Prospects for 2009
At first blush, prospects in 2009 look pretty grim. Unemployment is predicted to top 9%, massive retrenchment in the stock market industry, ... in the north, the government got tough on futures commodities, bursting the bubble by taking the energy out of energy futures gambling. Investor abuse in futures was circumvented for the short term [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 13:50:35
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Exxon CEO doubts Obama's alternative energy goal
Tom Doggett, Reuters 8 Jan 09;WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson said on Thursday it would be difficult to meet President-elect ... ourselves."Despite calls for more alternative energy use, he said, "for the foreseeable future" the world ... to meet future energy demand.He said the company was sticking with its $125 billion capital [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 00:03:00
Obama Hates Oil Speculators, Hearts Ethanol
Bloomberg reports that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is proposing new rules to increase government interven... err... oversight in energy markets. He wants to "require the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to regulate trading in energy futures contracts and direct the commission to investigate ways [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 16:04:51
FastForward Radio
Sunday night Phil and Stephen welcomed a whole gang from Memebox / FutureBlogger -- Jeff Hilford, Alvis Brigis, ... of The Energy Roadmap.com* - a futures-focused blog exploring the cross sections where energy meets ... of futures studies with more traditional strategic planning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 14:39:07
The gas legislation we pass
By Kate Sheppard The House of Representatives took up a triumvirate of environment and energy-related bills today, ... Futures Trading Commission to exert tougher oversight of the oil futures markets. In a 402-19 vote ... or unreasonable fluctuations" in energy futures prices and trading activities that "prevent [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 00:13:20
Those “Evil” Speculators
Markets, including the futures markets, are how supply, demand, and pricing information is transferred in a free market capitalist system ... to do something about rising oil prices by shooting the messenger known as the energy futures market ... . Futures markets aren’t some shadowy dangerous force, but are essentially a price discovery mechanism [more...]
Date: 2008-06-12 03:03:01
<b>Looking Behind And Looking Ahead<b>
The surprising thing about 2008 was how quickly, the bad investments in toxic paper and ludricous energy futures of $200 a barrel came to a head ... chip stocks to cover crazy future contracts in commodities and energy. Moral: Just because ... investment in commodities and infrastructure companies.Green techology will be developed quickly [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 19:46:01
Morning News
Morning News Posted by James O'Rourke on June 25, 2008 From the Washington Post: Sen ... that protects some trading in energy futures from federal oversight, his advisers said. “I think everyone ... Furman, are to ensure that U.S. energy futures cannot be traded in offshore, unregulated markets [more...]
Date: 2008-06-25 15:16:18
Oil Scapegoat Update: CFTC Finally Finds Some Evil Speculators!
The Netherlands is known more for its bucolic landscapes, dotted with windmills and tulip beds, than for its connection to energy markets. But that's where the Commodities Futures Trading ... the CFTC launched its probe into irregularities in energy markets. FT: The Commodity Futures Trading [more...]
Date: 2008-07-24 18:13:00
McCain Aide Created 'Enron Loophole'
Editor's Note: On Wednesday evening, Keith Olbermann, the host of MSNBC's "Countdown," reported the findings of a "Countdown investigation" ... its proposed regulation of energy futures trading, a market that was famously abused when Enron ... into the Commodities Futures Modernization Act that exempted from regulation energy trading on electronic [more...]
