Category Archives: Energy markets

Oil Speculators No Longer Confident In Price Crash

Even though the near-term fundamentals for oil are not promising, speculators are cutting bets that the bottom will fall out (again).

Clinton Chasing Votes With Fracking U-Turn

Clinton’s fracking reversal will alienate the energy industry without appeasing environmentalists, since fracking produces methane and earthquakes.

What OPEC Has To Fear From The New Saudi Oil Minister

Don’t expect any change in Saudi oil strategy any time soon.

Is Gasoline Demand the Biggest Red Herring In Oil Markets?

Gasoline demand distracts from the more important subject that there is no fundamental reason for the current oil-price rally.

The Real Reason Saudi Arabia Killed Doha

Who was Saudi Arabia really targeting when it scuttled the meeting of oil producing states in Doha?

Will the Upheaval in Fossil Fuel Industry Take the Rest of the Economy Down With It?

What are the broader implications of the tsuris in the fossil fuel industry?

Why Are Bankrupt Oil Companies Still Pumping?

How bankrupt oil companies are messing up the oil “recovery”.

Michael Hudson: Pamama – Laundering Haven for War Budgets

Michael Hudson explains the history of Panama as a center to launder earnings for the oil and the gas industries, and the mining industry.

Did Italy And Malta Actually Agree To Swap Oil Rights For Refugees?

Accusations by a Maltese political leader that Malta and Italy engaged in an oil-for-refugees swap has gotten legalistic responses.

Is the Oil Price-GDP Link Broken?

Explanations of the oil price decline are starting to acknowledge deflationary factors, even though the “d” word seems to be outside the pale .

A Wake-Up Call on Climate Change and Clean Energy

Why 2017 could be an event horizon as far as climate change is concerned.

Mainstream Media Ignores Blockbuster Expose of Massive Bribery in Iraq by Unaoil

Fairfax and Huffington Post have broken a monster story on bribery by Unaoil in Iraq that implicates major multinational corporations and officials all over the Middle East. So why the media blackout?

The Oil and Gas Fire Sale: How Bad Will Losses to Banks and Investors Be?

Energy-bust inflicted to banks and other lenders has only just begun to bite.

Banks Once Burned, Now Twice Shy About Taking on More Takeover-Deal-Related Junk Debt

Banks have gotten a painful reminder that originating risky assets like junk bonds and loans can leave them holding the bag.