January 7, 2015

Top five factors affecting oil prices in 2015

As we ring in the New Year, let's take stock of where we are at with the oil markets.

January 7, 2015

Buckley: China’s declining coal dependence Is evident in the data

The bottom line today is that the traditional nexus between real GDP growth, electricity expansion and coal demand is now broken.

January 7, 2015

SNL Energy: coal production finishes year strong as challenging 2015 looms

December 2014 coal markets were mixed on the month, with eastern coal caught in the rout that has broadly affected energy commodities on slowing global economic growth and weak winter…

January 7, 2015

Rick Rule: we need to cut G&A fat from the industry so there are fewer, but more solvent players

During a time where the pain of downward pricing has spilled from minerals into the energy sector, Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings was kind enough to share a…

January 7, 2015

What does oil getting crushed have to do with gold?

In case you were under a rock, oil just got crushed.

January 6, 2015

Most Canadian resource firms to grow their business in 2015: survey

But only 34% plans to hire full-time employees and a further 20% is actually considering job cuts.

January 6, 2015

Oil analyst: ‘Lehman Brothers’ of oil could be major oil producers, not US frackers

A nearly 50% pullback in the price of oil has done serious damage to revenue of oil producers.

January 6, 2015

Energy crisis as early as 2016

Low oil prices today may be setting the world up for an oil shortage as early as 2016.

January 6, 2015

India coal strike the biggest industrial action since 1977

It is likely to cost the country 1.5 million tonnes of lost coal production a day.

January 5, 2015

Kinder Morgan pipeline opponents set up new base camp

Pipeline opponents have vacated Burnaby Mountain but are now camping out at the entrance to Kinder Morgan's Westridge Marine Terminal.