A look back at some of my post popular articles on energy and geopolitics of 2016 Venezuela Is Drowning In Its…
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OPEC Games the Speculators
Speculators act on OPEC’s every word, but what happens when OPEC manipulates the speculators?
OPEC Meeting Ends No Oil Production Policy
OPEC concluded its 169th meeting today in Vienna, without making any changes to its oil production policy. Other than some last minute speculation sparked…
169th OPEC Meeting Memo
169th OPEC Meeting Memo: Key participants and issues What: 169th OPEC Meeting Recap When: June 2, 2016 Where: Vienna, Austria Saudi Arabia: Khalid…
OPEC Cartel: 3 Reasons it Still Matters
As the June 2 OPEC meeting approaches, the big question oil watchers are asking is, “Does the OPEC cartel still matter?” The…
The Radical Option To Save Venezuela
Read my latest column on Forbes.com, “The Radical Option To Save Venezuela” and find out how immediate privatization of its…
Oil Supply Disruptions & the Global Supply Glut
The big question this week is whether supply disruptions will make a dent in the oil market’s ever-present global supply glut. The…
Oil Checklist—The Art of a Doha Deal
It appears that on April 17, the long-awaited oil production “freeze” meeting in Doha, Qatar between some OPEC and some…
OPEC Meeting Preview
(Published as “OPEC: We break down the players going into the final meeting” on Futures.com) It is hard to overestimate…