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The Best Risk-Reward Plays In Oil

Jul 27, 2021 at 14:13 | Alex Kimani

Oil prices have been ticking upwards after OPEC+ reached an agreement on Sunday that will see the group start adding 400,000 bpd production each month from August. Goldman…

Refiners Face Huge Long-Term Challenges

Jul 27, 2021 at 14:07 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The global refining industry has not recovered yet from the impact of the pandemic, but it is already facing longer-term challenges with the energy transition. Over…

Venezuela Plans To Revive Its Oil Industry Despite U.S. Sanctions

Jul 27, 2021 at 14:00 | Felicity Bradstock

Venezuela is ignoring U.S. sanctions with its plan to boost production to 1.5 million bpd by the end of the year, around three times the current output.

India May Join China In Bid To Lower Oil Prices

Jul 27, 2021 at 13:03 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The world’s third-largest crude oil importer, India, could join China in tapping into its strategic petroleum reserve in a bid to sell lower-priced crude to its refiners amid rallying international…

Libya Looks To Boost Oil Production To 1.6 Million Bpd In 2022

Jul 27, 2021 at 10:02 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Libya could boost its oil production to 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) by the middle of 2022 if the industry has the necessary funding, Libya’s Oil Minister Mohamed Oun…

Iraq Wants Other U.S. Oil Company To Replace Exxon

Jul 27, 2021 at 09:03 | Irina Slav

Iraq wants another U.S. company to replace Exxon as a shareholder in the West Qurna 1 field, one of the country's largest after the supermajor leaves the country. "Exxon Mobil…

Argentina’s Oil Industry Is Finally Bouncing Back

Jul 26, 2021 at 12:50 | Matthew Smith

While the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020’s oil price collapse hit Argentina’s hydrocarbon sector hard, leading to some analysts to claim that it may never fully…

Iraq Oil Expert: Baghdad Shouldn't Replace Oil With Renewables

Jul 26, 2021 at 10:42 | Tsvetana Paraskova

It is not in Iraq's best interest to adopt renewable energy at the expense of fossil fuels, energy and oil expert Hamza al-Jawaheri told local Shafaq News Agency in an…

Top Oilfield Service Providers See Multi-Year Recovery Ahead

Jul 26, 2021 at 08:57 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The three largest oilfield services providers in the world expect the vaccine-driven recovery in global oil demand to continue through the coming quarters and lead to the next upcycle in…

U.S. Rig Count Climbs As Oil Prices Recoup Losses

Jul 23, 2021 at 12:18 | Julianne Geiger

The number of oil and gas rigs in the United States is up 7 this week, according to Baker Hughes, which pegged the total rig count at 491, up 240…

Middle East Oil Giants Grapple With Cyberattacks

Jul 23, 2021 at 12:17 | Cyril Widdershoven

As the global oil and gas markets are recovering from the steep sell-off last Monday, threats in the market are not just linked to demand-supply concerns.

Deadly Typhoon Threatens Strategic Chinese Oil Hub

Jul 23, 2021 at 10:02 | Charles Kennedy

The In-fa typhoon, which caused devastating flooding in parts of China this week—claiming at least 33 lives—is expected to make landfall this weekend in a key area hosting some…

China Could See Slowest Oil Import Growth In Two Decades

Jul 23, 2021 at 09:06 | Tsvetana Paraskova

High oil prices and China’s crackdown on the use of oil import quotas could result in the lowest crude oil import growth at the world’s top oil importer since 2001,…

U.S. Shale Sees Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Jul 22, 2021 at 10:53 | Irina Slav

The U.S. oil and gas sector is recovering from last year’s market slump. But unlike the previous boom-and-bust cycles, the industry has held off on boosting production and…

China Taps Into Crude Reserves To Curb Oil Price Rally

Jul 22, 2021 at 09:15 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The world’s top oil importer, China, has started to release more than 20 million barrels of crude oil from its strategic reserve in a move seen as seeking to curb…

Saudi Arabia Wants To Pump ‘Every Last Molecule Of Oil’

Jul 22, 2021 at 08:59 | Charles Kennedy

After two weeks of impasse, the recent OPEC+ agreement has put Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman in the spotlight again for the power he yields on the global…

Houston Scrambles To Remain The Energy Capital Of The U.S.

Jul 21, 2021 at 09:43 | Haley Zaremba

The United States shale sector is at a crossroads. Houston, the capital of the nation’s oil and gas industry, is at the metaphorical and industrial center of a…

America Looks For A Balance Between Oil Needs And Climate Reality

Jul 21, 2021 at 09:32 | Felicity Bradstock

It’s an eternal dispute - the need to meet consumer energy needs through oil and gas production versus the battle of climate change activists and green policy. 

China Buys Less Saudi Crude As It Slams The Brakes On Oil Imports

Jul 20, 2021 at 12:13 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Saudi Arabia remained China’s single largest crude oil supplier in June, ahead of Russia, although Saudi shipments to the world’s top oil importer fell by 19 percent last month amid…

10 Things You Never Knew About Oil

Jul 20, 2021 at 11:59 | Julianne Geiger

From OPEC to U.S. shale, from fracking to negative oil prices, from endless political debates to inventories, the fossil fuel industry is never short on headlines. But the…

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