Muscat projects the port of Sohar, 220 km north of Muscat, as the first anchor for a journey to make Oman a key maritime centre between three continents. Industries built there feature a...
Candidate forums can be quite instructive to a prospective voter. For example, I was privileged to see the candidates for Santa Fe City Council District 4 recently and learn how they work and...
The use of rare earth minerals may become a logistical bottleneck plaguing the deployment of wind turbines, photovoltaic cells, and electric vehicles, according to a report recently updated by the U.S. Department of...
The volatility that marked energy markets over the past year is almost guaranteed to continue in 2012. Geopolitical factors, such as Europe's financial crisis and conflicts with Iran and other regions, make long-range...
The spark spread represents the theoretical margin of electric power producers. Its understanding can reveal several speculative opportunities that traders can use to expand their market activity. There are several fundamental methods of...
In mid-December 2011, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) surprised the energy markets by deciding to increase oil production with a new output target of 30 million barrels a day. Bloomberg reported...
The reality is, at least according to one analysis of the stock market, most returns come from dividends, and over long periods stocks do not perform better than inflation (see "How to get...
HEADNOTE According to participants in the Chicago Fed's annual Economic Outlook Symposium, the U.S. economy is forecasted to grow at a pace below its historical average in 2012, following a year with an...
The price at the pump continued its upward climb this week, at least here on Long Island if not many other places. The average retail price of gas on Long Island rose 3.5...
Declares Quarterly Distribution of $1.16 Per Unit HOUSTON -- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today declared a quarterly cash distribution per common unit of $1.16 ($4.64 annualized) payable on Feb. 14,...
NEW YORK - For the first time, the top export of die United States, the world's biggest gas guzzler, is - wait for it - fuel. Measured in dollars, the nation was on...
Retail diesel prices ended six weeks of declines by rising last week for the first time since late November, the Department of Energy reported, as fleet managers said they were bracing for the...
ALAMINOS CANYON BLOCK 857, Gulf of Mexico - Two hundred miles off the coast of Texas, ribbons of pipe are reaching for oil and natural gas deeper below the ocean s surface than...
Following a week that saw gas prices rise by nearly 10 cents per gallon, gas prices on Long Island saw increases again, albeit with a much gentler slope. The average retail price of...
NEW YORK -- Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) released its fourth quarter 2011 market commentary providing a review of the economy and the residential mortgage, commercial mortgage, asset-backed, corporate credit and treasury...
Company to Host Conference Call for Analysts and Investors at 10:00 a.m. ET; Will Post New Presentation in Advance RALEIGH, N.C. -- Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM) today is outlining fundamental flaws...
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Florida Venture Forum (http://www.floridaventureforum.org) has selected 19 Florida companies to present at the 21st annual Florida Venture Capital Conference, to be held at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in...
Gas prices on Long Island saw near double-digit increases this week, as fear of Iran closing a vital waterway for oil exports impacted prices across the nation. On Long Island, the average retail...
HEADNOTE Iran, Weather Signal Likely End of Lower Prices Wholesale diesel prices spiked last week as tensions in the Middle East rose and temperatures in the eastern United States fell, signaling the likely...
"The plants with the highest costs would be the first ones to be mothballed" Ethanol broker The US biofuels sector is entering 2012 with continued uncertainties driven by an ever-changing legislative environment and...