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Global Energy Alert

Two Bullish Missed Targets in Coal ... and One Place that will Benefit

Two Bullish Missed Targets in Coal ... and One Place that will Benefit

Jan 10, 2014 at 16:45 | Editorial Dept

The opportunity in Asian coal continues to grow brighter. Evidenced by two important pieces of data this week from major consuming nation India.Coal India—the nation’s largest coal miner—reported…

Energy Markets and the Waiting Game

Energy Markets and the Waiting Game

Jan 10, 2014 at 16:31 | Dan Dicker

Sometimes I regret being an energy focused trader, because frankly, nothing much has been happening to make an energy trader happy -- crude prices have been range bound, stocks have…

Latin America Energy Advisory

Latin America Energy Advisory

Jan 10, 2014 at 16:28 | Southern Pulse

MEXICOWe will be closely following developments in Mexico’s energy industry, post-reform, with our partners at Southern Pulse. Energy reforms have opened up oil sector development to outsiders…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 10th January 2014

Oil Market Forecast & Review 10th January 2014

Jan 10, 2014 at 16:26 | Jim Hyerczyk

After the sell-off in crude oil the week-ending January 3, one would have thought that technically oversold trading conditions would have triggered the start of a short-covering rally. In addition,…

A Quick Trading Opportunity for 2014

A Quick Trading Opportunity for 2014

Jan 02, 2014 at 18:28 | Dan Dicker

I’m not giving up on any of the long-term energy trends that I pointed out and traded successfully in 2013, but I do believe we’ll need more nimble moves to…

Four More Reasons to Bet on Coal in 2014

Four More Reasons to Bet on Coal in 2014

Jan 02, 2014 at 18:27 | Editorial Dept

Thermal coal was one of my big themes in 2013. And I believe 2014 will be the year when we see a significant break-out in this market.Both for…

Algeria: The Dynamic Threat

Algeria: The Dynamic Threat

Jan 02, 2014 at 18:25 | Editorial Dept

Algeria is the largest and most powerful nation in the Sahara region, and the third-largest producer of natural gas in the world. Now officials at state-run Sonatrach are saying that…

Central Asia Energy Advisor

Central Asia Energy Advisor

Jan 02, 2014 at 18:23 | Editorial Dept

This week in Central Asia we are concerned about continued delays in production in Kazakhstan’s supergiant Kashagan; Gazprom’s solidification of control over the energy sector in Kyrgyzstan and an emerging…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 3rd January 2014

Oil Market Forecast & Review 3rd January 2014

Jan 02, 2014 at 18:19 | Jim Hyerczyk

February crude oil futures sold off sharply the week-ending January 2. The selling pressure drove the market through a December bottom at $96.52, turning the main trend to down on…

3 Places to Make Money in Energy in 2014

3 Places to Make Money in Energy in 2014

Dec 27, 2013 at 11:57 | Editorial Dept

It’s not hard to pin down the biggest energy story of the past year.U.S. shale—and the massive surge in oil and gas production it has created.

Oil Market Predictions for 2014

Oil Market Predictions for 2014

Dec 27, 2013 at 11:55 | Dan Dicker

For my last column of 2013, I’ll give a few predictions for the energy markets for 2014 and one in particular where I am almost alone among the energy analysts…

Make No Mistake About It: The Storm Has Hit in Turkey

Make No Mistake About It: The Storm Has Hit in Turkey

Dec 27, 2013 at 11:53 | Editorial Dept

Last week we took you through an emerging crisis in Turkey that will set the investment terrain for 2014. This week, we feel the subject warrants another installment as Prime…

Africa Energy Advisory

Africa Energy Advisory

Dec 27, 2013 at 11:50 | Editorial Dept

In this week’s Africa energy advisory we look at some key regulatory changes that will affect oil and gas exploration and production in emerging gas venues Tanzania and Mozambique, and…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 27th December 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 27th December 2013

Dec 27, 2013 at 11:47 | Editorial Dept

February crude oil futures continued the rally it began several weeks ago at $92.10. Based on the break from $106.22 to $92.10, the market has already retraced more than 50%…

Forget LNG - This Secret Export Market is The Next Place For Petroleum Profits

Forget LNG - This Secret Export Market is The Next Place For Petroleum Profits

Dec 19, 2013 at 21:56 | Editorial Dept

Arbitrage is one of the simplest ways to make big money. Take something worth little and move it to a place where it’s worth a lot.

Ending the Oil Export Ban: Who will be the Winners and Losers?

Ending the Oil Export Ban: Who will be the Winners and Losers?

Dec 19, 2013 at 21:54 | Dan Dicker

One of the energy themes we need to keep track of in 2014 is the possible end of the crude oil export ban here in the US, in place since…

Turkey After the New Year

Turkey After the New Year

Dec 19, 2013 at 21:52 | Editorial Dept

Turkey has been the darling of foreign oil and gas investors who are looking to new frontiers that are less risky, from a security and political stability point of view.…

What Mexico’s “Pemex Reform” Really Means

What Mexico’s “Pemex Reform” Really Means

Dec 19, 2013 at 21:50 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Mexico’s Senate on 11 December—after a 19-hour session—approved legislation to modernize the energy sector and open it up to private investment, though some of the bill’s points are…

What Next for Repsol and Venezuela?

What Next for Repsol and Venezuela?

Dec 19, 2013 at 21:48 | Southern Pulse

Bottom Line: After Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramírez announced on 4 December 2013 that Spanish oil and gas company Repsol and the Venezuelan government would be signing an agreement to invest…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 20th December 2013

Oil Market Forecast & Review 20th December 2013

Dec 19, 2013 at 21:46 | Jim Hyerczyk

February crude oil futures fluctuated between gains and losses this week as investors reacted to the latest economic reports and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to begin reducing its monthly…

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