http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/oil-and-gas Oil and Gas - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105554?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 How much responsibility for the lousy economy falls on Mr. Clueless to the end Bush?:Behind the Bush Bust, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: By huge margins, Americans think the economy is in lousy shape and they blame President Bush. This... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:45:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105554?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1106128?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 I assume you are familiar with the natural resource curse :The idea that natural resources might be more an economic curse than a blessing began to emerge in the 1980s. In this light, the term resource curse thesis was first used by Richard Auty in ... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:17:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1106128?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1105998?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 GLOBAL WARMING....A few days ago I wrote a brief post highlighting an EPA report that said new rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars might have a net economic benefit of $2 trillion. Jim Manzi pored through the footnotes...... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:31:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1105998?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1106579?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 U.S. equity index futures are lower this morning. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 45 points before the opening. Futures are being helped by continuing weakness in energy prices, but dampened by continuing Wall Street talk on Fannie Mae ... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:21:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1106579?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1106129?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Janet Yellen on risks and prospects for the U.S. economy - Econbrowser Free trade, but not for the flag - Andrew LeonardThe fall (and rise?) of FHA mortgage lending - Justin Fox Phil Gramm's UBS problem. - Daniel Gross Fed, SEC Team Up On ... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:30:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1106129?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105964?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 This is a guest post from anawhata. Oil is an incredible, irreplaceable gift of nature which packs energy in a dense, easily transportable form. - J r me Guillet Energy Industry Investment Banker The hard facts The world price of oil in US ... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:00:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105964?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1106175?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Oil production in the US by most major producers has been flat for the past 4 years at 1.2 billion barrels a day, according to a benchmark study from Ernst & Young. However, gas production rose 7% last year, boosting ending reserves a similar percent... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:49:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1106175?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1106179?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Oil is a commodity, but it's also something more. Therein lies the complication - and risk and opportunity. The dual status of oil as raw material and proxy for global macroeconomic risk dates to at least the 1973-74 oil crisis, when OPEC waged an e... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:17:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1106179?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1106268?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Hi Denis, Perhaps you're already 'onto' Humanure. In case its a new idea to you, here's a link to the full book written by the pro:... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peak-oil/1106268?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1106131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Is there a silver lining in the cloud now hanging over the global economy ?:The end of neo-liberalism?, by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Commentary, Project Syndicate: The world has not been kind to neo-liberalism, that grab-bag of ideas based on the fundamen... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1106131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106031?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Floyd Norris points out that in the annual cost of ownership equation, fuel prices are nearing the cost of the vehicles themselves!Historically, rapidly rising gasoline prices have hurt the auto industry, and that seems to be happening now. The carma... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106031?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1106585?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Ithaca Energy yesterday rejected Endeavour's unsolicited offer of $3.25 per share, judging that the 13.2% upside was insufficient in light of the incoming catalysts for the oil and gas company. Ithaca has a number of ongoing initiatives that will be ... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:37:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1106585?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105965?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Bush, Harper, Fukada, Brown, Merkel, Sarkozy and Berlusconi. The leaders of the G7 (+Russia) will meet this week in Japan. Their collective failure to reduce demand for oil, natural gas and coal within their respective economies is one of the main re... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:37:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105965?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/globe-and-mail-market-blog/1106251?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Sorry, Canada, but you can't blame investors around the world for celebrating the tumbling price of oil on Monday, which sent U.S. indexes slightly higher at midday but has put Canada's benchmark index into a tizzy.Oil fell to can you believe it?... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/globe-and-mail-market-blog/1106251?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1106136?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Oil prices set another record last week, closing above $145 per barrel for the first time, on the strength of heightened fears of an attack by Israel or the US on Iran, combined with a dip in US commercial oil inventories below 300 million barrels, t... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:43:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1106136?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/resource-investor-main-content-feed/1106309?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 The world's major economies will make no mention of hard targets to lower greenhouse-gas emissions in a statement to be released in Japan this week on the sidelines of the G8 summit.... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:11:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/resource-investor-main-content-feed/1106309?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1106025?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Style Underperformer: Large-cap Value -2.17% Sector Underperformers: Banks irlind (-4.76%), Homebuilders (-3.93%) and Oil Tankers (-3.18%) Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: RATE, NX, MI,...