Global Oil Makets

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

The folks ‘in the know’ are predicting at least a “modest” oversupply in global oil markets next year.

Houston: We Have Another Problem

Houston Scenics

As oil and gas leaders converge on Houston for the year’s largest industry conference, CERA Week, falling oil and gas prices are understandably top of mind and a cause for concern for the industry. But there is another decline story underway in industry, one that poses a risk to the future of hydrocarbons in a… Keep reading →

Manufacturing To Be A Key Election Issue

Italian energy group Eni has claimed to have found one of the world’s largest natural gas fields off the Egyptian coast. [BBC News] A spike in oil prices helped energy shares reverse an early decline on Monday. [ABC/AP] An energy storage study claims that prices for battery technologies will plunge up to 60% over the next… Keep reading →

'A World Without Petrol' Art Exhibition Launches In Sydney

Americans are not spending much of the money they’re saving at the pump. Some benefit in home prices and employment have come to areas with long commutes, but effects on retail spending have been “more ambiguous,” according to an analysis from Goldman Sachs economists. “Our view has been that the boost to real incomes from… Keep reading →