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Asian Refiners Reduce Production Rates As Demand Stagnates

Jul 11, 2016 at 12:23 | Zainab Calcuttawala

Slow economic growth in Asia has led local downstream firms to turn down refining production as energy products flood the regional market, according to a recent report by…

Offshore Alaska Hit With More Drilling Regulations

Jul 08, 2016 at 16:36 | Oil & Gas 360

Today, the United States Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released 348 pages of new Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic…

More Pain To Come For Oilfield Services

Jul 08, 2016 at 16:20 | Dan Dicker

So, here we are, biding our time with our core oil portfolio, watching oil idle in the mid-$40’s and as the John Mayer song goes, “Waiting on the…

Why Russia Is A Greater Threat To Oil Prices Than OPEC

Jul 08, 2016 at 09:51 | Dave Forest

There’s been a lot of press lately about OPEC’s effect on oil prices. With many observers wondering if surging crude exports from places like Saudi Arabia and Iran will hold…

Morgan Stanley Warns That Rising Rig Count Could Undo The Rally

Jul 07, 2016 at 17:24 | Irina Slav

In an industry where anything could happen, surprises—often unwelcomed—are hard to come by. Oil is exactly such an industry at the moment. No one is sure where oil…

Saudi Strategy Working: OPEC Captures Largest Market Share Since 1975

Jul 07, 2016 at 17:18 | Nick Cunningham

OPEC has captured its largest share of the oil market since 1975, which could be seen as a vindication of the cartel’s strategy over the past two years.…

Libyan Oil Unity May Not Happen After All

Jul 07, 2016 at 09:39 | Irina Slav

Last week the two administrations of Libya’s National Oil Company made a breakthrough, reaching an agreement to unify their oil operations for the greater good, but now the eastern…

Diminishing Outages Could Exacerbate Oil’s Fall

Jul 06, 2016 at 14:56 | Dwayne Purvis

The lulling stability of oil prices over the last months has been a welcome respite, and both Saudi and Russian authorities have declared the glut ended.…

Is Russia Winning The Oil Export War Against The Saudis?

Jul 05, 2016 at 15:17 | Zainab Calcuttawala

Russia is on track to set a new record in crude oil exports this year, and Iran is boosting exports to Europe, intensifying competition on the continent,…

Consolidation In Libyan Oil – A Major Red Flag For Oil Markets?

Jul 04, 2016 at 16:15 | Nick Cunningham

A political breakthrough in Libya could potentially contribute to the return of some of the country’s disrupted oil production. Libya has been torn apart by civil war, political…

Exxon’s Mega Discovery Could Be A Boon For Offshore Investment

Jul 04, 2016 at 15:41 | Dave Forest

Potentially game-changing announcement in the oil and gas sector late last week. From a part of the world that’s almost completely unknown for petroleum — but could soon…

Texan Oil Production May Not Be Falling As Fast As Analysts Believe

Jul 04, 2016 at 15:32 | Ron Patterson

I have considered an alternative way of estimating Texas oil (C+C) output using the Drilling info data provided in the EIA’s 914 monthly production reports.

U.S. Oil Industry May Soon Face Rig And Worker Shortages

Jul 01, 2016 at 17:12 | Drilling Info

Coming on the heels of the last few articles about DUCs (drilled uncompleted wells) another discussion that is beginning to occur between analysts and companies is the…

Exxon Might Have Just Made The Largest Oil Find In Two Years

Jul 01, 2016 at 13:43 | Charles Kennedy

ExxonMobil and its partner Hess Corp. have announced that the major discovery off the coast of Guyana, is a discovery that is much larger than previously expected. The Liza…

Oil Supply Disruptions Highest In Five Years

Jun 10, 2016 at 17:14 | Nick Cunningham

The disruptions in global oil supplies are at their highest level since 2011. That comes from an updated assessment from the EIA, which shows total disruptions in…

Expert Commentary: Volatility Vanishes In The Oil Markets

Jun 10, 2016 at 16:28 | SCS OTC Corp

• WTI submitted a new YTD high of $51.67 this week, albeit in exceptionally boring fashion. In the ten trading days ending June 6th WTI traded in a…

Looking Inside The Mind Of An Oil Giant

Jun 09, 2016 at 10:40 | Dave Forest

The world’s second-largest petro-major gave us a rare look inside its corporate head this week. With top management pulling back the veil on which global oil and gas plays they…

U.S. Shale Hurting: Largest Monthly Drop In More Than A Year

Jun 08, 2016 at 16:15 | Arthur Berman

U.S. crude oil production fell 150,000 barrels per day in May and the global over-supply of liquids was 680,000 barrels per day. The EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (

Niger Delta Avengers Reject Talks; Blow Up Another Chevron Well

Jun 08, 2016 at 13:42 | Charles Kennedy

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) strike again. The Nigerian government said that it would scale back its military campaign against the Avengers and push for negotiations after…

Oil Holds Steady As EIA Confirms 3.2M Barrel Draw

Jun 08, 2016 at 10:46 | Lincoln Brown

Official data released early on Wednesday confirms expectations of a U.S. crude oil inventory draw, with the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showing inventories down by over 3.2 million…

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