[[ This is only a summary. Visit Between the Hedge... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:11:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1106025?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-spectator/1106067?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Oil is a commodity, but it's also something more, and therein lies the complication. And risk and opportunity.The dual status of oil as raw material and proxy for global macroeconomic risk dates to at least the 1973-74 oil crisis, when OPEC waged an ... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:52:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-spectator/1106067?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1106139?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 A huge effort, hopefully a last hurrah, was made to get oil up to MS s $150 target for the July 4th weekend but, ultimately, they failed and a quick look at the chart for USO will show you why. There was only 1 day in the last 5 in which regular ... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:17:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1106139?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/globe-and-mail-market-blog/1106253?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Crude oil wasn't exactly cheap on Monday morning, but the downward direction was cheered by investors who scooped up stocks that had sold off sharply last week after oil hit a new record and appeared destined for $150 (U.S.) a barrel Oil traded at $1... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:02:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/globe-and-mail-market-blog/1106253?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1106593?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Anderson Energy, Canfor Corp., Duvernay Oil, Research in Motion, Saturn Minerals areincluded in this report.Insider transactions filed on July 4 to 6, 2008 Source: SEDIAnderson Energy Ltd. director Glenn Hockley sold 98,442 company common shares th... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1106593?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105967?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 TIPS Flunk Inflation Test as Fuel, Food Overtake CPI(Bloomberg) -- Treasury Inflation Protected Securities aren't living up to their name for bond investors who say they can't trust the way the U.S. government calculates the rising cost of consumer g... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:07:38 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105967?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1106150?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 From the Raleigh N&O (Gas cost widens drillings appeal):Experts say that despite all the rhetoric, most of the proposals being discussed on the campaign trail -- no matter how meritorious -- will have little effect on gas prices in the foreseeable fu... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:25:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1106150?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/word-on-wall-streetant-and-sons/1106737?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Weekly Bonus Quiz QuestionQuestion: Traders break patterns into two types; continuation and _______.Answer: reversalSquawk BoxQuestion: In the Energy Source blog, what did ex-CIA agent Robert Baer say about Exxon and Chevron vis-a-vis Iraqi oil?Answe... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:45:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/word-on-wall-streetant-and-sons/1106737?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-balance/1106135?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 The UK has much of the infrastructure in place to receive imported gas from Norway and other nations, but how certain can we be that the gas will come here? Alarmingly, the executive vice-president of the Norwegian pipeline company, Gassco, has state... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-balance/1106135?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1106144?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 For most of June, many solar stocks held up well even as the major market indices sold off every week. June 26th was a major breaking point. The S&P 500 broke down by -2.9% and the NASDAQ dropped by -3.3%, and the deepening bearish mood took down the... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:13:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1106144?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1106147?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Questions for Congress as it reconvenes: Why is a country that consumes 20Mb of oil a day and supposedly had supply issues and a shortage of refineries EXPORTING 1.5M barrels a day of refined products OUT of the country? That s adding 7.5% to... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:21:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1106147?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1106148?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Lots of people, myself included, arguing that speculation -- at least in the sense in which we understand that sort of thing -- in commodities markets is playing only a minor role in the run-up in oil prices. That, of course, won't stop this week's H... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:06:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1106148?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106036?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, talks about the U.S. and emerging-market economies, the state of financial-services industry and the outlook for commodity markets. 00:00 U.S. economy; financials in disarray 01:09 Negative a... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106036?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1105311?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 The New York Times takes on the gasoline shortage today, and allocates responsibility just where you would expect:Over the last 25 years, opportunities to head off the current crisis were ignored, missed or deliberately blocked, according to analysts... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:30:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1105311?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1106427?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Brazil-based Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/quote.htm?sym=pbr) (NYSE: PBR (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/quote.htm?sym=pbr)) is in the heart of the global growth story, says Daniel Frishberg (http://www.thestockadvisors... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1106427?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105583?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Growing Dividend As a spin-off of the successful Duke Energy, Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE) has had a rather successful first 16 months in business and has recently declared an 8.7 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock,... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:26:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105583?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105584?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Tsunami Investing . Why Are Oil Prices Rising? The Answer Comes into Focus... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:16:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105584?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1105354?