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Should Big Oil Pay For Climate Change?

Jan 11, 2018 at 16:41 | Nick Cunningham

On Wednesday, New York City announced that it would sue the five oil majors—ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell and BP—over their role in fueling climate change. Also, New York…

Coastal States Protest Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan

Jan 11, 2018 at 13:50 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Less than a week after the Trump Administration proposed to open almost the entire U.S. coast to oil and gas drilling, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke backtracked…

5 Energy Sector Predictions For 2018

Jan 11, 2018 at 13:23 | Robert Rapier

The energy recovery is well underway. President Trump continues to roll back regulations aimed at boosting oil production and saving the coal industry. How might this all play out in…

Congo’s Cobalt Tax Hike Threatens EV Market

Jan 11, 2018 at 13:17 | MINING.com

The Democratic Republic of Congo may soon more than double the tax mining companies operating in the country pay on exports of cobalt, a key component in the lithium-ion batteries…

Will Surging U.S. Shale Kill Off The Oil Rally?

Jan 11, 2018 at 11:43 | Nick Cunningham

The U.S. shale industry is bringing enormous volumes of new oil supply online, breaking records each month. The U.S. could top 10 million barrels per day (mb/d) by February, and…

UAE Oil Minister: OPEC Deal Could Extend Beyond 2018

Jan 11, 2018 at 09:15 | Irina Slav

The OPEC/Russia deal for crude oil production cuts could extend beyond 2018, the United Arab Emirates’ energy minister, Suhail al-Mazrouei has suggested. Speaking to CNBC, Al-Mazrouei said "I am…

3 Million Barrels Per Day Could Go Offline In 2018

Jan 10, 2018 at 16:40 | Nick Cunningham

Venezuela’s oil production has been falling for years, but 2018 could mark a new, darker chapter for the South American nation. Late last year, Venezuela’s government defaulted on millions of…

Blockchain Tech Is Transforming The Energy Industry

Jan 10, 2018 at 16:39 | Haley Zaremba

Blockchain is more than just a buzzword. It truly has the potential to turn entire industries on their heads. In many ways, the energy sector has been slow to adopt…

A Rare High-Profile Utility Takeover

Jan 10, 2018 at 11:30 | Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest utility, announced a takeover of holding company SCANA. SCANA's principal operating subsidiary, South Carolina Electric & Gas, is the main privately owned electric and gas company…

Trump’s Offshore Plan Unlikely To Spark Drilling Rush

Jan 09, 2018 at 15:28 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Last week, the Trump Administration proposed the most aggressive U.S. offshore oil and gas drilling plan since the Reagan Administration, offering to open more than 90 percent of the…

Busting The Five Biggest Oil Market Myths

Jan 09, 2018 at 13:29 | ZeroHedge

The oil market has come to be defined by several narratives over the past couple of years: market rebalancing, OPEC versus shale, Russia’s delicate relationship with OPEC, OPEC’s conformity with…

Can Oil Break The $70 Threshold?

Jan 09, 2018 at 12:52 | Tom Kool

As the oil price rally continues it is looking increasingly likely that Brent will break the $70 mark, a scenario that has OPEC on edge as prices move beyond its stated…

The Single Biggest Oil Price Influencer In 2018

Jan 09, 2018 at 09:21 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Geopolitical concerns will replace the OPEC/non-OPEC production cuts as the main driver of oil prices this year, according to 67 percent of 100 Middle East energy industry executives polled…

4 Factors That Could Derail The OPEC Deal

Jan 08, 2018 at 16:47 | Tsvetana Paraskova

OPEC and its Russia-led non-OPEC allies in the deal managed to stay together for a full year of high compliance with the oil production cuts and have agreed to extend…

The Key To Profiting In 2018’s Energy Market

Jan 08, 2018 at 13:01 | Kent Moors

On several occasions here in Oil & Energy Investor, I have discussed the emerging energy balance and how it is already providing you with some very nice investment plays. That balance involves…

OPEC Won’t Compensate For ‘Small’ Supply Outages

Jan 08, 2018 at 11:48 | Tsvetana Paraskova

OPEC is closely following the protests in Iran and the economic struggles of Venezuela, but the cartel will not intervene in the market by ramping up supply unless significant prolonged…

Iranian Oil Tanker Engulfed In Flames Following Collision

Jan 08, 2018 at 09:24 | Irina Slav

A tanker carrying almost a million barrels of Iranian condensate to South Korea collided with a Chinese freighter in the South China Sea on Saturday, catching fire that rescue…

Trump Proposes Most Aggressive Offshore Drilling Plan Ever

Jan 05, 2018 at 14:46 | Nick Cunningham

The Trump administration just proposed the most sweeping offshore drilling plan in history, a proposal that calls for opening up the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for drilling, while also…

Heroes, Gods And Genghis Khan: Naming An Oilfield

Jan 05, 2018 at 14:41 | Viktor Katona

Have you ever wondered why oil and gas fields bear their respective names? How names like Dead Cow, Mad Dog or even Ekofisk came about—or how someone managed to name…

Energy Sector Could Benefit Most From Trump’s Tax Plan

Jan 05, 2018 at 14:32 | Robert Rapier

The tax bill recently signed by President Trump should be a boon to corporate America. The bill will drop the corporate tax rate from the current 35 percent to 21…

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