Energy Finance

Archive for May, 2008

Federal Reserve’s New Senior Loan Officer Survey

Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

The U. S. Federal Reserve's April 2008 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and ... Read more..

Bearish Move Ahead For Oil

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The price of oil may have reached a near-term peak, according to Calyon Securities (USA) analyst Jeb Armstrong. Oil may have peaked in the short term and could consolidate to ... Read more..

Break Out The Champagne – Canada Rig Forecasts Upped

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors recently announced better than expected first quarter 2008 activity, says Allen Brooks, managing director for Parks Paton Hoepfl & Brown, an independent investment-banking ... Read more..

What A Barrel Of Crude Oil Makes

Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

There are 42 gallons of products in one barrel of crude. While oil from various regions have varying properties, on average, a barrel of crude contains about 19.4 gallons of gasoline, ... Read more..

No Scapegoats Here

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Reporting that the rise in the price of oil is due to institutional investor holdings of commodity index-linked assets is just scapegoating, says Paul Horsnell, et al., in Barclays Capital ... Read more..

Oil, Rig Count And Stock $ Updates

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

National oil companies (NOC) are driving robust demand for oilfield services, according to a new report by Calyon Securities analyst Mark Urness. NOCs are luring service companies to invest in international ... Read more..

Norway Airport Strike

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

While oil prices reached a new trading high of  $129 per barrel in electronic pre-opening trading on the Nymex today, additional price pressure may be coming from an unexpected source. A ... Read more..

Real Estate Investor

Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Craig Rozema, real estate investment specialist, leading portfolio manager and author of “The Next Hot Real Estate Market,” has some advice for those with cash to take advantage of real ... Read more..

S&P Weekly Economic Update Webcast: Pre-Spending Our Checks

Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Today, Standard & Poor's weekly economic webcast hit the press, reporting on the latest macroeconomic news and providing its opinion on today's volatile markets.  Not-so-good news. While S&P chief economist, David ... Read more..

Flying Green

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Plane maker Airbus and diversified manufacturer Honeywell recently announced plans to develop a biofuel, in less than 25 years, that could satisfy some 33% of the worldwide fuel demand for ... Read more..