One of the frequent discussion in the Five Star Standard is about worldwide production numbers and the relative difficulty in measuring data. Indeed, in past editions, we have spoken at great...
At the close of each quarter, I joyfully (or sometimes not so joyfully) read through the major OEMs earnings conference calls in hopes of finding gyms. I don’t really focus on...
In one of our articles in the previous edition of The Five Star Standard, we noted that North Sea crude was rushing to fill demand created by Asia’s oil refiners. Crude...
In each edition of the Standard, we strive to provide you a bare bones summary of what happened to the price of WTI, Natural Gas, and Brent Crude. In addition,...
Well, the good news seems to keep coming in. And we remain cautiously optimistic, but more optimistic than we have been. For Five Star, January was still well below our average,...
This week I’m traveling so please do not expect long prose or an overly complicated analysis. I will save that for two weeks from now, once I have had an opportunity...
Markets are abuzz with speculation as to what will happen should OPEC cut production as they promise. Obviously, the big issues are how much of a dent it will make in...
Its that time of year again – when my inbox begins filling with emails from Schlumberger, GE, and many others asking me to fill out their conflict minerals forms certifying that...
Each year, our friends at BP release a new energy outlook for the coming years. This energy outlook, which was released on January 25, 2017, is very well respected. At the...
Well folks, less than a month into the OPEC / non-OPEC production cuts and we already have good news: various oil ministers are reporting that 1.5 million barrels per day have...