This is usually the time of year where I am preoccupied by fears of relegation for my beloved soccer team, West Ham. However, with seven games to go, they appear to be almost certainly safe from ‘the drop’. Which is refreshing. It is therefore ironic that I see nothing but relegation and demotion in the data and dynamics of energyland™ instead. Here are ten such examples from the past few days: » read more
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Apr 5 2013 @ 1:08pm by Matt Smith in Crude Oil, Global Energy, Natural Gas
Burrito bites
Happy Nonfarm Friday! And it has been more fun than a barrel full of monkeys, as a big miss from the jobs data has sent markets reeling. Crude has tumbled this week, as US inventories reach a 22-yr high while demand remains mediocre. As for natural gas, a huge withdrawal has sent storage levels below the 5-yr average, encouraging prices to try to push on to new 18-month highs. But enough from me, here’s the treats: » read more
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Apr 4 2013 @ 10:55am by Matt Smith in Biofuels, Crude Oil, Global Energy, Natural Gas, Random
Alfred Hitchcock Presents…Energy
Some would say that energyland™ is incomparable to the genius that is film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock, but I say poppycock! For energyland™ contains as many twists and turns on a daily basis as a Hitchcock thriller. So without any more suspense, let us join the dots betwixt the two. » read more
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Apr 4 2013 @ 7:47am by Matt Smith in Crude Oil, Economy, energy consulting, Global Energy
File Under: Resurfacing Rumors of Oil Exports
Yesterday’s appearance on Fox Business was a last-minute affair, prompted by rumors resurfacing about the ramping up of oil US exports on a broad scale. Hark, click on the below mugshot to launch to the clip:
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Mar 28 2013 @ 1:27pm by Matt Smith in Capital Markets, Crude Oil, Economy, Global Energy, Natural Gas
Rise of the Guardians
So I wanted to write an Easter-related post and my mind immediately jumped hopped straight to ‘Rise of the Guardians‘ - my most recent encounter of the Easter Bunny (via my kiddos). So from Santa to Sandman and beyond, here is the rise of the guardians…. in energyland™. » read more
