U.S. oil companies are not…
The reason that investors have…
Lower oil prices could drag down U.S. shale drillers at a time when their finances are already looking shaky. But the impact on oil production growth is still murky. WTI…
In a bid to reduce its reliance on crude oil revenues, the sultanate of Oman has announced a slew of new taxes on products ranging from tobacco and alcohol to…
Berry Petroleum, (NYSE:BRY) has just emerged from a period where they were acquired for $2.5 billion by a large independent, Linn Energy- which went bankrupt in 2016, thanks largely to…
Diplomats gathered in Rovaniemi to discuss the state of the North Pole were caught off-guard by the United States’ posturing. In a speech to the Arctic Council, U.S. Secretary of…
Contemporary Middle Eastern history is strongly influenced by energy politics. Besides providing revenue for the state’s coffers, oil is also a potent geopolitical tool in the hands of resource-rich countries.…
On April 9 PNG’s government signed an agreement with Total, ExxonMobil and the Australian Securities Exchange-listed Oil Search, setting out the terms and conditions for the development of the $13bn…
Oil prices clawed back some losses at the end of the week on bullish news from OPEC. (Click to enlarge)
The oil market has gone decidedly bearish, and sentiment is growing that Moscow isn’t going to be able to play ball much longer with OPEC cuts. The World Bank has…
Friday, June 7, 2019 1. U.S. shale still burning cash- A cross-section of 29 U.S. shale companies reported more than…
The number of active oil and gas rigs in the United States fell this week according to Baker Hughes, as the overall rig count reaches the lowest point since February…
This week, after falling since the end of April, oil futures officially entered bear market territory. That happened on Wednesday, with an unexpected build in inventories sparking the latest drop…
Discovery & Development - Iraq has lifted the state of emergency it declared on the Majnoon oil field amid floods. Production at the field was unaffected despite the state of…
U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are in a position to finish mixed for the week based on Friday’s price action. Not only is this significant…
Oil prices are off more about 20 percent in the last two weeks on growing fears of a brewing economic recession. Commodities of all types have been hammered by the…
The United States has a renewable, 24/7 clean energy resource right beneath its feet that can be used for electricity generation and direct heating and cooling. Geothermal energy…
Given that the immediate focus of U.S. sanctions on Iran is the nation’s oil sector, the Islamic Republic is concentrating on pushing its already significant petrochemicals capabilities to generate much-needed…
Carbon capture and storage or reuse is gaining traction amid intensifying efforts to curb the effect of climate change on the planet. Now, a Swiss-Norwegian team of researchers has gone…
Recent financial market headlines have been dominated by stories covering the plunge in global interest rates. And for good reason. Government bond yields have been sinking like a stone lead…
Syrian Kurd Oil Deals and Tanker Attacks On Friday, Qatari and Turkish media were reporting that US-led coalition airstrikes took out three oil tankers in targeted airstrikes in eastern Syria,…
Despite US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela’s ongoing crisis, Libya being at risk of conflict-related oil disruption and Russian oil exports curtailed by contamination problems, oil prices have weakened considerably, plummeting…