by robertbensh | Jan 27, 2022 | blog, Oil and gas, Robert Bensh
Even as the global community is coming to grips with the ravages of climate change and the recognition that burning fossil fuels is the primary cause of the problem, gas and oil remain arguably the most important commodities in the world. Investors remind us that the...
by robertbensh | Jan 16, 2022 | blog, Oil and gas, Robert Bensh
Despite greener alternatives steadily gaining market share, oil and gas remain behemoth industries, estimated at $2.1 trillion in total revenues this year. And according to experts, a mix of catalysts might continue to push the sector to record-breaking numbers in the...
by robertbensh | Dec 14, 2021 | blog, Oil and gas, Robert Bensh
To solve the impending and potentially cataclysmic effects of climate change on our Planet Earth, environmental scientists agree that the global economy must move rapidly away from fossil fuels and adopt alternative energy sources that produce no carbon emissions....
by robertbensh | Dec 10, 2021 | blog, Oil and gas, Robert Bensh
What we often call oil is called petroleum or crude oil. It comes in liquid, gas, and tar form. Once it is extracted from the earth, it can be refined into gasoline, jet fuel, and petrochemicals. Gasoline is what powers our cars, and jet fuel powers our planes....
by robertbensh | Nov 23, 2021 | blog, Oil and gas, Robert Bensh
The current conditions and declining fortunes in the oil market are impacting both supply and demand. These factors include plummeting costs of renewable energy, environmental performance, climatic change concerns, and the overproduction of gas and oil. On the demand...
by robertbensh | Apr 9, 2020 | blog, Oil and gas, Robert Bensh
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), a branch of the United Nations, has been banning ships from using fuels with a sulfur content higher than 0.5% in an attempt to reduce pollution. Before these new measures were established in 2019, the sulfur content in...