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Another Not-Quite-a Linkfest, filled with random holiday weekend linkage . . . INVESTING & TRADING The Bear is Back (Barron's) but see also Barron's: Back in the Pool How to stop the next bubble (Prospect) Markets calling Bernanke's bluff ... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1105354?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/land-of-black-gold/1105861?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 shreveporttimes.com: CEO: Haynesville Shale is fourth largest in the world.Quotes:The Haynesville Shale is likely to become America's largest natural gas field and perhaps the fourth largest in the world, Chesapeake Energy Chairman and CEO Aubrey McC... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:43:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/land-of-black-gold/1105861?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105590?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 The chart above (click to enlarge) shows the cost of 1,000 gallons of gas as a percent of per-capita disposable income, annually back to 1929, using EIA data for gas prices and BEA data for disposable income and GFD data for population (subscription... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:26:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105590?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105591?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 The markets were so lousy in late June that I decided to take off for a few weeks of fly-fishing in Colorado. Alas, this year the rivers are still (it is already the 4th of July) blown out because of the huge winter snowpack. For me, this means fishi... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:01:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105591?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105592?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 There is tremendous debate these days about oil prices. Some say given tight supplies and strong demand, $140 per barrel is fully justified. Others say there is a bubble in the oil markets. I am in the bubble camp.I don't question that supply is tigh... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:45:32 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105592?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105969?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 This is an update on the Wikipedia Oil Megaproject Databasemaintained by the OilMegaprojects task force (Ace, Stuart Staniford,myself and many others). The database contains now more than 425 separate entries and is growing everyday. Despite the ... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:23:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105969?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-mugurian/1105843?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Wall Street has given every investor multiple reasons to be bearish. Oil prices are sky high, the housing market is in a depression, banks are in trouble, and consumers are broke. Guess what? Things are about to change!That's right, the Wall Street s... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:12:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-mugurian/1105843?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1106285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Michael Santoli had a great one liner in his StreetWise column.THE OUTSIZED FOCUS LAST WEEK ON THE DOW'S REACHING official bear-market status with a 20% decline from a recent high is a bit like fixating on the moment that storm winds go from 73 to ... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:09:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/random-rogers-big-picture/1106285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/econ-browser/1106596?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 ...oil was the objective. Maybe.... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:23:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/econ-browser/1106596?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1105941?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Cash strapped families are cutting hotel and fuel costs by vacationing closer to home. In yet another sign of the times, Tent sales pop up with gas prices.Though cold weather delayed the start of Michigan's camping season this year, tent retailers an... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:53:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1105941?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105559?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Mikhail Gorbachev says the candidates need to talk about the increasing tendency to militarize policymaking and thinking, and to state clearly whether they plan to continue in this direction. I'm pretty sure I know the answer in one case. For McCai... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:34:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105559?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105972?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 The following is a guest post by Bill James. Perfornmance Governing Gasoline prices give a a clear measure of consequences ofmaking oil the lifeblood of our economy. As our economic lifeblood, oilis giving us: Heart attacks, unsta... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:17:11 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105972?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105593?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Have a great and safe 4th of July and remember not to hold, light, and throw explosives unless that is your day job and then by all means, have at it! Here's the weekly wrap along with the gas storage review since Thursday was a half day.... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:02:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105593?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105973?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 This BERR report (small pdf) published in May 2008 provides 4 alternative price scenarios for oil, natural gas and coal. The high scenario is shown below.[break]BERR are inviting comments and suggestions.emissionsprojections@berr.gsi.gov.ukUpstreamon... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:00:26 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1105973?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105594?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Quick notes on the markets this morning before I start drinking:Our pals at GS decided today would be another good day to downgrade banks as their unrelenting attack on anything financial shifts back from insurance (yesterday it was AET and HNT) to E... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:05:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105594?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105597?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Incorrect forecasts by brokerage analysts are contributing to the current downturn in the equity markets.Energy, finance and technology are the three biggest components of the large-cap index, and analysts have been constantly revising their estimate... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:57:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1105597?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105566?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 I don't know much about the specifics ofthis market, but Thomas Palley says it is far from competitive, and a recent Bush administration decision will reduce competition even further. [There is one point where I'd disagree, though it's not about the ... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:58:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105566?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24