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energy · sector mood
2004
year mood +0.33 · -0.27 to +0.60 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.75 -0.38 0 +0.38 +0.75 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug +0.60 Sep Oct Nov -0.27 Dec
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
+0.40+0.40+0.45+0.45+0.50+0.50+0.55+0.60+0.60-0.13-0.27-0.09

Surging demand and the Yukos supply disruption drove crude past $50 for the first time, and the majors posted blockbuster profits; the launch of the great 2000s oil boom, and owners felt it.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top energy stories of 2004
Oct
Oil prices surge past $50 amid supply disruptions and unrest npr.org →

Crude oil prices exceeded $50 a barrel for the first time due to disrupted U.S. production from Hurricane Ivan and instability in major producing nations including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Nigeria. OPEC's attempts to stabilize markets have so far failed, signaling potential volatility and upward pressure on global energy costs.

Nov
Russia auctions Yukos unit amid tax dispute and investor backlash aljazeera.com →

Russia plans to auction Yukos's core asset, Yuganskneftegaz, as part of a $24.5 billion tax dispute, widely seen as a state-backed move against owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The sale undermines investor confidence, slashes Yukos' value to $5 billion, and signals heightened political risk in Russia's energy sector, with global market implications.