Oil Prices
Geopolitics Has Caused the Oil Price Rally
Any rally that deviates from the laws of supply and demand is destined to be short-lived, and oil prices are no exception.
Venezuela: An Unsettling Stasis
Recent stability in Venezuela is not real progress - it’s just the calm before the storm.
The Military Steps in at Venezuela’s PDVSA
Mismanagement in Venezuela’s oil industry will only get worse as career officials are replaced en masse with military figures.
PDVSA Struggles to Keep Venezuela Solvent
Is the Venezuelan government’s money tree withering at the root?
Russian Debt Restructuring Keeps Venezuelan Government Afloat
Moscow has thrown Venezuela a financial lifeline, but is it merely delaying the inevitable default?
(When) Will Venezuela Default?
The Venezuelan government appears to have scraped together enough money to make two large debt payments this week. But is it merely delaying the inevitable default?
Corruption and Chaos ahead of Venezuela Regional Elections
The Maduro government is doing everything possible to deny the opposition a breakthrough in regional elections next week.
Geopolitical Risk on Energy Prices Overblown
Supply and demand – not geopolitical factors – will move oil prices through 2017.
Maduro Stares Down Protestors in Venezuela
Millions of people are taking to the streets to protest in Venezuela, but don’t expect the Maduro government to blink.
Canada’s Oil Exports are Dead without US Shale Production
How is it that Canada could be dependent on US oil production?