Alex Kimani

Latest articles from Alex

• Global Energy Emissions Are Falling Flat

  Published 11 February 2020 | viewed 10,254 times

  Finally, a positive climate-related note coming out of the fossil fuels industry at a time when its reputation is beyond battered as it takes the…

• Bear Run Sends Oil Down For 10th Straight Session

  Published 04 February 2020 | viewed 21,484 times

  A bear stampede has taken hold of oil markets as the coronavirus plague continues to spread FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) amongst the investing universe.…

• The Jet Fuel Crack Killing Oil Won’t Last

  Published 04 February 2020 | viewed 34,959 times

  Just when investors were beginning to come to terms with weak oil demand amidst a synchronized global economic slowdown, a deadly viral outbreak in the…

• Energy Stocks Retreat On Poor Earnings

  Published 02 February 2020 | viewed 15,067 times

  The earnings season is here again with nearly a quarter of S&P 500 companies having returned their Q4 and full FY 2019 scorecards--and it doesn’t…

• Why 2020 Could Be A Record Year For Oil Trading Giants

  Published 30 January 2020 | viewed 44,282 times

  Retail investors with long positions in crude oil markets had little to cheer about in 2019 as the market failed to maintain the early-year rally…

• As Gas Prices Crash, Will This Shale Giant Survive?

  Published 27 January 2020 | viewed 43,402 times

  Fracking pioneer and the king of unconventional drilling Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) is a company in dire straits, which makes it a great bargain right now. …

• The End Of A Dark Decade For Energy Commodities

  Published 23 January 2020 | viewed 47,376 times

  Beaten-down commodity markets may be tempting investors to start adding the asset class to their portfolios as they seek to diversify even as the epic…

• Foreign Investors Are Pouring Into This Middle East Oil Giant

  Published 21 January 2020 | viewed 14,309 times

  Highly leveraged U.S. exploration and production (or E&P) companies have lately been struggling with dwindling valuations and endless bankruptcies as investors lose their appetite for…

• Bad News For Oil: Refinery Profits Are Sliding

  Published 13 January 2020 | viewed 50,727 times

  After a short-lived, half-hearted rally, oil prices are down again with a vengeance, retracing levels last seen before the assassination of General Soleimani by the…

• Three Ways Oil Companies Can Prevent An Investor Exodus

  Published 09 January 2020 | viewed 17,180 times

  In financial and investment circles, mystery and high stakes frequently go hand in hand.  For more than a decade, esoteric fracking companies have been hot…

• Is This The Oil Play Of 2020?

  Published 02 January 2020 | viewed 19,833 times

  As we kick off the 2020s, it’s perhaps time to stop looking at the drillers and focus on the companies that hold the mineral rights…

• Will Oil Bulls Rule 2020?

  Published 30 December 2019 | viewed 22,927 times

  With the New Year already knocking at the door, long-suffering energy investors are looking to put another disappointing year behind them--and the International Maritime Organization’s …

• 2020: The Year Of The Oil Bankruptcies

  Published 27 December 2019 | viewed 109,236 times

  A bankruptcy boom has hit the oil and gas industry, and it’s just getting started. Investors have lost their appetite for shale, and energy debt…

• Why Oil No Longer Rules The Stock Market

  Published 24 December 2019 | viewed 20,965 times

  Things are looking pretty good for the average American investor at the moment, with the S&P 500 still taking out new highs and a 27.3…

• A Record Number Of Oil CEOs Dethroned In 2019

  Published 19 December 2019 | viewed 16,810 times

  Is this the end of the era of the all-powerful, imperious, untouchable CEO? A record number of CEOs and other high-ranking executives have been dethroned…

• The Worst Performing Oil Stocks Of 2019

  Published 16 December 2019 | viewed 22,526 times

  As the smart money continues to double down on the battered energy sector, it’s time for investors to also consider playing the contra trade.  In…

• Russia’s Economy Is Signaling An Oil Price Rally

  Published 12 December 2019 | viewed 24,836 times

  The Russian bear is a decidedly different animal.  Even as the oil price outlook has become clearly bearish, Russia knows little fear. It’s defying the…

• The Best Way To Invest In The Energy Sector In 2020

  Published 08 December 2019 | viewed 23,338 times

  A record number of energy companies filing for bankruptcy coupled with poor performance by the industry in 2019 has made it incredibly hard to find…

• Powering The $1 Trillion Black Friday Shopping Spree

  Published 28 November 2019 | viewed 16,125 times

  The famous trifecta of American holidays is already knocking at the door: Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It forebodes a massive amount of food,…

• Is Big Oil’s Plastic Gamble A Misfire?

  Published 23 November 2019 | viewed 34,046 times

  The oil industry is no stranger to constant criticism and ire, getting more than its fair share of stick for its role in climate change…