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:
Posts Tagged ‘China’
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Jun 1 2011 @ 10:54pm by Matt Smith in Crude Oil, Economy, Global Energy
File Under: Yep, I’m pretty sure that’s a smile
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Apr 28 2011 @ 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
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Apr 21 2011 @ 9:19am by Matt Smith in Crude Oil, Economy, Global Energy, Natural Gas, Random
Burrito bites
Happy High Five Day! With Good Friday tomorrow, here’s the usual burrito bites served a day early. Be sure to make the most of the long weekend; see you next week for more shenanigans, with focus slowly, slowly shifting to the first week in May and some horse race or other here in Louisville, KY. Time for tidbits – I promise they’re not underdone: » read more
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Mar 11 2011 @ 10:57am by Matt Smith in Biofuels, Capital Markets, Crude Oil, Economy, Global Energy, Natural Gas
Burrito bites
As we head towards the end of another week of turmoil in the Middle East, escalating violence has escalated the skittishness of crude markets. Then the so-called ‘day of rage’ in Saudi Arabia today has been overshadowed by the devastating earthquake (and tsunami) in Japan, sending crude spiraling lower. The natural gas market, on the other hand, has been rather serene in comparison, floating inbetwixt $3.80 – $4. European sovereign debt concerns have reared up once more, with Greece, Portugal and Spain playing musical chairs as to who may default next. China’s deficit gave us a sign their economy may well be slowing, but in reality, all eyes have been on Libya and the potential outfall to the worst case scenario that is Saudi Arabia…until tsunamis and earthquakes. Let’s be grateful for small mercies, and little snacks: » read more
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Feb 10 2011 @ 8:24am by Matt Smith in Biofuels, Crude Oil, Global Energy, Natural Gas, Random
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As incredulous as it seems, ‘Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo’ is in fact a grammatically valid sentence in the American English language. This was brought to my attention by a colleague, and it set me off thinking about incredulous things in the energy complex. So here are ten random energy incredulosities: » read more
