RPT-COLUMN-Hedge funds build record long position in heating oil and diesel: KempReutersLONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Hedge funds have built record bullish positions in the middle distillates used as heating oil and diesel fuel – even as they become more cauti …

Canadian pension funds buy stakes in French engineering group FivesReuters(Reuters) - Canadian pension funds Caisse de depot et placement du Québec and PSP Investments said on Friday they have bought minority stakes in Fives, an industrial engineering grou …

FireEngineering.comPaul Combs: Fire Engineering's December IllustrationFireEngineering.comHere's a link to my previous post and memories of Chief Brunacini. Rest easy, Chief... and thank you! "My very first encounter with Chief Alan Brunacini …

BloombergOil Hovers Near $57 as IEA Sees Supply Outpacing Demand in 2018BloombergCrude hovered around $57 a barrel amid renewed concern that oil supplies may overwhelm demand next year despite efforts by some of the world's biggest producers to whittle …

BloombergOil Slips Below $56 on German Political Stalemate, OPEC DoubtsBloombergThe political turmoil in Germany helped strengthen the U.S. dollar, which depresses oil prices, said Bill O'Grady, chief market strategist at Confluence Investment Manageme …

BloombergOil Loses Ground on German Political Stalemate, OPEC DoubtsBloombergThe political turmoil in Germany helped strengthen the dollar, which tends to depress oil prices, said Bill O'Grady, chief market strategist at Confluence Investment Managemen …

Seeking AlphaOil Prices: Extreme Positioning, OPEC And Pundits Screeching About Iran-Saudi Arabia WarSeeking AlphaThe fact that people are calling for heightened tensions between the two countries, and this being the reason for higher oil prices is a story …

BloombergSovereign Funds Should Sell Off Oil AssetsBloombergIt's easy to see the oil and gas asset sell-off proposed by Norges Bank Investment Management, the entity that runs Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, as a bet on the hydrocarbon …

Wall Street Journal (subscription)For Oil Investors, Early Faith in a Rally Begins to WaneWall Street Journal (subscription)Crude-oil prices have declined almost 9% in the past three weeks, moving decisively below $50 a barrel and forcing investors to reas …

LPC-Premier Oil struggles to manage bank syndicateReutersLONDON Nov 9 Premier Oil is trying to keep its bank syndicate in place with a US$100m chunk of its syndicated loan earmarked for sale as another lender considers exiting the troubled independent oil …