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Energy / Crude Oil

In A Bold Move, Saudis Raise Crude Prices For Asia

Sep 05, 2017 at 10:59 | Irina Slav

Saudi Arabia’s Aramco said yesterday that it will raise the October price of its Arab Light crude oil blend for Asian clients by US$0.55 a barrel to a premium…

Oil Takes Center Stage In Norway’s Election

Sep 04, 2017 at 14:56 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer, Norway, is holding a general election next week—the outcome of which will be largely determined by the oil policies and oil-related economic issues…

These Numbers Suggest Yet Another Surge In The Permian

Sep 04, 2017 at 12:12 | Oil & Gas 360

The Permian is the heart of modern oil and gas activity, with well over 300 rigs operating and tremendous growth set to continue. But companies need to continuously drill new…

Is Big Oil Prepared For The Natural Gas Era?

Sep 04, 2017 at 10:52 | Irina Slav

By 2034, natural gas will overtake oil as the main source of energy, and by 2050 it will be the single largest such source globally, satisfying 27 percent of demand.…

Is Egyptian Oil Set For A Rebound?

Sep 01, 2017 at 16:29 | Haley Zaremba

This week Egypt signed three major exploration deals with oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Apex worth at least $81.4 million. The hefty international contracts will kickstart a large-scale oil…

Oil Prices Slide Despite Falling OPEC Exports

Sep 01, 2017 at 09:09 | Irina Slav

Saudi Arabia stuck to its promise to further cut crude oil exports in August to 6.6 million bpd, bringing OPEC’s total for the month to 25.897 million barrels daily, energy…

Are Libyan Oil Production Gains History?

Aug 31, 2017 at 14:30 | Cyril Widdershoven

In addition to the negative repercussions of hurricane Harvey, which heavily impacted the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production and petrochemical plants, global oil markets are facing disruptions from…

Russian Energy Unaffected By U.S. Sanctions

Aug 31, 2017 at 13:53 | Irina Slav

President Trump signed an array of sanctions against Russia, Venezuela, and North Korea, with those against Russia specifically targeting the country’s energy industry. The idea of sanctions, theoretically, is to…

Can Mexico Capitalize On This Golden Oil Opportunity?

Aug 31, 2017 at 12:53 | Haley Zaremba

As the political and economic climate in Venezuela continues to deteriorate and oil output sinks to new lows, a production vacuum is opening up in the Caribbean. Seeing an opportunity…

U.S. Taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve After Hurricane Harvey

Aug 31, 2017 at 10:35 | Tsvetana Paraskova

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry authorized on Thursday an emergency release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) of 500,000 barrels of crude oil after Hurricane Harvey disrupted the…

Gasoline Shortages Loom On East Coast As Colonial Pipeline Shuts Down

Aug 31, 2017 at 09:40 | Irina Slav

The destruction Hurricane Harvey leaves in its wake has prompted the shutdown of a major fuel artery to the East Coast, the Colonial pipeline. The pipeline, which has a…

Hurricane Harvey Is A Disaster For OPEC

Aug 30, 2017 at 16:06 | Nick Cunningham

The skies are clearing over Houston, but the damage from the remaining elements of Hurricane Harvey has spread east to Port Arthur and Lake Charles along the Texas-Louisiana border. That…

Failed Oil Price Recovery Slams Energy Stocks

Aug 30, 2017 at 15:58 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The oil price recovery that analysts and investors were expecting early this year have failed to materialize, battering the energy sector stocks in 2017. Shares of energy companies are set…

Will This Bring Big Oil Back To The Bakken?

Aug 30, 2017 at 13:51 | Irina Slav

If shale plays were people, everyone would be jealous of the Permian for getting all the attention. It is the leader in overall national oil output growth, and just last…

Oil Markets React Stoically To Strong Crude Inventory Draw

Aug 30, 2017 at 09:57 | Irina Slav

Amid the shutdown of 20 percent of U.S. refining capacity caused by Hurricane Harvey and the pending shutdown of more refineries as the storm moves on to Louisiana, the…

Oil Field Disruptions Cost Libya 350,000 Bpd In Output

Aug 30, 2017 at 09:14 | Irina Slav

Recent disruptions of oil production in Libya have cost the country 350,000 barrels daily in lost output, the central bank of the country said, adding that the effects of…

Texas Shale Hit Hard By Hurricane Harvey

Aug 29, 2017 at 16:53 | Nick Cunningham

Crude oil prices are taking a serious hit from Hurricane Harvey, slammed on multiple fronts at a time when benchmark prices were already showing some signs of strain. As has…

Alaskan Oil Returns With A Vengeance

Aug 29, 2017 at 16:30 | Haley Zaremba

After years of steady decline in production and bottomed-out oil prices, Alaska is in a rough spot. They’re over a billion dollars in debt, in large part thanks to unfulfilled…

Colombia Pipeline Bombing Takes 210,000 Bpd Off The Market

Aug 29, 2017 at 10:53 | Irina Slav

A bombing of the Cano Limon oil pipeline in Colombia has led to the suspension of crude flow, sources from Ecopetrol and Colombia’s army told Reuters. Leftist militant group…

China Becomes World’s Third-Largest Shale Gas Producer

Aug 29, 2017 at 09:27 | Irina Slav

China has become the world’s third-largest shale gas producer, after only the U.S. and Canada, Iran’s PressTV reports, adding that last year, China pumped almost 8 billion cubic meters…

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