What Hugo Chavez’s Death Means for Venezuela’s Oil Market
Oil – The death of Hugo Chavez and the prospect of a regime change in Venezuela are likely to attract investor interest in the short term.
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Chinese Shale Gas: Potential Market Changer
Gas – North American investors believe that the future of the market lies out east, and will be closely watching studies aimed at investigating China's unconventional resource development.
The Commodity Investor: A Closer Look at Kazakhstan’s Booming Energy Industry
The Commodity Investor highlights the best ways to get started on investing in Kazakhstan's oil industry.
Major Energy Companies Agree on Plan for Alaska-Asia Natural Gas Pipeline
Gas – The Wall Street Journal reported that ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP plc (LSE:BP) and TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) have agreed to merge two competing natural gas pipeline projects into a single pipeline that will export natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to Asia.
Alaska Enlists ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and BP in LNG Export Plan
Gas – Forbes reported that Alaska has given ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) and BP plc (LSE:BP) until the end of October to develop a plan to transport natural gas from the state's North Slope to a port where it will be condensed into liquefied natural gas and exported to Asian markets.
Indian Company Denies $5 Billion ConocoPhillips Bid
Oil – The Financial Post reported that India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp. denied that it, along with Oil India Ltd. and Indian Oil Corp., made a $5 billion bid for Canadian oil sands assets owned by ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP). ConocoPhillips has not commented on the situation.
ConocoPhillips and BP — Stable in the Short Term
Oil – The Bedford Report released research on BP PLC (NYSE:BP,LSE: BP) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP).
Giant Exxon Discovery Could Change Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Outlook
Oil – Oil companies are hoping this latest major find will provide further justification for speeding up the permit issuing process for deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Polish Shale Gas
Gas – Poland’s reserves of shale gas may be as much as 3 trillion cubic meters, according to estimates by geologists and energy consultants, potentially making the country a net exporter of gas and reducing Europe’s dependence on Russia.
Temporary Oil Production Delays and Cold Temperatures Impact Prices
Oil – The Trans Alaska Pipeline was shut down on Saturday following the discover of a leak at an intake pump station at Prudhoe Bay, constricting supply in one of the United States' key oil arteries. Cold weather in the Northeast during December translated into 5 consecutive stock draws in the Central Atlantic, while New England stocks fluctuated during the month.
