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Small Oilfield Service Companies May Have Big Upside

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As major oilfield service companies…

The Real Reason For Saudi Arabia’s Oil Production Cuts

The Real Reason For Saudi Arabia’s Oil Production Cuts

Saudi Arabia's energy minister, Abdulaziz…

Energy / Crude Oil

How To Profit When Nothing Is Certain

Jun 12, 2015 at 16:23 | Martin Tillier

As I get older, I increasingly derive a great deal of satisfaction from sharing with others the lessons learned over nearly twenty years in dealing rooms…

A Change In Fortunes For Mexico’s Offshore Sector

Jun 12, 2015 at 16:18 | Editorial Dept

Mexico has long been in the world’s top 10 in terms of oil production. For years, that was buttressed from the massive flows from one huge…

Price Action Suggests Bullish Investor Sentiment

Jun 12, 2015 at 15:46 | Jim Hyerczyk

The price action by August Crude Oil futures is once again suggesting a balanced market. The low to high price action for the week suggests volatility,…

EIA Oil Production Numbers All Over The Place, Again

Jun 11, 2015 at 12:28 | Ron Patterson

The latest OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report is out. There were no big surprises.(Click to…

Will Russia Start Reselling Iranian Oil?

Jun 10, 2015 at 16:26 | Andy Tully

Russia has no contract with Iran to import its oil, but may help resell it on the world market, according to Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak.

Kurdish Oil Exports Under Threat

Jun 10, 2015 at 14:36 | Charles Kennedy

The fight against ISIS has taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks, with strategic cities and territory having been captured by the militant group.…

Oil Markets Could Be In For A Shock From China Soon

Jun 10, 2015 at 10:53 | Nick Cunningham

Oil analysts and commodity traders watch the price of crude swing down and up, and are trying to figure out when and to what extent the…

Three Possible Takeover Targets In The Canadian Oil Patch

Jun 09, 2015 at 13:47 | Michael McDonald

As the current oil price slump stabilizes, showing only a modest rebound in prices since the start of the year, it is likely that more mergers…

EIA: Major U.S Shale Plays Have Peaked, Expect Decline To Kick In

Jun 09, 2015 at 12:30 | Ron Patterson

The EIA has released its latest Drilling Productivity Report. There were some interesting data presented in the report.

Busting The “Canadian Bakken” Myth

Jun 08, 2015 at 16:38 | Andrew Topf

The financial pages of Canadian newspapers have been full of headlines lately announcing the potential of two large shale oil fields in the Northwest Territories said…

One Of The Safest Bets In Oil & Gas Right Now

Jun 08, 2015 at 16:16 | Michael McDonald

With the North American rig count now starting to stabilize, investors in the oil and gas space should consider starting to scour the landscape of…

Against Odds, Conventional Crude Oil Production Reaches New High

Jun 08, 2015 at 12:17 | Euan Mearns

Since May 2005, global conventional crude oil + condensate production (C+C) has been constrained to a bumpy plateau of around 73.2 Mbpd. That limit was breached…

Global Oil Shortage Before Year’s End? Surely Not…

Jun 05, 2015 at 17:17 | Nick Cunningham

Now that OPEC has left its production quota unchanged, the world will continue to see a glut in supplies, right?Some analysts aren’t so sure. Sanford C. Bernstein predicts…

In The Short Term Look To Oil Consumers, Not Producers, For Profits

Jun 05, 2015 at 16:10 | Martin Tillier

Over the last month or two, I have, on multiple occasions, expressed the view that the failure of WTI to establish itself above the $60-$62 level…

Latin America’s Most Exciting Oil And Gas Play

Jun 05, 2015 at 15:54 | Editorial Dept

IntroductionLatin America is a major player in the world of oil. Brazil and Venezuela dominate the continent’s position in oil production, and continue to…

The Last Three Years Of Global Crude Oil Production

Jun 04, 2015 at 16:02 | Ron Patterson

The EIA publishes every possible energy stat for the USA and hardly anything for the rest of the world. Well, anything current for the rest of…

This Country Wants To Rejoin OPEC As Soon As Possible

Jun 04, 2015 at 10:29 | Charles Kennedy

Who ever said there wouldn’t be any news coming out of the OPEC meeting in Vienna this week? In a surprise announcement, Indonesia has decided to…

More OPEC Oil Coming When Iranian Sanctions Removed

Jun 03, 2015 at 17:27 | Nick Cunningham

If the West and Iran can sign a comprehensive agreement that leads to the removal of sanctions on Iran, how will OPEC respond to the prospect of a flood of…

Petrobras To Help Pemex Explore For Oil

Jun 02, 2015 at 16:08 | Alexis Arthur

Mexico and Brazil, two of Latin America’s energy giants, are considering the possibility of joining forces. On May 27, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced that…

Three Eagle Ford Stocks Worth A Look

Jun 02, 2015 at 12:23 | Michael McDonald

Investors in oil stocks are finding out lately just how painful an oil supply glut can be. At a time like this though, one key for…

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