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The Hunt for White Hydrogen Has Begun

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Oil Prices Jump As The Rig Count Collapse Continues

Nov 01, 2019 at 12:29 | Julianne Geiger

The US oil and gas rig count fell again this week, according to Baker Hughes, continuing the downward trend with a drop of 8 rigs for the week, according to…

What’s Behind The Spike In OPEC Oil Production?

Nov 01, 2019 at 10:34 | Tsvetana Paraskova

OPEC’s crude oil production rebounded in October from multi-year-lows in September after top producer Saudi Arabia managed to recover supply lost in the mid-September attacks, more than offsetting unexpected production…

Is The Era Of U.S. Energy Dominance Already Over?

Oct 31, 2019 at 17:44 | Vanand Meliksetian

The global oil industry is a highly lucrative sector that is strongly influenced by geopolitical developments. As the Post-Cold War era comes to an end, a new status quo…

Energy And Agriculture Are Heading Offshore

Oct 31, 2019 at 16:57 | Irina Slav

Milking cows at sea is only the beginning of what is fast becoming our Waterworld future. The bulk of our next-generation agriculture and energy is destined to be seaborne.   With…

Why The Latest Keystone Spill Is Disastrous For Canadian Oil

Oct 31, 2019 at 14:28 | Nick Cunningham

The Keystone Pipeline was shut down this week after it ruptured and spilled in North Dakota. TC Energy – formerly known as TransCanada – said on Wednesday that it shut…

Flying Taxis Are About To Overcome Their Biggest Obstacle

Oct 31, 2019 at 14:23 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Dozens, if not hundreds, of start-ups have designed ‘flying cars’ in recent years, testing prototypes for the future of urban mobility, in which air taxis are expected to play a…

Mysterious Oil Spill Could Cost Brazil Billions

Oct 31, 2019 at 13:55 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Just as Brazil is preparing to hold what could be a blockbuster US$50-billion oil auction in early November, an oil spill of still unknown origin on more than 200…

Oil Tumbles As Trade War Hopes Fade

Oct 31, 2019 at 11:43 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Oil erased earlier gains and traded lower on Thursday morning after weak Chinese industrial data and renewed pessimism about the U.S.-China trade talks added to a rise in U.S. oil…

The Ukrainian Gas Giant At The Center Of A Global Political Scandal

Oct 31, 2019 at 11:14 | RFE/RL staff

Not long ago, Ukraine’s state-run natural-gas company was considered a monopolistic cesspool of corruption, “the poster child of inefficient and nontransparent state monopolies bearing high credit risks,” as one think-tank…

Oil Production Paralyzed As Venezuela's Electricity Crisis Worsens

Oct 31, 2019 at 10:24 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The power supply crisis in Venezuela is highly likely to continue in the coming months, affecting everyday life and paralyzing oil production in the country sitting on top of the…

Democrats Just Accidentally Sparked A Federal Fracking Boom

Oct 30, 2019 at 18:30 | Nick Cunningham

Eyeing more restrictions on drilling following the 2020 presidential election, some U.S. oil and gas companies may accelerate fracking on public lands over the next year. Concho Resources said that…

Will OPEC+ Declare War On U.S. Shale?

Oct 30, 2019 at 17:57 | Irina Slav

It’s that time of the year again, the final OPEC+ meeting of 2019 has been scheduled and is ready to take place in December. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East…

The Dirty Underwear That Saved Syrian Oil From ISIS

Oct 30, 2019 at 17:03 | Michael Kern

When ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed by U.S. military forces last week, ostensibly removing a key threat to Syrian oil, it was dirty underwear that ended up…

Why Brazil Joining OPEC Would Be A Massive Mistake

Oct 30, 2019 at 15:07 | Nick Cunningham

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro floated the idea of joining OPEC during a visit to Saudi Arabia. Appearing at the so-called “Davos in the Desert,” Bolsonaro expressed interest in OPEC. “I…

Is Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 Doomed To Fail?

Oct 30, 2019 at 14:52 | Julianne Geiger

As US Democrats bandy about a series of wispy trillion-dollar green deals, Saudi Arabia has a green deal of its own—one of monumental proportions. But Vision 2030 is not without…

The U.S. Just Doubled Its Natural Gas Exports

Oct 30, 2019 at 13:56 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The United States saw its net natural gas exports in the first half of 2019 more than double from the same period last year, thanks to more liquefied natural gas…

The Algerian Hydrocarbon Law That Sparked Protests

Oct 30, 2019 at 13:25 | Editorial Dept

A series of protests have taken over the streets of the Algerian capital, provoked by the Parliament’s decision to approve the country’s long-mooted hydrocarbon law. The hydrocarbon law, despite reportedly…

Are Oil Markets About To Turn?

Oct 30, 2019 at 13:22 | Ross McCracken

Brent crude climbed back above $62/barrel in intraday trade toward the end of October, before heading back down again, owing to concerns about weak Chinese industrial growth, following data showing…

A Second Arab Spring?

Oct 30, 2019 at 13:20 | Editorial Dept

Investors Shouldn’t Panic, Yet, After Argentina Elections Mauricio Macri has lost the presidential elections in Argentina to Alberto Fernandez and VP running mate Cristina Kirchner, but there’s no need to…

Is There Something Oil Traders Know That Stock Markets Don’t?

Oct 30, 2019 at 13:13 | Editorial Dept

US stocks reached all-time highs this week as optimism grew that Trump and Xi have a trade deal on the way and the US Federal Reserve would lower interest rates…

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