Commentary – North American Natural Gas: Tallying Up the Bullish and Bearish Records

Commentary – North American Natural Gas: Tallying Up the Bullish and Bearish Records

Photo: ARC Financial

Photo: ARC Financial

North American natural gas markets are having a record breaking year. While some of the new (and potentially new) records are bullish, there are also several bears. Let’s look at a list of this year’s new records, so that we can keep a tally of the bulls and the bears: Read more

Commentary – It’s a Price War…Still

Commentary – It’s a Price War…Still

Oil pump jacks in the desert of the Middle East. Source: www.dreamstime.com © Typhoonski

Oil pump jacks in the Middle East.
Source: www.dreamstime.com © Typhoonski

Many people ask me, “Why doesn’t Saudi Arabia cut production to help boost prices?”

I almost always pause, knowing there isn’t a quick black-and-white answer. So hedging my knowledge, I reply, “While anything is possible, the likelihood of a cut occurring is slim.” Read more

Commentary – Look Out for More Belt Tightening Next Year

Commentary – Look Out for More Belt Tightening Next Year

Photo: ARC Financial

Photo: ARC Financial

Headcount reductions, wage roll backs and project cancellations—the surge of bad oil patch news keeps coming. To many workers in the Canadian oil patch, 2015 cannot be over soon enough. Read more

Commentary – Liberal Win: Possibility for Constructive Change in the Canadian Oil Patch

Commentary – Liberal Win: Possibility for Constructive Change in the Canadian Oil Patch

Photo: ARC Financial

Photo: ARC Financial

Canadians have spoken for change. After nearly ten years of Conservative rule under Alberta’s Stephen Harper, Canadians voted in a majority rule Liberal government last night, headed by Justin Trudeau. Read more