There is plenty of uncertainty…
Recent missile attacks by the…
Oil rallied toward the end…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The beginning of this week saw a drone attack in the center of Moscow, near the Russian Defense Ministry building, just a day after Ukraine said…
We are now into the meat of earnings season when it comes to big oil, with the major oil companies in all reporting over the next few days. The first…
It’s 2023, and the oil markets have clawed their way through the covid muck and are holding their own through the energy transition–aided, of course, by the war…
In a week of turbulent trade, U.S. benchmark September West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures have managed to hold their ground, indicating a potential higher finish for the week.…
1. Indian Oil Demand Impresses as Other Asian Giants Falter- India’s demand for oil has…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Erdogan had campaigned on free natural gas for homes shortly after production began of first gas in mid-April (just a few weeks before elections that he…
It is not often that I start a piece, here or elsewhere, with a disclaimer, but I feel that I should here. A couple of weeks ago, I bought the…
As Russia intensifies its war against Ukraine in the aftermath of the Crimea bridge explosion and NATO’s push to expand membership to Sweden and Finland, it may be…
The release of U.S. inflation data suggesting a nearing peak in interest rates has brought relief to the world's largest economy. Modest consumer price increases in June, coupled with the…
1. All Russian Grades Are Now Running Afoul of the Price Cap- For the first…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict In a sudden twist in developments late on Monday, Turkey dropped its objections to Sweden joining NATO, just a day after conditioning Sweden’s membership in the…
As I write this on Thursday afternoon US time, Nikola (NKLA) is posting massive gains, up close to forty percent from Wednesday’s close. That means that the stock has gained…
While Libya is continually calling for foreign oil companies to expand investment in the country, there are indications that the conflict is coming full circle, with east (the…
WTI crude oil futures have witnessed a period of choppy and rangebound trading over the last 10 weeks, influenced by a variety of supply and demand factors. This week was…
1. Defying Weakness in WTI and Brent, Dubai Soars to Prominence- The Brent/Dubai exchange of…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The legal dispute between Iraq and Turkey, which led in May to the halting of the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) only oil export pipeline, taking 450,000…
When this year began, it was starting to look like the glory days for energy investors were over. Throughout most of the previous two years the sector had rapidly made…
Despite having quelled a mutiny, Russia is still not far from the edge of a civil war. The conflict between Wagner's head Prigozhin and Putin’s defense ministry is…
The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil market experienced a week of volatility, influenced by a combination of supply dynamics and demand factors. The futures contract witnessed a significant decline…
1. Buoyed by SPR Replenishment, US Sour Grades Roar Back to Strength- The end of…