New Year Same Crazy: Regulatory Changes for Energy
By: Chris Amstutz Whoever started the idea that 2021 was going to be a more simple, normal year should be run out of town. *Insert more 2021 vs. 2020 meme’s here*. New COVID strains, new politicians, and continued social uneasiness is making it feel like the...
Holiday Movies as Natural Gas Fundamentals
By: Chris Amstutz via GIPHY The NYMEX natural gas market was not exempt from the craziness of this year. Compared to 2019 price volatility was up 50%, and we recorded the lowest price since 1991 ($1.482 on 6/25). Of the 236 days traded so far this year, 134 of those...
The Energy Wizards of Oz: Trump & Biden 2020
By: Chris Amstutz Never have we had Presidential candidates with such diametrically opposed energy policies. We have spoken in previous blogs about the intertwined climate/energy policy debate, and now we have been led up to the fork in the proverbial yellow brick...
‘Choice! Energy Management’ Announces Purchase Of Majority Stake In Online Platform ‘eAgent.Energy’
‘Choice! Energy Management’ Announces Purchase Of Majority Stake In Online Platform ‘eAgent.Energy’ Latest Investment Will Diversify ‘Choice!’s’ Portfolio Of Technology Solutions For Energy Industry Professionals Nationwide September 16, 2020 (Houston, TX) — Choice!...
Domo Arigato, Mr. Robotic Process Automation
By: Matthew Mattingly Styx Mr Roboto GIF from Styx GIFs The term Robotic Process Automation may have a different definition depending on the person or reference. To my wife, the term Robotic Process may conjure the image of a dance move that her husband does WAY...
Independence Day: The Natural Gas Market
via GIPHY The only thing that could make 2020 more unbelievable would be massive alien saucers hovering over major US cities. COVID-19 continues to linger, election rhetoric is heating up, and NYMEX Natural Gas just broke the record for its LOWEST MONTHLY PRICE...
Light at the End of the Tunnel
By: Chris Amstutz via GIPHY Opinions are circulating that 2020 has been the worst year ever. Extreme maybe, but the roaring 20’s is certainly off to a rough start for the country (and natural gas price outlooks). The good news? The light at the end of the tunnel is in...
Energy Markets in the Tunnel of Terror
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB401RfGMlM “There’s no earthly way of knowing.. which direction we are going.. there’s no knowing where we're rowing.. or which way the river’s flowing” Oh how fast everything can change in our new modern world! A month ago we were...
The Race is On: Bernie on Energy
By: Chris Amstutz Like so much going on today, your political identity may determine how you interpret the title of this blog. Is 2020 truly the biggest election year ever, as CNN and Fox News say? Is it really the year that will finally decide the fate of our planet...
Choppy Waters: Power Market Volatility
By: Chris Amstutz Businesses across the country are taking notice of the rapidly changing power generation mix. Is it simply due to the sight of wind and solar farms popping up along the highway? No, rather it is due to something more vital: their bottom line. From...