Alex Kimani

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• A Wave Of Downgrades Has Hit The U.S. Oil Patch

  Published 26 March 2020 | viewed 22,123 times

  The riskier end of the energy bond market has lately suffered a sharp blow in response to an epic oil price crash as the coronavirus…

• Prepare For The Next Wave Of Oil Bankruptcies

  Published 24 March 2020 | viewed 62,587 times

  Last year, the energy industry was rocked by record bankruptcies and write-downs that did not spare even the oil majors. According to Energy and Restructuring…

• Here’s Why Big Oil Stocks Are Rallying

  Published 24 March 2020 | viewed 63,957 times

  Under normal circumstances, a company's management suspending a share buyback program is construed to mean that it lacks confidence in the future or thinks the…

• How 'Smart Water' Could Revolutionize Shale

  Published 19 March 2020 | viewed 26,120 times

  Conventional wisdom dictates that water and oil do not mix--at least for those of us who are not MIT engineers. But a new discovery could…

• Coronavirus Is Wiping Out Billions In Clean Energy Investments

  Published 18 March 2020 | viewed 25,055 times

  Deep in the throes of a deadly pandemic, nations everywhere are grappling with the grim reality of a global community on lockdown. Travel bans and…

• Why The Oil Price Crash Won't Save Airlines

  Published 17 March 2020 | viewed 37,621 times

  Under any other circumstances, air carriers would be happily popping champagne corks after the latest massive oil price slump. After all, fuel typically accounts for…

• The Harsh Truth About Emissions Reduction

  Published 15 March 2020 | viewed 14,186 times

  For a sector that is frequently chided for merely trying to burnish its green credentials, it appears some players are willing to put their money…

• Big Oil Is Burning Cash In The Permian

  Published 15 March 2020 | viewed 45,429 times

  Global oil giants are facing ever-increasing public pressure and higher levels of scrutiny over their responsibility to curb harmful greenhouse emissions. Yet, in the sprawling…

• The World’s Smartest Buildings

  Published 14 March 2020 | viewed 13,593 times

  As the cost of a disturbed climate becomes increasingly clear, a growing number of cities, states and countries have set ambitious targets to dramatically reduce…

• Should You Sell Your Oil Stocks Now?

  Published 12 March 2020 | viewed 64,520 times

  There are three questions tormenting investors in the oil and gas industry right now:  Why did Icahn double down on Occidental Petroleum? Is Warren Buffett…

• Coronavirus vs Oil War: Which Is Worse For Markets?

  Published 11 March 2020 | viewed 22,017 times

  The stock markets have a new and even more vengeful bogeyman, and this time, it’s not coronavirus. The U.S. bear market crashed to new lows…

• Wall Street Has A New Favorite Energy Niche

  Published 08 March 2020 | viewed 28,293 times

  For many years, investors have been willing to pay significantly more for shares of natural gas utilities compared to electric utilities. In more recent times,…

• Is Big Oil Immune To The Coronavirus?

  Published 05 March 2020 | viewed 18,026 times

  For many months, oil and gas prices had remained stubbornly low despite a flurry of supply chain disruptions that could potentially offer support. Oil and…

• Short Positions In Oil Have Tripled Since Beginning Of The Year

  Published 04 March 2020 | viewed 17,400 times

  Hedge funds are clearly bracing for even harder times for the battered oil market as bearish bets keep piling on. According to data from research…

• The 3 Hottest Inverse Energy ETFs

  Published 03 March 2020 | viewed 16,267 times

  The energy selloff began shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak but quickly accelerated after the World Health Organization upgraded its global risk assessment for the coronavirus…

• The $4 Trillion Carbon Capture Opportunity

  Published 02 March 2020 | viewed 20,717 times

  The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly visible. Rising sea levels, wild-fires, heatwaves, and extreme weather events are already wreaking havoc everywhere and could…

• 5 Top Alt-Energy Stocks Storming Wall Street

  Published 27 February 2020 | viewed 18,073 times

  As the US stock market continues to sink deeper into bear territory, stocks that are directly involved in or connected to alternative energy have remained…

• Oil Is Now More Volatile Than Bitcoin

  Published 25 February 2020 | viewed 22,864 times

  You know that the oil markets have truly gone to the dogs when they are suddenly riskier than one of the world’s most volatile commodities:…

• 3 Energy Sectors Most Threatened By The Coronavirus

  Published 24 February 2020 | viewed 20,550 times

  At a time when the energy sector is weighed down by debt and reeling from low commodity prices, American energy producers are now bracing for…

• Is Tesla Really The Emerging ‘Energy King’?

  Published 23 February 2020 | viewed 25,052 times

  About 22 months ago, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk fired an ominous warning that the shorts were about to experience ‘the short burn of…