Alex Kimani

Latest articles from Alex

• How Tesla Became More Valuable Than Exxon

  Published 04 July 2020 | viewed 22,889 times

  It is now becoming increasingly clear that the world’s most popular electric vehicle manufacturer is an all-weather play that simply will not stop. Tesla Inc.…

• Satellite Data Exposes A Massive Methane Problem

  Published 02 July 2020 | viewed 18,436 times

  The fossil fuel industry has received plenty of flak over the past decade for its conspicuous role in climate change. The usual script goes something…

• 3 Oil Stocks With Good Upside And 3 To Avoid

  Published 01 July 2020 | viewed 75,145 times

  The valuations of energy stocks have declined at one of their fastest clips this year thanks to a stubborn supply overhang, a price war, and…

• Why The World’s Central Banks Aren’t Fully Sold On Renewables

  Published 30 June 2020 | viewed 12,018 times

  With the global economy reeling, millions of jobs permanently destroyed, and more than half a million people dead, it’s hard to find anything positive about the…

• Inside Singapore's $3 Billion Oil Trading Scandal

  Published 25 June 2020 | viewed 46,834 times

  Back in April, Reuters reported that fabled Singapore oil trading firm, Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd, had been caught with its hand in the cookie jar: One…

• Oil May Never Hit $100 Again

  Published 24 June 2020 | viewed 57,995 times

  For more than a week now, oil prices have consolidated around the psychologically important $40/barrel level as the worst of the recent oil price crash…

• Three Companies That Are Bigger Than The Entire Oil & Gas Industry

  Published 23 June 2020 | viewed 45,944 times

  The oil and gas sector is notorious for booms and busts. The ongoing bust cycle, however, is beginning to look like the new norm with…

• EV Batteries Are About To Get Their Own Passports

  Published 21 June 2020 | viewed 30,324 times

  The EV sector is looking to issue a ‘Battery Passport,’ which can be seen as a global quality seal and verification tool on a digital…

• Why Big Oil Won’t Be Buying Up Struggling Companies

  Published 20 June 2020 | viewed 47,365 times

  Under normal circumstances, energy downturns create a perfect opportunity for deep-pocketed oil and gas heavyweights to land prime assets on the cheap. A good case…

• U.S. Is The Surprising Winner In China’s LNG Market

  Published 17 June 2020 | viewed 27,039 times

  The natural gas market is reeling from the triple whammy of a stubborn supply overhang, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region--which accounts for nearly two-thirds of…

• The Most Vulnerable Of The Oil Majors

  Published 16 June 2020 | viewed 38,322 times

  U.S. oil and gas supermajors have come under plenty of flak during the ongoing oil price rout, with some blaming them for the oil price…

• Smart Money Is Betting On These 5 Exciting Energy Technologies

  Published 15 June 2020 | viewed 26,180 times

  The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to the energy sector well beyond the fossil fuel collapse. The renewable energy industry was in full swing before…

• Hydrogen Fuel Economy Is Finally Going Mainstream

  Published 14 June 2020 | viewed 73,605 times

  Hydrogen power has been on the market for decades but has never really been able to break the glass ceiling of mass-market appeal, mainly due…

• Who Will Pay For Russia’s Unprecedented Oil Spill?

  Published 11 June 2020 | viewed 42,221 times

  Five days ago, Russia suffered its worst oil spill in modern history after a fuel storage tank owned by Russian nickel and palladium mining company, Nornickel, collapsed…

• Bulls Beware: A Dark Cloud Is Forming Over Oil Markets

  Published 10 June 2020 | viewed 64,458 times

  Bullish sentiment appears to have returned to the stock markets with a vengeance. In a historic rally that has taken even die-hard bulls by surprise,…

• The U.S. Energy Grid Can Be Both Cheaper And Cleaner

  Published 10 June 2020 | viewed 12,419 times

  A radical decarbonization of the U.S. power grid is no longer a clean energy utopia dreamed up by overreaching environmentalists: Now, it could actually help…

• Why Big Oil Is Investing In India

  Published 08 June 2020 | viewed 22,333 times

  After a brief hiatus following the signing of the Phase One Trade Agreement in January, tensions between Washington and Beijing have once again reached a fever pitch.…

• CEOs Bank Big Bonuses As Oil Companies Go Bankrupt

  Published 06 June 2020 | viewed 58,480 times

  When public oil and gas companies are doing relatively well, many are happy to adopt a pay-for-performance model to reward CEOs and executives. However, the…

• What's Holding Natural Gas Prices Back?

  Published 04 June 2020 | viewed 32,698 times

  The oil markets have been enjoying a period of sustained rally, thanks to a stream of positive factors including somewhat successful compliance to agreed production cuts,…

• Is This The Next Major Market For U.S. LNG?

  Published 02 June 2020 | viewed 27,162 times

  Natural gas producers have had little to cheer about over the past few months after prices sunk to multi-year lows amid a huge oversupply and…