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Oil Moves Higher on Inventory Draw

Oil Moves Higher on Inventory Draw

Crude oil prices ticked higher…

Energy / Crude Oil

Report: Big Oil Is Spending ‘’Too Much’’ On New Oil Production

Apr 26, 2019 at 12:50 | Irina Slav

Big Oil plans to spend nearly US$5 trillion in capital expenditure over the next decade, much of which would go into adding new production. Yet this money will also bring…

Oil Tanks After Trump Says He “Called Up” OPEC To Bring Gasoline Prices Down

Apr 26, 2019 at 10:05 | Tsvetana Paraskova

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he “called up” OPEC and told the cartel that they have to bring gasoline prices down. “The gasoline prices are coming…

This Country Will Be Critical For The Oil Industry’s Future

Apr 25, 2019 at 15:12 | Nick Cunningham

Iraq will play a crucial part in meeting global oil demand over the next decade, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Iraq is expected…

Saudi Arabia Will Cap The Oil Price Rally

Apr 25, 2019 at 09:01 | Rystad Energy

The US said on Monday that it won’t extend the sanctions waivers for eight countries importing crude oil from Iran. The move could remove around 1.1 million barrels per day…

Iraqi Oil Industry Takes A Critical Turn

Apr 24, 2019 at 11:15 | Rystad Energy

For the world’s fourth-largest crude producer, natural gas is about to take pole position. Rystad Energy forecasts that gas developments in Iraq will overtake oil projects in 2019, measured in…

Saudi Oil Minister: We Won’t Ramp Up Oil Production Soon

Apr 24, 2019 at 10:36 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Saudi Arabia plans to stay within the limits of its ceiling under the OPEC+ production cut deal in May and will certainly not rush to ramp up production, although it…

Oil Falls On Rising Crude Inventories

Apr 24, 2019 at 09:42 | Irina Slav

Crude oil prices suffered additional pressure today after the Energy Information Administration reported a build in crude oil inventories for the week to April 19.

Trump’s Iran Decision Could Kill The OPEC+ Deal

Apr 23, 2019 at 16:13 | Nick Cunningham

Trump’s decision to let Iran waivers expire could kill off the OPEC+ deal while dealing a serious blow to the coalition’s ability to coordinate production cuts. The Wall Street Journal…

Survey: Canada’s Government To Blame For Oil Crisis

Apr 23, 2019 at 12:27 | Irina Slav

The provincial government of Alberta and the federal government of Canada are the culprits behind the continuing problems of the country’s oil industry, which have now swelled to the size…

Trump’s Hardline On Iran Catches Markets Off-Guard

Apr 22, 2019 at 16:53 | Nick Cunningham

Oil prices spiked on Monday on news that the Trump administration has opted to take a hardline on Iran, letting sanctions waivers expire at the end of the month. The…

Trump's Latest Oil Market Gamble

Apr 22, 2019 at 16:21 | Tim Daiss

Global oil prices started the week by spiking around 3 percent on reports that Washington was preparing to announce that all buyers of Iranian oil will have to end those…

Why The Argentinian Shale Boom Isn’t Taking Off

Apr 22, 2019 at 13:29 | Irina Slav

The Vaca Muerta shale play in Argentina has been a hot spot in global oil and gas for the past few years after exploration suggested it could yield oil and…

Saudi Arabia, Iraq Prepared To Reverse Oil Production Cuts

Apr 22, 2019 at 11:44 | Irina Slav

Saudi Arabia is ready to start pumping more oil if the United States indeed ends the sanction waivers they granted eight Iranian oil importers last November, Reuters reports, citing…

Why Russia Fails To Speed Up Production Cuts

Apr 19, 2019 at 10:25 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Russia’s crude oil production stood at around 11.24 million bpd in the first 18 days of April, Reuters reported on Friday, citing an industry source. This means that the…

Exxon Makes Another Discovery In This New Oil Hotspot

Apr 19, 2019 at 09:05 | Tsvetana Paraskova

ExxonMobil has made its 13th oil discovery in the newest hotspot offshore South America, Guyana, striking oil at the Yellowtail well, which adds to…

Can Big Oil Win Back The Younger Generations?

Apr 18, 2019 at 17:39 | Irina Slav

A recent Bloomberg headline must have made many who saw it wonder if it’s April’s Fools Day for the second time this year. The headline said Namaste, Oil Drillers:…

China’s Newest Oil Hotspot Is In America’s Backyard

Apr 18, 2019 at 11:54 | Tim Daiss

Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua  said on Tuesday that an affiliate of Chinese oil major CNPC, Great Wall Drilling, was drilling for oil off Cuba’s coast as part of…

Key Oil Demand Driver Set For Boost Later This Year

Apr 18, 2019 at 09:18 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The oil price rally so far this year was as much a result of tightening supply as it was a sign of oil demand growth holding resilient and defying doom-and-gloom…

Libya’s Fragile Oil Renaissance Is Under Threat

Apr 17, 2019 at 16:43 | Nick Cunningham

Libya’s oil production has yet to suffer disruptions, even as oil prices have climbed on fears of potential outages. However, the longer fighting drags on, the more likely Libya’s oil…

U.S. Shale Is Upending Crude Flows In This Oil Frontier

Apr 17, 2019 at 12:45 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The U.S. shale boom is upending global oil markets as far as crude flows from West Africa to Europe and other parts of the world, and is squeezing in particular…

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