Given the controversy about the future price of oil and the possible effect of new tight oil fields on the global supply, the following chart may be of interest: This visual representation of the challenge of replacing the production losses from maturing fields comes courtesy of… Read More

Oil just doesn’t get enough respect. We still can’t do without it, and recent prices would have been considered unaffordable in a healthier economic climate just a few years ago. But there’s lots of crude in storage and the price action has not wowed anyone of late in… Read More

In this issue:  Predictions of an oil bust have become all the rage, spurred by increasing production from newly exploited shale resources in Texas and North Dakota as well as the growing glut of US inventories. We examine the available evidence. We also check in on the… Read More

The old joke about Chicago Bridge & Iron (NYSE: CBI) is that the company’s not in Chicago, doesn’t build bridges and doesn’t use iron. Instead, CBI, which is run from Texas and taxed in the Netherlands, is a leading designer and builder of energy infrastructure.The company did get… Read More

In this issue: It can be terrifying to buy stocks that have already enjoyed a huge run, and this week we address the issue head-on after a reader questioned recent portfolio selections. We’ll also discuss the hottest new US shale plays as well as several new technologies, some promising… Read More

Despite doubling in less than a year, prices remain below the long-term average even as production in maturing shale fields tails off. Read More