Date: 2008-06-19 14:00:00
As oil stays up, the target on speculators' backs gets bigger
Congress' current favorite definition of an Enemy of the State: ... commodities. Four different congressional committees are taking up the question of why oil is so high ... to limit speculation in energy-futures markets, four energy analysts told Congress." Do you believe [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 03:18:41
Michael Masters .... in the news again
Boy, you know you've made it to the big time when one of those sketches of your pensive mug appears as part of a story on the front page of the Money ... -handed quest to reduce long positions in commodity futures that, incidentally, might benefit ... to the nation's challenging energy future. Apparently, even if the WSJ art department does take the time [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 17:06:00
Obama's Clean Energy Future Goals
Obama announced that he would introduce a federal cap and trade system, a similar cap and trade emissions trading scheme is already in operation in the European Union ... each year to catalyse private sector efforts to build a 'clean energy future'. Obama said [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 17:28:30
The Death of Ethanol: One Thing Wall Street Saw Coming
Once upon a time, ethanol was seen as the future of clean energy and as leading the U.S. to energy independence ... to evaluate its options. And the company isn’t alone; the entire ethanol sector is getting ... is an understatement; all are trading under their offering prices and were doing so even before the credit crunch [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 10:48:00
Energy Investment Opinions by Bill Paul
Jan 4, 2009 - Bill Paul is a former Wall Street Journal energy and environmental reporter with more than 30 years of experience. He recently wrote an article titled, “Stay Ahead of the Energy Curve” for Stocks, Futures and Options magazine. As he has been reporting on energy issues before many of the green energy advocates [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 19:38:53
DrumBeat: October 7, 2008
A Gift From the ’70s: Energy Lessons The presidential candidates claim to see America’s energy future, but their competing visions have a certain vintage quality. They’ve revived that classic debate: the hard path versus the soft path. The soft path, as Amory Lovins defined it in the 1970s, is energy conservation and power from the sun, [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 13:15:04
ARTICLE: "Thais Lead Drive to Natural-Gas Cars: Subsidies, Volatility of Oil Prices Spur Move Even as a Campaign Starts in U.S ... for now. Thailand has oil, but has even more natural gas. When we did our energy futures game ... and environmentalists combine to try and talk Americans into switching to natural gas cars. Success [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 18:19:05
Obama Energy Plan and 5 Business Opportunities It Supports
In his inauguration speech, President-Elect Obama said we need an economy that addresses the “new energy to harness and new jobs to be created ... now there are already voluntary markets for carbon trading in the US. With a national cap and trade system ... a clean energy future. Where are the green job opportunities: $15 billion dollars a year to [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 10:39:18
Get Ready For $2 Gas as Fuel Prices Continue to Rise
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline posted their seventh consecutive gain on Tuesday, ... to data from the Department of Energy. Futures traders were also worried about potential fallout ... gasoline prices generally lag beind oil futures which traded above $50 a barrel today, up from below $32 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:18:07
The Price of Gas will soon be $1.50, right?
This will teach them, right? H.R. 6377 directs CFTC to use all its authority, including its emergency powers, immediately to curb the role of excessive speculation in the energy and swaps futures markets ... that an artificially high demand for essential commodities such as oil and corn has been created [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 20:30:06
Green Ink: The Energy Debate
paper Crude oil futures rebounded Wednesday from an early stumble after central banks in the U.S., U.K ... . Even though oil prices are well below their July high, U.S. homeowners can still expect to pay 15% more this winter in heating bills, reports the WSJ (sub reqd.). The second presidential debate [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 14:23:31
McCain was for the Enron loophole before he was against it
The McCain campaign is pushing back hard against Barack Obama's proposal to close the so-called "Enron loophole," ... prices. The loophole permits unregulated energy futures trading in electronic markets and is likely ... , health, and education departments. Given the omnibus nature of the legislation, I probably wouldn't [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 21:58:53
Loud applause for Kulongoski's State of the State
Governor Kulongoski gave his State of the State address today ... . We have already laid down clear markers of leadership in building America’'s new energy future ... gases, –we’'re going to have to think bigger than capping emissions and trading credits. We’'re [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 21:37:37
This Man Can Reduce Your Energy Bill to $0.00
Mike Strizki, an engineer in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, is building up a small business that saves big money on energy costs for his customers ... for their futures.” “God bless them, because we’re learning a lot from these guys ... ) of gasoline–in these used propane tanks from the 1970s Strizki said he made the impressive switch to self [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 15:27:34
Enhanced Geothermal: Drill Here, Drill Now?
