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Will Namibia Become OPEC’s Newest Member?

Will Namibia Become OPEC’s Newest Member?

Namibia wants to join OPEC…

Energy Stocks Rally Under The Radar

Energy Stocks Rally Under The Radar

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Energy / Crude Oil

The Top 5 Oil Producers of 2023

Dec 21, 2023 at 12:13 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Defying earlier expectations of slowing growth, U.S. crude oil production has surged this year to extend America's lead at the top of the ranking of the world's biggest oil producers.  …

Regional Cooperation Key to Curbing Gulf of Guinea Oil Piracy

Dec 21, 2023 at 11:50 | Felicity Bradstock

The Gulf of Guinea has become famous for its piracy crimes over the last two decades, with many ships being invaded by modern-day pirates looking for wealth. Despite repeated attempts…

Oil and Gas Prices Hold Steady Despite Red Sea Turmoil

Dec 21, 2023 at 11:41 | Alex Kimani

Since mid-November, Houthi rebels in Yemen have significantly stepped up attacks on commercial shipping vessels in-transit via the lower Red Sea in retaliation for Israel’s war on Hamas in the…

EIA Reports Significant Build in Oil and Fuel Stocks

Dec 20, 2023 at 09:48 | Irina Slav

Crude oil prices moved lower today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an estimated inventory increase of 2.9 million barrels for the…

Climate and Security Issues Force Oil Majors to Leave Nigeria

Dec 19, 2023 at 13:39 | Alex Kimani

The oil and gas multinational divestment from the Niger Delta that kicked off over a decade has now hit fever pitch.  Hordes of oil and gas majors have exited the…

Red Sea Tensions Threaten to Disrupt Diesel Market Stability

Dec 19, 2023 at 08:49 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Diesel and other distillate inventories are higher now than they were this time last year, suggesting that a tight global diesel market has started to ease, in part due to…

What Does 2024 Hold For China’s Economy And Oil Demand?

Dec 18, 2023 at 10:22 | Simon Watkins

Since the mid-1990s, China has been the key global buyer of multiple commodities needed to power its economic growth. The purpose of this growth was partly to create and enlarge…

Bullish Bets on Oil Fell to Lowest on Record This Week

Dec 15, 2023 at 16:55 | Julianne Geiger

Hedge funds have cut their bullish bets on crude oil to record lows as the market reacts to increasing U.S. inventories and fear that OPEC+ will not fully deliver on…

Consolidation Push Could Turn U.S. Oil Industry into Handful of Giants

Dec 14, 2023 at 14:38 | Irina Slav

What started as a pretty regular year in mergers and acquisitions in oil has turned into a year to remember after Exxon and Chevron announced massive merger plans. Now, Occidental…

Oil Inches Up on Crude Inventory Draw

Dec 13, 2023 at 10:07 | Irina Slav

Crude oil prices reversed their decline today, after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an estimated inventory draw of 4.3 million barrels for the week to December 8. This…

OPEC Production Falls While U.S. Oil Output Hits New High

Dec 13, 2023 at 07:50 | Tsvetana Paraskova

OPEC’s crude oil production fell in November for the first time in months, while U.S. oil output continued to reach new highs, OPEC said in its monthly report on…

Death Cross Isn't A Death Sentence For Energy Stocks

Dec 12, 2023 at 16:08 | Alex Kimani

Several prominent energy stocks are teetering on the precipice of the dreaded "death cross" trading pattern, potentially heralding another big down leg in the minds of many traders. The 

OPEC May May Need 5-Year Plan To Prevent Oil Price Collapse

Dec 12, 2023 at 09:20 | Charles Kennedy

Soaring supply from the United States and other non-OPEC+ oil producers could force the OPEC+ group to continue carefully managing its supply to the market for the next five years…

This Country is About To Export its First Ever Crude Oil

Dec 11, 2023 at 09:59 | Charles Kennedy

Niger aims to start exporting its first crude oil in January, the military leader of the African country, Abdourahamane Tiani, has said on state television. The commercial stage of the…

Venezuela Looks To Boost Oil and Gas Exploration Amid Dispute with Guyana

Dec 11, 2023 at 09:40 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Venezuela is looking to revive an offshore natural gas field close to the maritime border with Guyana amid an escalating territorial dispute after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held a referendum…

Oil Sanctions Never Had A Chance

Dec 08, 2023 at 14:01 | Irina Slav

The recent slump in oil prices pushed Russia’s flagship Urals below the $60 price cap imposed on international shipments by the G7 last year. Perhaps this is a reason…

Oil Rebounds as DOE Looks To Buy 3 Million Barrels For SPR In March

Dec 08, 2023 at 11:07 | ZeroHedge

With oil plunging an (almost) unprecedented 7 weeks in a row, the longest such stretch since 2018...

Can OPEC+ Boost Oil Prices Next Year?

Dec 07, 2023 at 09:01 | Tsvetana Paraskova

OPEC+ disappointed the oil bulls last week by announcing voluntary cuts from several producers and failing to agree on a group-wide supply reduction, at least for the first quarter of…

Growing U.S. Oil Exports Put Lasting Pressure on Prices

Dec 07, 2023 at 08:51 | Irina Slav

Until 2015, U.S. crude oil producers were prohibited from exporting oil without a special license. In 2015, this changed. Since then, the U.S. has become a top-five exporter. This has…

The Oil Demand Outlook COP28 Leaders Would Hate

Dec 06, 2023 at 18:33 | Irina Slav

This week, a report from a climate organization warned that emissions from the combustion of hydrocarbons are set for a record this year. This is despite the massive buildout…

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