Marin Katusa

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• The War On Gold Has Begun

  Published 24 June 2020 | viewed 8,684 times

  The war on gold has already started. And yet nobody, no media, no government, nor the companies are actually talking about it. To understand the…

• Was This American Hero Actually a Soviet Spy?

  Published 03 February 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Fact: He was rich, controversial, and his father was a communist. Fact: He also built one of America's leading oil companies. Moreover, he was a…

• 199 Days of Hell

  Published 31 January 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Just after I signed the publishing agreement for my first book, The Colder War, I realized how much research I was going to end up…

• The New Normal for Oil?

  Published 14 January 2015 | viewed 0 times

  You may have come across the word "contango" in an oil-related news report or article recently and wondered, "What's contango?" It isn't the Chinese version…

• Where Have All the Statesmen Gone?

  Published 02 January 2015 | viewed 0 times

  One of the most striking things about the Colder War-as I explore in my new book of the same name-has been the contrast between the…

• Make No Mistake, the Oil Slump Is Going to Hurt the US Too

  Published 23 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  If you only paid attention to the mainstream media, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the US is going to get away from the collapse…

• Why Russia Will Halt the Ruble's Slide and Keep Pumping Oil

  Published 18 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The harsh reality is that U.S. shale fields have much more to fear from plummeting oil prices than the Russians, since their costs of production…

• German Chancellor Merkel Won't Let Ukraine Get in the Way of Business

  Published 17 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The Ukraine crisis has moderated for now, but it should have awakened the world to the new "great game" being played in Eastern Europe. Vladimir…

• Russia's Unfazed by Falling Oil Prices

  Published 11 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Oil is not quite as powerful a weapon against modern-day Russia as one might think. By arguing that the slump in oil prices will finish…

• Russia and China's Natural Gas Deals Are a Death Knell for Canada's LNG Ambitions

  Published 05 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  In recent years, a number of Asian companies have been betting that Canada will be able to export cheap liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its…

• The Looming Uranium Crisis: Strategic Implications for the Colder War

  Published 14 November 2014 | viewed 0 times

  In the wake of one singular event-the disaster at Fukushima in March 2011, the effects of which are still being felt today across the planet-nuclear…

• The Madness of the EU's Energy Policy

  Published 07 November 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The stakes couldn't be higher. Vladimir Putin has launched a devastating plan to turn Russia into an energy powerhouse. And Europe, dependent on Russian natural…

• CEO Went Against the Petrodollar and Dies a Mysterious Death. Who Holds a Monopoly on the Truth?

  Published 28 October 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Last month in these pages, I wrote: Patrick de la Chevardiere, CFO of Total SA (which is France's largest energy company), has publicly announced that…

• Total War over the Petrodollar

  Published 27 October 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Total SA’s chief executive, Christophe de Margerie, started the second the news broke of his death. Under mysterious…

• The Colder War and the End of the Petrodollar

  Published 29 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The mainstream media are falling over themselves talking about Russia's just-signed "Holy Grail" gas deal with China, which is expected to be worth more than…

• Seven Things You May Not Know About Coal

  Published 22 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The days of tossing another lump on the fire to keep warm are behind most of us, but coal is still vital to keep our…

• How a Big Cat Started Europe's Addiction to Oil

  Published 07 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  On July 1, 1911, a German gunboat named Panther sailed into the port of Agadir, Morocco, and changed history. For the previous two decades, a…

• 99 Problems. But Oil Ain't One of Them

  Published 17 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  America has some serious problems. Despite the fact that the United States spends $15,171 per student-more than any other country in the world-American students consistently…

• We Love You, Mr. President!

  Published 04 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  With Valentine's Day coming up fast and furious, I wanted to take a moment to give heartfelt thanks to one of my personal heroes this…

• Energy Outlook: What's Hot in 2014

  Published 22 January 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Investors who want to know how the energy sector will be doing in the coming year are, in my opinion, asking the wrong question. There…