By John Geesman Green Energy War A surefire indicator of hubris in American business is the misbegotten belief that success ... The Future of Geothermal Energy”, which was compiled by an 18-member panel of experts assembled [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 12:46:47
Green Ink: With Obama Victory, What Next for Energy?
paper Crude oil futures remembered there is a recession and slumping demand and fell back to $67 after Tuesday’s rally, Bloomberg reports ... .) is sustainable investing. That means an end to investments in “subprime” assets like dirty old energy [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 13:22:03
In the loophole
By Kate Sheppard On Sunday, Barack Obama promised to end unregulated oil speculation and close the "Enron loophole," ... that was included in the Commodities Futures Modernization Act in 2000 that exempted energy trading on electronic platforms from regulation. Democrats say that the measure was added to the bill by former Sen. Phil [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 17:58:38
Green Ink: Obama?s Energy Team
paper Crude oil futures rallied to almost $46 as Saudi Arabia said it has cut production to its official quota and is serious about cutting ... because of the dismal economy, which is trumping the rapid fall in gasoline prices, in the WSJ (sub [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 13:15:10
What's Up, What's Down: Higher Gold Futures, Energies Sharply Lower
Major indexes on Monday continues to weave in and out of red zones following new home sales figures and continued fears of recession. Although Friday saw a higher close for gold, closes for crude and heating oil, the rbob and natural gas were sharply low. [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 15:13:15
Federal Reserve Chairman Thinks High Gas Prices Are Here To Stay [Gas Prices]
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told congress today that he expects the economy to stay sluggish, ... and causing a commodities bubble, Bernanke doesn't agree. From the NYT: Mr. Bernanke was especially ... by speculation in futures markets. Instead, he said high energy costs reflected the markets’ [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 18:42:24
Ross Gelbspan: $350 billion for 350 ppm
Ross Gelbpsan is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and a leading voice in the struggle for a clean energy future ... and, of course, Peabody coal. Forget schemes like “cap and trade.” Trading may represent a starting point [more...]
Date: 2008-08-08 21:55:05
The Case of the Telltale Hoax
The Case of the Telltale Hoax Who was behind the Mumbai massacre? ... commodities, including energy and agriculture futures, also ... commodities tumble NEW YORK (AP) — Gold prices continued their descent Friday as a troubling [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 13:24:10
Green Ink: Oil Fields Decline, and Gov. Palin Talks Energy
paper Crude oil futures rebounded over $66 on the back of resurgent equity markets and further talk of OPEC output cuts, Bloomberg reports ... will have no option other than to get it under way today [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 14:43:00
Kinder Morgan Predicts Future (KMP)
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE:KMP) announced this week that it expects to distribute $4.20/common unit as its dividend in 2009 ... . Either way, it won't make much difference. Kinder Morgan includes its commodity oil revenues [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 13:52:33
Market’s Decline Deepens
Layoffs and slashed profit forecasts at several bellwether companies led to a broad market sell-off Wednesday, ... , while a more than $4-a-barrel dive in oil prices sunk the energy sector. Notably, the Energy Select ... jobs jittersThe best (and cheapest) funds aroundStock futures signal dip [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 19:36:26
Banks Risk Scottish North Sea Oil industry and Britain's Energy Future
Having contacted the Author Mark Jago, he has given me permision to post his article ... Company which is publicly listed on the London and Toronto Stock Exchanges and is based in Calgary [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 15:46:00
DrumBeat: August 21, 2008
All the Oil We Need The world actually has enormous spare oil capacity. It has simply moved ... the U.S. and Poland bolstered concern that Russia may disrupt the flow of oil. Energy and metals futures also [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 05:09:43
MORE BUSH? TAKE McCAIN-- A CHANGE FROM BUSH'S FAILED AGENDA? BARACK'S THE ONLY CHOICE
Yes, my son, Dick here will keep you on the straight and narrow when it comes to that boring economic crap A few days ago I had the misfortune to ... -- energy speculation. Etheridge's proposal allow the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to hire 100 employees and grant the CFTC more authority over the trading of U.S. energy commodities on overseas [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 12:45:00
Introducing ... Treasury Secretary Phil Gramm?
