Major tech investment in renewable energy continues, freezing weather in the United States lifts oil prices up and Canada’s energy market sees another major consolidation announcement. Biweekly, we round up news and analysis about three things going on in the energy industry that we think you should ... READ MORE >
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CHART OF THE DAY: OPEC’s response to a drop in demand
The price of gas continued to decline in December, falling 15.5% lower than a year earlier. According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, gas prices for consumers peaked in late 2018 as the global manufacturing recession took hold and as Americans began to feel the effects of a slowing ... READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: As demand for oil sags, price and production tumble
Global aggregate demand for oil is sagging again as the second wave of the global pandemic sweeps across Europe and Britain and intensifies in the United States. For the third time in 20 years, the bottom has fallen out of oil prices, which will most likely have enormous implications for the economies of ... READ MORE >
Oil prices show unprecedented volatility in 2020, and a path to recovery remains uncertain
The unprecedented imbalance the oil market has experienced for much of 2020 has garnered extraordinary responses from both oil producers and policymakers. Oil and gas companies have been forced to reposition themselves during the downturn in order to prepare for a comeback. Oil prices in the first half ... READ MORE >