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Bloomberg is out with a surprisingly objective article ("surprising" because it goes against the very "green" ideology espoused by both the media company's billionaire owner…
Once again, 'green' grandstanding and virtue signaling has come back to bite people square in the 'common sense' arse. The latest example comes from the Netherlands. Green activists…
After months of rollercoaster moves in European nat gas prices as energy producers and traders jockeyed for position ahead of what could be a brutal…
New York's grid operator modeled a scenario that was equivalent or greater than the Texas cold snap earlier this year that nearly collapsed the entire…
Following the four-day meeting, or "plenum," of the Communist Party's Central Committee, there has been a lot of optimism in Chinese stocks overnight. First, shares…
European natural gas prices plunged Wednesday after signs Russian gas flows into Europe were increasing ahead of what's expected to be a miserable winter of tight supplies…
In a world where ESG is all the rage, and the transition from coal to cleaner energy sources is paramount, the UK has become the…
The largest Chinese Power Grid Company, State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), announced Sunday that power supply and demand in its service areas have returned…
In late October, the market rejoiced and nat gas prices puked (even as we warned this was just the latest joke the Kremlin was playing at gullible…
OPEC+, which meets later Thursday via video conference, has shown little signs it plans to waver from its plan to raise oil production gradually, despite…
Over the past months, Ukrainian politicians have been persistently throwing red meat to Moscow through acts of aggression against the Nord Stream-2 pipeline, the recent…
There is one recurring problem with central planning: the greater the level of intervention, the worse and more widespread the unexpected adverse consequences. Just last…
There is one recurring problem with central planning: the greater the level of intervention, the worse and more widespread the unexpected adverse consequences. Just two…
Having soared to an all time high as recently as one week ago, Chinese coal futures have lost nearly half of their value in the…
UK petrol prices have risen to record-high levels in what RAC/Experian Catalist describes as a "truly dark day for drivers," according to Sky News. Gas prices…
Semiconductor shortage or not, General Motors posted a Q3 report that handily beat the street's estimates. The automaker also offered optimism in the form of…
It appears that not even oil supermajor Exxon, who has recently been struggling with its image as a fossil fuel company during the age of…
Republicans on the House Committee on Natural Resources held a forum Oct. 22 to discuss how President Biden’s exit from Afghanistan left massive, untapped reserves…
Back in April 2020, the landlocked West Texas Intermediate crude oil price briefly crashed into negative territory - a stunning turn of events that cost…
The cost of going green is about to become more expensive as polysilicon prices are erupting and will likely remain elevated due to factory shutdowns in…