Energy / Crude Oil

Mar 18, 2015 at 14:44 | Ron Patterson

The latest OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report is out with OPEC crude only production numbers for February. All data in the OPEC charts below is…

Mar 18, 2015 at 12:16 | Charles Kennedy

Could a decline in U.S. oil production finally be here? After months of substantial declines in the number of active rig counts in the oil patch, U.S. oil production figures…

Mar 17, 2015 at 18:21 | Thomas Miller

Energy investors are all basically asking the same questions: When will oil bottom, and when it does, what are the best ways to make money on…

Mar 17, 2015 at 17:34 | Euan Mearns

As if to rub salt in the wounds of the US shale industry, Middle East OPEC oil rig count has jumped by 19 rigs to 155…

Mar 17, 2015 at 12:14 | Charles Kennedy

The string of oil train derailments is sparking infighting between the various industry players moving oil around the country. An oil refining trade group is…

Mar 13, 2015 at 18:23 | Andrew Topf

The plunge in oil prices has been felt dearly by the top hydrocarbon-producing countries, with all experiencing deep losses in revenue that in better times, provides…

Mar 13, 2015 at 17:52 | Robert Berke

The Propaganda War Over Ukraine There’s an intense propaganda war raging now over Ukraine. The old saying applies: "Truth is the first casualty of war." Neither…

Mar 12, 2015 at 11:42 | James Burgess

The ongoing and seemingly widening scandal plaguing Petrobras is beginning to cause fissures in Brazil’s political system. New evidence suggests that the ruling political party may…

Mar 11, 2015 at 18:03 | Thomas Miller

It might be discussed over coffee, at the gym, or when a group of friends gather on a Friday night. Analysts write about it, pundits prognosticate…

Mar 11, 2015 at 11:05 | Charles Kennedy

After a slew of oil train derailments over the past month, the Obama administration is under assault…from lobbyists that is. A barrage of lobbying has descended…

Mar 09, 2015 at 17:13 | Arthur Berman

The main take-away from this week’s rig count is that everything is on track for lower U.S. oil production by mid-year. The weekly changes vary but…

Mar 09, 2015 at 11:09 | Charles Kennedy

Another day, another oil train derailment. This time a train derailed in Northern Ontario on March 7 and caught fire, spilling crude into a nearby…

Mar 06, 2015 at 14:12 | Dan Dicker

A bit of a conundrum going on in oil these days, as money continues to pour into energy companies and their bonds, mostly through fully subscribed…

Mar 06, 2015 at 14:04 | Martin Tillier

After a tumultuous period for energy investors it is beginning to look as if some degree of calm and logic is returning. WTI crude oil has…

Mar 05, 2015 at 17:20 | Nick Cunningham

A lobbying blitz is underway to scrap the decades old ban on crude oil exports from the United States. Originally implemented during price spikes in the…

Mar 05, 2015 at 16:41 | Robert Rapier

I will preface this article with my standard disclaimer on the Keystone XL Pipeline project: I have no vested interest in the pipeline either way. My…

Mar 04, 2015 at 17:38 | Thomas Miller

Have you ever noticed that during extreme economic cycles, when trends are roaring on the upside, or conversely crashing back down to earth, there often appears…

Mar 04, 2015 at 17:03 | Climate Progress

Credit: Shutterstock Transporting oil via pipeline is a risky business, especially if you’re doing it underwater. But…

Mar 03, 2015 at 16:51 | Nick Cunningham

The Mexican government has unveiled much-anticipated offers for offshore acreage in the Gulf of Mexico for oil exploration. In this second phase of “Round One” auctions,…

Mar 03, 2015 at 16:32 | Steve Brown

Value per barrel is a completely hopeless way of putting a price on an oil company or project; but (as with democracy and political systems) unless…