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Thinking Of Buying UBER? Check These Charts First

May 10, 2019 at 17:22 | Editorial Dept

Uber (UBER)’s IPO is dominating financial news this morning, but it may seem to be of little interest to energy-focused investors. There is, however, a reason why you should consider…

Global Oil Supply Under Threat

May 10, 2019 at 17:19 | Editorial Dept

Friday May, 10, 2019 1. Grain prices crash on Trump’s trade war- Soybean and corn futures plunged after President Trump…

Trump’s Trade War Dominates Energy Markets

May 10, 2019 at 17:17 | Editorial Dept

Oil prices this week are being dictated by yet another highly emotional trade war round that seemed to come out of nowhere. If Beijing really wants to dig in against…

U.S. Warns Iran May Attack Oil Tankers In The Persian Gulf

May 10, 2019 at 16:51 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The U.S. Maritime Administration issued on Friday a maritime advisory warning that Iran or its proxies could target oil infrastructure and commercial ships, including oil tankers, in and around…

Oil Markets Uncertain As Trade War Counters Supply Shortages

May 10, 2019 at 13:13 | Tom Kool

Oil prices were flat in early trading on Friday, sandwiched between supply outages and the escalating U.S.-China trade war. (Click to enlarge)…

Oil Inches Higher As Rig Count Continues To Decline

May 10, 2019 at 12:16 | Julianne Geiger

The number of active oil and gas rigs fell again in the United States this week according to Baker Hughes, after a string of losses in the weeks prior, keeping…

Occidental Petroleum, Anadarko Seal The Deal

May 10, 2019 at 09:49 | Irina Slav

Occidental Petroleum and Anadarko yesterday signed a merger agreement putting the final stroke to the biggest deal in oil and gas since Shell’s acquisition of BG Group. Hart Energy

The Race For An Oil Spill Solution

May 09, 2019 at 16:57 | Irina Slav

The search for ever-better materials to soak up oil from water has recently added a new member to this highly specialized and highly sough-after family: Chinese scientists have invented a…

Exxon Presents Its Very Own Solution To Climate Change

May 09, 2019 at 14:06 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Shareholders have been stepping up pressure on the world’s top oil companies to start addressing climate change risks and set emission reduction targets if the world is ever to achieve…

Oil Production Booms… But Funding Is Drying Up

May 08, 2019 at 16:39 | Tsvetana Paraskova

North America’s energy-focused private equity firms just saw a five-year low in fund closings and the lowest amount of total capital raised for energy investment since early 2016. During the…

Iraq Close To Signing Mega $53 Billion Oil Deal

May 08, 2019 at 13:49 | Irina Slav

Iraq will soon finalize a large-scale, long-term deal for the development of oil fields in the South with Exxon and PetroChina. The 30-year contract will involve investments of US$53 billion…

Trade War Worries Weigh On Bullish Crude Markets

May 08, 2019 at 12:27 | Editorial Dept

After a brief spell of geopolitical extravaganza, Brent prices dropped back below $70 per barrel this week as the oil market started worrying about the fragile future of US-China trade…

The Energy Implications Of Additive Manufacturing

May 08, 2019 at 12:25 | Ross McCracken

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a three-step process involving Computer Aided Design (CAD), creation of a digital computer file and then manufacture of a product from the computer file using 3D…

An Energy Independent Mexico Is A Pipedream

May 08, 2019 at 12:24 | Editorial Dept

Natural production declines, the price drop of 2014-2015, the status of a national cash-cow, lack of sophisticated EOR technology, regular policy U-turns on foreign investment – it is difficult to…

Turkey: A Ticking Time Bomb In Cyprus

May 08, 2019 at 12:21 | Editorial Dept

Investors: Exxon Is Protected in Cyprus, But Turkey Will Risk Rationality Here There are two things for certain right now offshore Cyprus: Peace talks aren’t going anywhere, and Exxon’s drilling…

Ballooning U.S. Crude Stocks Cap Oil Prices

May 08, 2019 at 12:18 | Editorial Dept

2019 has been good for oil bulls. Hedge funds largely poured into the long side of the market this year as OPEC+ showed strong discipline in removing barrels from the…

“The Stock Is Cheap”: Brazil’s Hedge Funds Jump Into Petrobras

May 08, 2019 at 11:59 | Haley Zaremba

Last month, Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (colloquially known as Petrobras) made headlines when it put investors on edge when the company announced a controversial decision to walk…

How Trump's Tweets Are Transforming Oil Markets

May 07, 2019 at 13:35 | Tim Daiss

You have to hand it to President Trump. He’s increasingly becoming the most indecisive president in U.S. history. His apparent and abrupt about-face on Sunday to increase tariffs on…

Oil Prices Fall Further As Saudis Boost Exports

May 07, 2019 at 12:06 | Tom Kool

For the first time ever, Oilprice.com is releasing its annual Top 50 Oil & Gas Companies report to readers. This 5-part series includes an in-depth financial and…

There’s Tremendous Room For Growth In Offshore Oil & Gas

May 07, 2019 at 09:34 | Rystad Energy

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas celebrates its 50th birthday this week, begging the question – what will the next 50 years hold for the…

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