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• Norway’s $1.1 Trillion Wealth Fund Looks For Riskier Investments

  Published 15 January 2018 | viewed 25,981 times

  Just over a year ago we noted that, after being forced to withdraw at least $15 billion to fund 2017 budget deficits, the $860 billion Norwegian sovereign…

• Chernobyl Disaster Site Transformed Into Massive Solar Plant

  Published 15 January 2018 | viewed 12,388 times

  Some 100 meters from the giant metal sarcophagus that contains the infamous Reactor Four at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, a new solar project has been…

• Will The Dollar Survive The Petro-Yuan?

  Published 14 January 2018 | viewed 80,510 times

  This might seem a frivolous question, while the dollar still retains its might, and is universally accepted in preference to other, less stable fiat currencies.…

• Can We Afford Renewable Energy?

  Published 13 January 2018 | viewed 27,241 times

  Over a decade ago we got involved in the development of the biofuels industry in Europe, when it began to take off in earnest there.…

• Busting The Five Biggest Oil Market Myths

  Published 09 January 2018 | viewed 10,435 times

  The oil market has come to be defined by several narratives over the past couple of years: market rebalancing, OPEC versus shale, Russia’s delicate relationship…

• China Is About To Shake Up Oil Futures

  Published 07 January 2018 | viewed 34,189 times

  he "huge story", as Graticule's Adam Levinson called it, will, it appears, be a "wake up call" for the West that seems to happily be ignoring this potential bombshell that is…

• Is A “Geopolitical Recession” Looming?

  Published 04 January 2018 | viewed 24,766 times

  Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer says that 2018 is “by far the greatest geopolitical risk environment that we’ve ever seen" and that this could be the…

• Gas Wars: The First Energy Conflict In 2018

  Published 02 January 2018 | viewed 28,054 times

  The eastern Mediterranean is expected to witness the first conflict of 2018, as developments at the end of 2017 are signaling worsening relationships between Turkey…

• Venezuela Backs Its New Cryptocurrency With 5 Billion Barrels Of Crude

  Published 28 December 2017 | viewed 30,401 times

  Venezuelan President Maduro shocked the market in early December when he followed China's 'petro-yuan' futures announcement by making headlines of himself proclaiming a new national cryptocurrency - the 'Petro' -…

• Chinese Ships Caught Illegally Selling Oil To North Korea

  Published 27 December 2017 | viewed 21,977 times

  According to South Korea's Chosun Ilbo, U.S. recon satellites have photographed around 30 illegal transactions involving Chinese vessels selling oil to North Korea on the West Sea in…

• Libyan Pipeline Explosion Pushes Brent Prices Upward

  Published 26 December 2017 | viewed 22,337 times

  After a quiet overnight session, the price of Brent Crude spiked following news of an explosion at a Libyan crude oil pipeline that feeds the…

• How Low Oil Prices Have Decimated The Saudi Economy

  Published 20 December 2017 | viewed 27,961 times

  Back when oil was at $100 and above, the Saudi economy was firing on all cylinders, and nobody even dreamed that the crown jewel of…

• The Dire Consequences Of An Oil Price Spike

  Published 20 December 2017 | viewed 22,153 times

  When it comes to the story we're being told about America's rosy oil prospects, we're being swindled. At its core, the swindle is this: The…

• Houthi Missile Targeting Riyadh Palace Intercepted

  Published 19 December 2017 | viewed 12,842 times

  For the third time in roughly seven weeks, Houthi rebels have fired a ballistic missile into Saudi Arabia, according to a spokesperson. The Volcano 2-H…

• This Country Produces 39% Of The World’s Uranium

  Published 18 December 2017 | viewed 8,147 times

  Uranium is in high demand, as it is used as fuel in nuclear power plants around the world.  Statista's Dyfed Loesche notes that according to the German Institute…

• Russia, China Grow Closer As The New Silk Road Unfolds

  Published 15 December 2017 | viewed 18,703 times

  China's Belt and Road Initiative heralds a new era with mega infrastructure projects dotting the landscape... If you are looking for the latest breakthroughs in…

• Putin Pleased As Desperate UK Turns To Russian Natural Gas

  Published 14 December 2017 | viewed 17,689 times

  We said two days ago that it’s been a tough week for anybody who needs to heat their home or put gasoline in their cars…

• U.S. Shale Sends OPEC Deal Back To Square One

  Published 13 December 2017 | viewed 16,969 times

  True to its perpetually optimistic form, OPEC, which last month for the first time conceded to the threat posed by rising U.S. shale production... (Click…

• How Cryptocurrencies Are Reshaping The Oil Trade

  Published 12 December 2017 | viewed 24,079 times

  As of right now this is just a rumor, but it makes some sense. So, let’s treat this rumor as fact for the sake of…

• UK Gas Prices Rise Most In 8 Years On Explosion, Outages

  Published 12 December 2017 | viewed 10,622 times

  It has been a tough week already for those that heat their homes in Britain (and those that trade Natural Gas). Following extreme weather warnings…