A Trade that Works On Two Fronts
As I have said many times in the past in these pages there are two basic types of analysis for anything traded, fundamental and technical, and the best trades are…
Venezuela Could Lose A Lot More Oil Production
After defaulting on debt, Venezuela’s crisis continues to unfold, threatening to worsen the state-owned oil company’s production. PDVSA reportedly told employees that they needed to carry out an austerity campaign,…
High Profile Oil Scandals That Flew Under The Radar
Achieving a level playing field is sometimes all in the eye of the beholder. You see, an ongoing issue that has perplexed both oil and natural gas investors and shareholders…
Who Gains The Most From The New Silk Road?
A pacified Syria is key to the economic integration of Eurasia through energy and transportation connections… Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani will hold a summit this Wednesday…
Reducing Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint
Bitcoin’s surge in popularity has sent the network’s electricity consumption soaring. And while using the electricity is not necessarily a problem when building the largest immutable ledger that has ever…
U.S. Energy To See Huge Investments From China
During President Trump’s visit to China, the U.S. signed US$250 billion worth of potential trade and investment deals that would boost American exports to China and Chinese investment in the…
OPEC’s Most Unpredictable Member
This time last year, Iraq was asking OPEC to be exempt from the oil production cuts because it desperately needed revenues to fund the fight against Islamic State. Iraq failed…
Citi: Prepare For An OPEC Disappointment
A week out from the OPEC meeting, everyone is assuming a rollover of the production cuts for an additional nine months will be a simple formality, putting the limits in…
A Low-Cost Alternative To Lithium-Ion Batteries
Forschungszentrum Juelich researchers with American Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have now successfully observed with nano-scale precision how deposits form at the iron electrode during operation. A deeper understanding of…
How To Play The Calm Before The OPEC Storm
The potential result of November 30th’s OPEC meeting is dominating oil trading and oil stocks for the next week, so while we continue to digest our Thanksgiving turkey and wait…