Carpocalypse Now And Soaring Lithium Demand
The age of the electric vehicle (EV) will be here sooner than you think. Out of 1 billion cars in the world, only 2 million…
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Lithium War Is About To Begin
It’s the modern gold rush. Around the world, the most sought-after mineral isn’t a precious metal, nor is it oil and gas…it’s lithium. Lithium, or…
World’s Biggest Investors Have Lost $436 Billion In 2018
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Oil Market Great Fears: War, Default And Nuclear Weapons
The U.S. is one of the few areas of the world in which there is an energy investment boom underway, a development that could smooth…
Oil Prices Ravaged By Financial Turmoil
Oil prices fell back suddenly over the last few trading sessions, dragged down by some forces beyond the oil market. The steady decline of the…
Can The US Shale Boom Avoid These Bottlenecks?
Shale companies continue to drill at a frenzied pace, adding rigs and breaking U.S. oil production levels with each passing week. Yet, the oil production…
Why Is The Shale Industry Still Not Profitable?
Echoing the criticism of too much hype surrounding U.S. shale from the Saudi oil minister last week, a new report finds that shale drilling is…
What Could Push Oil To $100?
If anyone thought the latest oil market outlooks of the EIA and the IEA are upbeat, here’s an even more upbeat one from Energy Aspects:…
The One Indicator OPEC Must Watch
“We will not let go of our current approach until we reach a balanced market,” Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih said Monday at a news…
Meet The World’s Most Powerful Bitcoin Backers
Cryptocurrency may be one of the biggest threats to governments, security and the entire financial system that we’ve ever seen. It can help fund terrorism…
The “Amazon Effect” Is Coming To Oil Markets
While OPEC mulls over further steps to once again support falling oil prices, tech startups are quietly ushering in a new era in oil and…
Can Mali Maintain Its Gold Mining Status?
Mali’s gold exports are falling, and new discoveries aren’t enough to make up for the loss of its giant legacy mines, where production is already…
The Next Big Offshore Boom Is About To Happen Here
Say what you will about offshore oil and gas exploration, but it’s still alive and kicking—high production costs and all. The latest demonstration of the…
Trump’s Solar Tariff Confusion Creates An Opportunity
The solar sector is reeling from confusion, and stock prices are reeling right along with it. The time it has taken investors and traders to…
The $10 Trillion Resource North Korea Can’t Tap
North Korea may not have proved petroleum reserves, but it’s estimated that the secluded belligerent nation sits on reserves of more than 200 minerals—including rare…