The market is growing increasingly…
The Biden Administration cancels planned…
Despite airstrikes and heavy bombardments from western militaries, led by the United States, as well as attacks from various Middle Eastern countries, the Islamic State continues to demonstrate a stubborn…
One of the biggest challenges the oilfield services (OFS) sector must face in the short and medium term is adjusting to the reality that construction of new or “greenfield”…
Oil majors operating in Nigeria are growing concerned about the possibility that the government alters the terms of their production-sharing contracts in order to raise more revenues.The…
By now, the proposed merger of Baker Hughes (BHI) and Halliburton (HAL) is not news. Yet despite a deal that shareholders on both sides are adamantly in favor of,…
Call it a tale of two countries. Venezuela and Colombia border each other, and have had no shortage of hostilities. The Chavista government in Venezuela has long been skeptical of…
Sometimes the smallest details mean the most. And a couple of little-reported comments from the government of one nation this week could signal very big things in progress for energy…
Brazil just held an oil and gas auction, and judging by the results, few companies are interested in developing the country’s oil and gas reserves right…
The EIA is out with the latest Short Term Energy Outlook. All charts below are in million barrels per day. The one table is in…
Although the world is watching the war in Syria, especially now that the conflict is pulling in more outside powers, there is another oil producer that…
The border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela has been ongoing for around two centuries, and Venezuela still claims large, resource rich swathes of Guyanese territory. In…
Global oil supply and demand fundamentals moved in the right direction in September but surplus inventory will keep oil prices low for some time to come.…
Think there aren't any bright spots for commodities prices right now? News this week suggests you should think again. One unexpected market in fact hit a…
Suncor Energy Inc. has announced an unsolicited offer for Canadian Oil Sands Limited, a CAD$4.3 billion (USD$3.3 billion) bid to take over the beleaguered oil…
How much cash would you give up to get a foothold in the world's newest oil play? That was the question answered by E&Ps last week.…
The available information on China’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a mess. The data is sparse, infrequent, and contradictory, which is something one might expect from a…
At the beginning of this week, oil major Shell announced that it will indefinitely postpone (read: completely abandon) its Arctic drilling operations in the Chukchi Sea…
Mexico improved upon its disappointing July auction in its latest round; an improvement that could lead to deeper investment in the country’s oil sector. In…
The disappointing exploration results in the Chukchi Sea for Royal Dutch Shell was a huge blow to the company, and will set back oil development in the Arctic indefinitely.…
Recently, Bloomberg reported that Iran’s oil minister had spoken with Mexican officials with regard to stabilizing the oil market. Iran claims that, if OPEC decides to more actively manage…
Arctic Drilling in the U.S. is dead.After more than eight years of planning and drilling, costing more than $7 billion, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it is…