Darrell Delamaide is a writer, editor and journalist with more than 30 years' experience. He is the author of three books and has written for magazines, newspapers, and online media. A specialist in business and finance, he lived in Europe for many years, has traveled widely, and has a master's degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
Oil Market Summary for: 08/30/2010 to 09/03/2010. Oil prices continued to move basically sideways as bullish and bearish news buffeted prices up and down in…
Oil Market Summary for 08/23/2010 to 08/27/2010. Oil prices recovered some lost ground Friday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed stands ready…
Oil Market Summary for 08/16/2010 to 08/20/2010 Crude oil prices continued their downward spiral during the week as new data confirmed that U.S. economic growth…
Oil Market Summary for 08/09/2010 to 08/13/2010 Crude oil prices slumped below $80 a barrel again this week as the Federal Reserve and other official…
Oil Market Summary for 07/26/2010 to 07/30/2010. Crude oil futures continued to trade in a very narrow range, unable to cross the $79 a barrel…
General Motors’ announcement that its new electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, would have a price tag of $41,000 created some sticker shock, and critics quickly…
With BP poised to move on from the Gulf oil spill with a new chief executive, the beleaguered London-based company might look attractive to Middle…
After Senate leaders last week ruled out a comprehensive energy bill with a cap-and-trade regime, climate legislation activists are now pushing for the consolation prize…
Oil Market Summary for 07/19/2010 to 07/23/2010. Prices of crude oil futures slumped below $79 a barrel on Friday despite a stock market rally and…
Two dozen countries that account for 80% of global energy consumption reached agreements on a series of 10 clean energy initiatives that will eliminate the…
Interest in U.S. shale gas propelled mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas production sector to $42 billion in the second quarter, the second-most…
China has overtaken the U.S. as the world’s biggest consumer of energy in the most tangible evidence yet of the coming dominance of the Chinese…
Oil Market Summary for 07/12/2010 to 07/16/2010 An unexpectedly sharp drop in a key consumer confidence index sent stocks plummeting on Friday and drove down…
International oil producers are forming a special group to respond to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and research ways to prevent such an event…
General Electric and four venture capital funds launched a $200 million contest for innovations in smart grid technology, pledging to use the money to fund…
The Lloyd’s insurance market in London added its voice to those warning about dependence on oil with the release of a research paper that predicted…
Oil Market Summary for 07/05/2010 to 07/09/2010. Crude oil futures finished the week on a positive note, tracking stocks upward after hitting the low for…
Chinese officials announced plans to develop the country’s western provinces as the center of its energy industry and reformed the resource tax on oil, coal…
President Barack Obama announced nearly $2 billion in government loan guarantees for two solar projects, placing bets on both solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies. The…
Capitol Hill lawmakers reached a new pitch of activity in reaction to the Gulf oil spill, floating a number of new restrictions and rules and…