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Energy / Crude Oil

Africa’s Richest Man: Oil Is Not The Way Forward

Sep 26, 2017 at 15:53 | Irina Slav

The richest man in Africa says crude oil prices would do Nigeria a favor if they stay lower for longer. Last week at the UN General Assembly, Nigerian billionaire Aliko…

As OPEC Compliance Peaks, Can The Drawdowns Continue?

Sep 25, 2017 at 16:07 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Since it agreed to production cuts, OPEC stated that its mission is to see the oil futures curve flip from contango to backwardation as part of its work to erase…

Cheap Oil Or A Weak Dollar: Pick One

Sep 25, 2017 at 15:59 | ZeroHedge

Glance at this chart of the trade-weighted U.S. dollar, and note the swing highs and lows in the price of oil per barrel around each peak and trough. You can look…

Erdogan Threatens To Cut Off Kurdish Oil Exports

Sep 25, 2017 at 10:24 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Turkey could cut off the crude oil flow from the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, putting further pressure on Kurdistan over…

Baghdad Asks World To Stop Buying Kurdish Oil

Sep 25, 2017 at 09:24 | Irina Slav

A day before an historic vote for independent Kurdistan, the central government of Iraq issued a statement calling on “neighboring countries and countries of the world” to stop buying…

U.S. Shale’s Most Productive Play May Peak By 2021

Sep 22, 2017 at 17:23 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The world’s top shale play, the Permian, has shown remarkable resilience amid the lower-for-longer oil prices. Permian production has grown and should continue its rise into the foreseeable future. Technological…

Oil Majors Brace For More Niger Delta Attacks

Sep 22, 2017 at 17:23 | Zainab Calcuttawala

The slow pace of talks between the Nigerian government and representatives from the Niger Delta—exacerbated by the impending 2019 elections—have frustrated the militants who prompted the negotiations, causing oil majors…

Heavy Crude Production Hit Hard By OPEC Cuts

Sep 22, 2017 at 17:17 | Oil & Gas 360

Heavy crude becoming more expensive, light crude becoming cheaper Crude oil is not all created equal, and many major producing locations have their own grades. One of the most important…

Goldman Turns Bullish On European Oil Majors

Sep 22, 2017 at 09:15 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Goldman Sachs has raised its earnings per share (EPS) estimates for the European oil majors’ third-quarter results, and believes that the stocks will start reversing their underwhelming year-to-date performance when…

Expect A Major Leap In U.S. Oil Exports

Sep 21, 2017 at 14:04 | Nick Cunningham

The Gulf Coast was ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, and the effects are going to take time to wear off, but the situation has also made U.S. crude exports much more…

Trump Aims For Arctic Oil And Gas

Sep 21, 2017 at 13:51 | Nick Cunningham

The Trump administration is trying to lay the groundwork to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil and gas drilling, according to a report last week from…

OPEC's Strategy To Clamp Down On Cheating

Sep 21, 2017 at 12:45 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The latest chapter of the “what will OPEC do next” saga unfolded on Thursday as reports emerged that the cartel and the non-OPEC producers led by Russia may discuss a…

U.S. Shale: Water Is the New Oil

Sep 21, 2017 at 11:09 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Texas has a water problem, and this one isn’t due to Hurricane Harvey… Rising U.S. shale output has led to increased amounts of the water that inadvertently flows out of…

Have Oil Markets Reached A Turning Point?

Sep 19, 2017 at 16:32 | Tom Kool

Big Oil has been wheelin' and dealin' across the globe as geopolitical risks mount, and OPEC delivered a sigh of relief to crude markets with a signal that has brought…

Iran Looks To Ramp Up Production

Sep 19, 2017 at 09:03 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Iran’s crude oil production is expected to grow to 4 million bpd by the end of the current Iranian year, March 20, 2018, the chief executive of the National Iranian…

Reserves vs Valuations: Exxon’s Permian Predicament

Sep 18, 2017 at 15:47 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The world’s largest listed oil firm, ExxonMobil, has been lagging behind other supermajors in reserve replacement ratio—a key metric in the industry that shows the amount of proved reserves a…

The World’s Largest Offshore Oil Field Is Back In Action

Sep 18, 2017 at 15:42 | Viktor Katona

Without much international fanfare, the world’s largest offshore oil field and the largest discovered in the last 40 years, Kazakhstan’s Kashagan Field, is on the verge of finally moving beyond…

Does Canada Need More Oil Sands Pipelines?

Sep 18, 2017 at 11:03 | MINING.com

The claim that building more pipelines to carry Canada’s oil sands production to ports for export will unlock significantly higher prices for bitumen is not supported by either past or…

Just How Big Is The Oil Market?

Sep 15, 2017 at 16:46 | MINING.com

Big Oil The Oil Market Is Bigger Than All Metal Markets Combined Ever since the invention of the internal combustion engine, oil has been one of the most crucial commodities…

China To Dictate Energy Growth In Coming Years

Sep 15, 2017 at 16:33 | Oil & Gas 360

Natural gas, renewables expected to grow significantly The EIA released this year’s International Energy Outlook today, outlining expected trends in energy through 2040. The International Energy Outlook predicts that total world…

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