Now that President Donald Trump has officially exited the Iran nuclear deal, it’s time for oil markets to refocus attention on other variables that influence prices. As a bona fide – albeit imperfect – swing producer, America’s shale sector merits close attention. Lost in all the Iran

China is, by many counts, the world’s largest economy. Whether measuring by GDP adjusted for price disparity, manufacturing output or export volume, China is an economic behemoth. Global markets have adapted to this reality and U.S. businesses, including mine, have come to depend on C

It seems highly likely at this point that President Donald Trump will withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by the May 12 deadline. The implications of such action for global oil markets would be far-reaching and is one of the primary drivers of prices today. It is important to rem

Sometimes a tweet is just a tweet. But with the current president of the United States, you never know. That’s why oil markets shouldn’t ignore President Trump’s recent anti-OPEC missive on Twitter. “Looks like OPEC is at it again. With record amounts of Oil all over the place, includ

President Trump has been a boon to the U.S. oil and gas industry since he took office last January, but his tough stance on trade in the past month threatens to reverse the substantial progress that’s been made. Make no mistake, Trump’s tariffs on foreign steel and escalating trade te