by Andrew Moran | Aug 20, 2023 | Articles, Business News, Opinion
Expectations of peak oil have been around since the dawn of the 20th century. Every ten years or so, some expert will make a dire prediction that the world is running out of crude oil, creating a doom-and-gloom scenario. This was most pronounced heading into the...
by Andrew Moran | Jan 4, 2021 | Articles, Business News
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, and it was the modest of times. A different take on Charles Dickens’ illustrious sentence would be most suitable to describe the state of energy markets in 2020. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude...
by Andrew Moran | Sep 1, 2017 | Economic Affairs News
In the fallout of Hurricane Harvey, thousands of Texas residents have been displaced, billions of dollars worth of damages have struck the Lone Star State, and many are going without food and water. But even when the storm breaks the effects of Harvey could now seep...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 17, 2017 | Economic Affairs News, Featured News and Analysis
Black gold, Texas tea, Bubblin’ crude. Whatever you call oil, the world is awash in it right now, and this is putting pressure on two key aspects: crude prices and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The primary factor that affects both...