Many in the West view China's rapid military expansion as a growing threat to global and regional security. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth, or so writes…
If there's a gun on the table in the first act, it will be fired by the end of the play. The way legendary portfolio strategist Don Coxe sees it,…
Very interesting this week to see copper producer First Quantum going to Serbia.The company announced Tuesday it will earn up to 80% in the Djavolja Varos exploration project…
A recent report emerged earlier this week indicating that five countries in the Middle East and North Africa could soon split up to reform themselves as 14 different independent states.
The chief economist at the International Energy Agency said the Middle East will remain central to the international oil markets despite gains from North American shale. A slump in production…
The good news?Germany is the largest energy consumer in Europe, not including Russia, and the seventh largest energy consumer in the world. It is also the fourth largest…
What happens when you’re a small country—like Sweden—and you want to generate power by converting waste? You have to look beyond your own borders for garbage. Sweden, population…
Researchers at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) say they have met many of the demanding challenges leading up to achieving the highly stable, precisely directed implosion required for fusion…
An economic recovery that isn't one. A civil war that isn't one. Cheap oil that is no more. According to Bob Moriarty, resources remain one of the few absolutes in…
Take a Look at the chart below and you will see that the price of oil is breaking key support. Texas tea has now backed off $13 since the end…
When things go wrong, usually a raft of big issues initially pile up. But after a critical mass of problems materialize, it's often a seemingly small issue that finally tips…
Saudi Arabia, along with OPEC neighbors Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, exported a record high of crude oil this August. Despite pumping out 10.2 million barrels per day, the…
The belief that technology can always overcome natural limits just took a big hit this week when Royal Dutch Shell PLC decided to shut down its pilot oil shale…
The US state of Utah is about to become home to a new 5-megawatt recovered energy generation (REG) power plant thanks to a joint venture between online auction superstar eBay…
First, the good news.Canada’s Calgary-based Husky Energy Inc. and its Norwegian partner Statoil ASA announced a major oil discovery in offshore Newfoundland and Labrador Flemish Pass Basin.
For those of us tracing the arc of the Obama presidency, one can’t help but get the feeling things are about to come full circle in terms of Iran. Recall…
Three recent oil discoveries in the Bay Du Nord off eastern Canada may be the answer to commercial viability for Norway’s Statoil in the region. Last week, Statoil…
Cheap natural gas has become very popular in America.Especially among power generators, speakers told the Marcellus Shale Coalition's Insight 2013 conference in Philadelphia last week.The conference's…
China consumes upwards of four billion tonnes of coal per year—as much as the rest of the world combined. However, rising public opinion opposing terrible air quality in major Chinese…
The United States could become nearly self-sufficient in oil within the next decade. Oil production from Texas, North Dakota and other shale-rich states means the country is less reliant on…