editorial Dept

1. US Crude Supply to Hit Pre-Pandemic Levels by 2023- The US Energy Information Administration…

Jan 14, 2022 at 10:34 | Editorial Dept

Markets OPEC+ production is still lagging, but a new S&P Platts survey shows OPEC+’s December production was up 310,000 bpd, which is more than Reuters’ figures. Of that, OPEC’s production…

Jan 14, 2022 at 10:31 | Editorial Dept

A single attack on oil at this point could send prices to $90, but it will depend on where it is. The markets will weigh certain geopolitical sentiments…

Jan 07, 2022 at 11:40 | Editorial Dept

1. Asian Buyers Seeking Spot Options Amidst Expensive OSPs- Several Asian refineries surveyed by…

Jan 07, 2022 at 10:38 | Editorial Dept

After a decade of disappointment, 2021 was the year when energy finally bounced back and outperformed the broader market. Crude, recovering from the shock of the pandemic’s early days and…

Jan 07, 2022 at 10:36 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are putting in a mixed performance on Friday, but still headed to their biggest weekly gain since mid-December as a slew of positive…

Jan 07, 2022 at 10:34 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict There has been little movement in Libya since the cancellation at the 11th hour of elections scheduled for December 24th. Damage to a pipeline this week…