Posts Tagged ‘China’

1 Nov 23 @ 10:22am by Matt Smith in Crude Oil, Economy, Global Energy, energy consulting

“You Were Only Supposed To Blow The Bloody Doors Off!”

‘The Italian Job’ is a 1969 film caper and one of the best-loved British films of all time. Its premise is a gold heist in Rome involving lots of Minis. In one of the most famous scenes, two of the heisters are testing explosives on a truck, leading Michael Caine to utter the immortal words ‘you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!’

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0 Oct 19 @ 11:18pm by Matt Smith in Crude Oil, Economy, Global Energy, Natural Gas

Burrito bites

This is an early and abridged set of burrito bites, but I figured that I had unearthed just enough interesting tidbits to justify pushing ‘em out to you glorious folk. Enjoy! » read more

3 Aug 25 @ 10:33am by Matt Smith in Crude Oil, Economy, Global Energy, Risk Strategy, risk management

Crude Drivers Collide

This week is shaping up to be more crucial than most for crude oil, as we see some important developments in key price drivers of Black Gold, Texas Tea. So here are some details which have already been gleaned, and some which are yet to be revealed. » read more

2 Jun 1 @ 10:54pm by Matt Smith in Crude Oil, Economy, Global Energy

File Under: Yep, I’m pretty sure that’s a smile

Yep, I finally squeezed out a smile on CNBC. Hark, click on the below link to launch to my appearance on the Squawk Box set in NYC: 

2 Apr 28 @ 9:53am by Matt Smith in Global Energy, Natural Gas, UK natural gas

LNG: It’s a gas! (…and 9 other facts)

Charles Dickens* is more closely linked to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) than you think. He is attributed with the origins of the phrase ‘it’s a gas’ (= fact no.1), as it is derived from his quote ‘everything is gas and goiters’. (A goiter is the swelling of the thyroid gland. Let’s move on, swiftly…). Here are nine other facts about LNG you can drop into conversation at a cocktail party: » read more