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energy · sector mood
2009
year mood -0.15 · -0.70 to +0.25 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.75 -0.38 0 +0.38 +0.75 Jan -0.70 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov +0.25 Dec
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
-0.70-0.70-0.50-0.35-0.20-0.12+0.00+0.10+0.15+0.20+0.25+0.13

The year opened in the wreckage of the crash with crude near $40, but massive stimulus and Chinese demand roughly doubled prices back toward $79 by December, pulling owners out of despair into recovery.

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 11, 2026
Top energy stories of 2009
Jun
US House Passes Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade Climate Bill markey.senate.gov →

The US House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, a cap-and-trade bill sponsored by Reps. Waxman and Markey, marking a major step in climate legislation. Key figures including Speaker Pelosi and committee leaders supported the bill, which aims to drive clean energy investment and reduce emissions, potentially reshaping energy markets and influencing future regulatory and corporate strategies.

Dec
ExxonMobil to Buy XTO Energy in $41B Stock Deal industryweek.com →

ExxonMobil is acquiring shale gas leader XTO Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $41 billion, enhancing its unconventional oil and gas resources. The deal combines XTO's U.S. resource base and expertise with ExxonMobil's global scale and R&D, aiming to boost production and supply. Expected to close in Q2 2010, the acquisition signals a strategic shift toward shale and could influence energy market dynamics.