A greener economic recovery

The internet is awash with photographs illustrating the benefits of reduced non-renewable fuels consumption during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  In northern India’s cities, for instance, most residents had never seen the Himalayas from where they live owing to air pollution.  The view right now is inspiring, and gives new meaning to wanting to step outside for a breath of fresh air.

Coronavirus fears and oil demand

The coronavirus outbreak has had a significant impact upon economic activity and expectations going forward.

Green energy

Green energy has been getting a lot of attention of late, with electric transportation increasingly catching our eye.  But the reality is that environmental concern prompting us to drive an electric vehicle isn’t enough – we have to know how the electricity used is generated.

themoneynarrative petroleum industry commentary – looking ahead (part 1 of 3)

Themoneynarrative attended yesterday afternoon what to us is the annual highlight in our local energy sector conference and presentation schedule: GMP FirstEnergy’s annual conference.  The keynote speaker at lunch was GMP FirstEnergy’s Director of Institutional Research, Martin King, whom we consider to be the finest energy sector

themoneynarrative oil price volatility commentary

Some themoneynarrative readers may be wondering why the price of oil took a sudden dip yesterday (November 14, 2017).  Here’s the explanation: The International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its 2017 and 2018 oil demand forecasts by 100,000 barrels per day in its latest monthly report, suggesting that achieving oil market balance with lower global