David Corn has the goods on Phil Gramm's role in facilitating Wall Street's woes in Mother Jones ... , this was a Gramm family affair. In 1992, Wendy Gramm, then chairwoman of the Commodity Futures Trading ... Commodity Futures Modernization Act, which not only sweepingly exempted all energy trading carried [more...]
Date: 2008-05-29 21:52:03
November 2008 Philippine Gas Prices
I was mistaken to believe last month that the downward momentum in Philippine gas prices has slowed down as ... and cocoa futures prices. “Sugar, cocoa and coffee have outperformed energies, metals and even grains ... In recent weeks, all three commodities have shown resilience after a period of falling prices. [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 04:01:37
McCain, Obama advisors square off at Carbon Disclosure Forum
John McCain and Barrack Obama’s energy policy advisers squared off today, ... a more sustainable, economically and environmentally viable future. The candidates' energy policy advisers [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 23:49:11
Limits to Growth: A View from Planet Talos
This guest post first ran over 2 years ago, in November 2006. How time flies.. ... perspectives on Earth's history and future with particular emphasis on our energy and ecological [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 17:37:49
Researchers Develop Catalyst for Conversion of Ethanol to H2
An international team of researchers from New Zealand, the US, the UK, ... dioxide at the same time. —Professor Hicham Idriss, Energy Futures Chair at the University of Aberdeen [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 13:15:23
Gold prices falter as dollar strengthens
Gold prices declined Friday, as the dollar gained further strength against other major currencies, including the euro and the British pound. Energy prices recovered some, while agriculture futures fell. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 22:55:55
Energy prices rise as Gaza conflict escalates
Crude futures prices rose again Jan. 5 as the conflict in Gaza continues to escalate, said analysts with Raymond James &amp; Associates Inc ... blending rose 7.l9¢ to $1.18/gal on NYMEX. Heating oil for the same month climbed 9.6¢ to $1.576/gal ... . Also boosting oil prices, analysts said, was news that Kuwait, the Organization of Petroleum [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 11:52:09
Obama goes after McCain, oil speculation
by John McCormick Sen. Barack Obama's campaign went on the offensive again today on energy related matters, charging that a co-chairman for Sen ... said the provision in law exempts some energy traders from regulation and thus prevents the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from fully overseeing the oil futures market and investigating cases [more...]
Date: 2008-06-22 18:55:46
How Did The Price of Oil Get So High? And Why Is It Now So Low? The "Enron Loophole"
.fullpost{display:inline;}It's beginning to look like we've reached the bottom as far as gas prices go ... markets and run up energy prices. Olbermann called it "a legalized form of insider trading" which "lets speculators overwhelm trading in oil futures." The result? A huge increase in your energy [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 17:39:00
Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings
Stock-Net presents custom stock ratings, powered by Caprock Analytics ... on energy trading activities focused on buying and selling futures contracts and other derivative instruments based on the commodities it produces. The Company has four principal subsidiaries [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 13:03:08
Technical Update - Gap Fill
Last night we said that NR7 price/volume contraction implied price expansion, but direction was not clear ... between the trendline. However, after hours S&amp;P futures are ripping lower, the trendline ... fell sharply as energy, gold, and commodities rallied on the open. USD is now in a support zone [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 04:22:10
MCX gets nod to begin stock exchange operations
After launching carbon trading and currency futures, the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) ... , has spot and futures trading in 60 commodities with a focus on energy basket and metals. It launched ... Nations mandate. This can be sold either immediately or through a futures market, just like any other [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 06:17:49
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