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Are Electric Cars As Clean As They Seem?
Are Electric Cars As Clean As They Seem? Tesla’s unveiling of its mass market Model 3 sparked a global interest in making electric vehicles the next big thing in automobile manufacturing. But can the category’s green agenda keep up with its metal and recycling needs? The concept of bunking the traditional engine for a non-gas […]
Is Peak Permian Only 3 Years Away?
Is Peak Permian Only 3 Years Away? The world’s hottest shale basin, the Permian, is leading the second U.S. wave of tight oil production growth and will continue to do so for years to come, all analysts say. However, signs have started to emerge that the relentless intensification of drilling leads to diminishing returns, Simon […]
“End Of Oil” Narratives Are Misleading
“End Of Oil” Narratives Are Misleading The world isn’t reinventing the wheel. But we are changing how it turns, who it carries and where it’s going. Over the next few decades we’ll be plugging in more cars, hailing and sharing them, and reminiscing about the good ol’ days of the steering wheel. To be sure, […]
Kingdom Of Fear: Saudi Arabia On Lockdown
Kingdom Of Fear: Saudi Arabia On Lockdown Events in Saudi Arabia are unfolding at a blinding pace, with a radical shift taking place within the upper echelons of government. Last weekend, King Salman announced the set-up of a special anti-corruption force that wasted no time in rounding up more than a dozen government officials—both former […]
Will The Third Great Energy Revolution End The Oil & Gas Industry?
Will The Third Great Energy Revolution End The Oil & Gas Industry? The history of crude oil and natural gas is a history of technological innovation. Until recently the innovation supported crude oil and natural gas. Now, it challenges it, causing structural changes in the crude oil and natural gas markets. Originally, crude oil was […]
Why Oil Prices Will Keep Moving Up
Why Oil Prices Will Keep Moving Up Crude oil prices were have hit a two-year highs. Despite the misgivings of some pundits who view oil simply as a means for making money from short plays, the global market has finally stabilized. That means we’re now in the perfect environment to make some nice money with […]
Is A Venezuelan Default Inevitable?
Is A Venezuelan Default Inevitable? Bondholders, creditors, and any company with operations in Venezuela are all agog for news from Caracas after President Nicolas Maduro announced Venezuela will look to restructure its US$89 billion worth of debt to be able to continue servicing it. Forecasts about what will happen next are all pessimistic, and that’s […]
The Geopolitical Implications Of Renewable Energy
The Geopolitical Implications Of Renewable Energy An October report from BlackRock (BLK)—the world’s largest publicly traded investment management firm—wisely states, “markets are calm but geopolitics are anything but.” Wind and solar energy—two leading renewable energy options—could possibly become a dangerous part of an energy mix as the world continues on a downward geopolitical slope. Both […]
Will The Third Great Energy Revolution End The Oil & Gas Industry?
Will The Third Great Energy Revolution End The Oil & Gas Industry? The history of crude oil and natural gas is a history of technological innovation. Until recently the innovation supported crude oil and natural gas. Now, it challenges it, causing structural changes in the crude oil and natural gas markets. Originally, crude oil was […]
Is The U.S. Solar Boom In Jeopardy?
Is The U.S. Solar Boom In Jeopardy? The U.S. solar industry has surged in recent years, accounting for the largest source of new electric capacity in the past year, with plenty of room to grow. However, the Trump administration is weighing a trade tariff that could seriously curtail the explosive growth figures for U.S. solar. […]
Is Infinite Clean Energy Near?
Is Infinite Clean Energy Near? After decades of research and planning, a group of scientists in France are attempting to achieve the impossible: harnessing the heavens. They are building a tokamak, a donut-shaped, man-made, artificial star that has the potential to bring the universe down to earth and provide millions of years of clean energy. […]
The Petrodollar’s Biggest Challengers
The Petrodollar’s Biggest Challengers Established in the early 1970s, the petrodollar has secured the United States’ influence over the oil trade for over 40 years, but recently, it is clear that this monopoly is slowly beginning to fall apart. Due to the plummeting value of the dollar, the debt from the Vietnam War, and excessive […]
U.S. Oil & Gas Rig Count Falls As Brent Breaks $60
U.S. Oil & Gas Rig Count Falls As Brent Breaks $60 As Saudi’s comments regarding the OPEC extension send the Brent Crude benchmark over $60 in mid-day trading for the first time in more than two years, oil and gas rigs in the United States fell for yet another week, according to Baker Hughes, dipping […]
Are Petrocurrencies Heading For Extinction?
Are Petrocurrencies Heading For Extinction? Petrocurrencies are breaking away from their traditional tight link to oil prices, but all it would take for this link to return is for prices to fall bellow their current range. This seems to be the general consensus among bankers interviewed by Bloomberg’s Natasha Doff and Anna Andrianova. The change […]
