Energy / Crude Oil

Jul 24, 2015 at 15:56 | Gaurav Agnihotri

The undisputed king of oil and gas is making some moves that could change the face of the global refining sector.In June 2015, Saudi…

Jul 24, 2015 at 11:44 | Kurt Cobb

The plunge in oil prices last year led many to say that a decline in U.S. oil production wouldn't be far behind. This was because almost…

Jul 23, 2015 at 13:10 | Ron Patterson

The Texas RRC Data is out. All RRC data below is through May. The EIA data is through April.

Jul 22, 2015 at 17:24 | Nick Cunningham

The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), once seen as a cornerstone of America’s energy security, is losing its shine in Washington.The SPR was established in the aftermath…

Jul 22, 2015 at 13:46 | David Yager

Alberta’s oilsands were front-page news again last week as Alberta Premier Rachel Notley stopped in Quebec en route to the annual premiers’ conference in St.…

Jul 22, 2015 at 11:45 | Charles Kennedy

Not typically thought of when considering major oil exporters, one small country holds significant potential to join the ranks of some of South America’s much larger…

Jul 21, 2015 at 17:07 | Martin Tillier

The two oilfield service giants, Schlumberger (SLB) and Halliburton (HAL) have now both released earnings for the second quarter of 2015, and both have reported a…

Jul 21, 2015 at 16:52 | Michael McDonald

Energy stocks have been a great investment for a decade now and a staple in many investors’ portfolios. However, all stocks move in two directions, up…

Jul 21, 2015 at 16:26 | Robert Rapier

According to the recently-released BP (NYSE: BP) Statistical Review of World Energy 2014, the U.S. was the world’s largest and most diverse energy producer in…

Jul 21, 2015 at 10:47 | Dave Forest

There's been a lot of hype over oil and gas mega-discoveries in places like Brazil and Africa the last few years. But when it comes to…

Jul 20, 2015 at 16:13 | Michael McDonald

Oil stock investors have rarely faced such a conundrum. Exxon Mobil: 3.5 percent and 12.5X; Royal Dutch Shell: 6.6 percent and 12.5X; Chevron: 4.6 percent and…

Jul 20, 2015 at 11:59 | Ron Patterson

Weekly oil shipments by rail can be found on the web at Weekly Carload Reports. And a summation of that data with charts can be…

Jul 17, 2015 at 16:28 | Dan Dicker

Oil's great bust cycle is now nearing its one-year anniversary, and the time is now fast approaching when we need to plan for it's inevitable end and equally inevitable next…

Jul 17, 2015 at 16:23 | Martin Tillier

“Once bitten, twice shy” is an old adage that should not be in the lexicon of any trader or investor. Just because a strategy or individual…

Jul 17, 2015 at 10:38 | Gaurav Agnihotri

The historic deal between Iran and the P5+1 group (The U.S., France, UK, Russia, China and Germany) has several oil majors and oil refiners considering the…

Jul 16, 2015 at 16:42 | Nick Cunningham

There has been a lot of hype surrounding the historic energy reform that Mexico’s government pushed through over the past few years, opening up the oil…

Jul 16, 2015 at 13:20 | Andy Tully

Don’t expect a sudden surge in oil on the world market now that Iran and six world powers have agreed on a deal to limit Tehran’s…

Jul 16, 2015 at 11:30 | Ekaterina Pokrovskaya

The unresolved dispute over oil and gas export revenue distribution between the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and Baghdad hampers both the Kurdish and the overall Iraqi…

Jul 16, 2015 at 10:05 | Charles Kennedy

Subsea 7 announced on July 13 that it has agreed to form a global alliance with OneSubsea, forming a partnership to build subsea oil and gas…

Jul 15, 2015 at 17:13 | Michael McDonald

It’s been a tough year for international oil investors in Brazil as Petrobras has come under extreme scrutiny for allegedly paying massive bribes to secure…