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The Single Biggest Factor For Oil Price Forecasts

Jun 26, 2019 at 13:08 | Osama Rizvi

Trump and Xi will meet this Friday at the G20 summit to discuss the possibility of settling their dispute and putting an end to the on-going trade war. While it…

Gasoline Prices Soar As Largest East Coast Refiner Is Set To Close Shop

Jun 26, 2019 at 12:33 | ZeroHedge

RBOB Gasoline futures jumped overnight, accelerating their recent ascent ever since the explosion and massive inferno at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) plant, following a Reuters report…

Oil’s Biggest Fear

Jun 26, 2019 at 11:58 | Editorial Dept

The biggest oil headline in the last week- and perhaps the biggest headline in any other periodicals you might read- has been the growing US/Iran conflict. To recap, Iran has…

A Very Real Threat To Libya’s Oil Production

Jun 26, 2019 at 11:54 | Editorial Dept

Why Libya’s Oil Exports Could Be Halted Earlier this week, the head of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) came out with a vague statement condemning calls to shut down…

Why OPEC Wants Oil Below $60

Jun 26, 2019 at 11:52 | Ross McCracken

In its June oil market report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) revised downward its global oil demand forecast for 2019 for the second consecutive month, this time by 100,000 b/d…

Uncovering Iran’s Secret Oil Shipping Scheme

Jun 26, 2019 at 11:51 | Editorial Dept

Italy in June is a tremendous place to be. The exquisite beaches of the Amalfi Coast, the green hills of Tuscany, the eternal hustle and bustle of Rome, what more…

Trump’s Iran Standoff Dominates Oil Markets

Jun 26, 2019 at 11:49 | Editorial Dept

A possible escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran has been by far the most intriguing development of the past week. Drones being shot down, military strikes called…

Solid State Batteries: The Next Big Thing In Electric Cars

Jun 26, 2019 at 11:36 | Jon LeSage

Plug-in vehicle sales have been seeing sizable growth in recent years, with Tesla grabbing most of the attention. Now the race is on with Toyota and several other global…

President Inslee: An Oil Major’s Nightmare

Jun 25, 2019 at 16:50 | Nick Cunningham

A prominent Democratic presidential candidate laid out a plan that offers the most direct threat yet to the oil and gas industry, entitled “Freedom from Fossil Fuels.” Washington Governor Jay…

The No.1 Trade-Off For U.S. Shale Companies

Jun 25, 2019 at 16:43 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Volatile but range-bound oil prices are limiting the ability of U.S. oil firms to pay down the debts they had accumulated in order to boost drilling activities and production. On…

Middle East Tensions Move Oil Prices Higher

Jun 25, 2019 at 13:03 | Tom Kool

Oil prices climbed higher on Tuesday as investors shifted focus from trade war worries to the growing tension between Iran and the United States. 

Shale Pioneer: Fracking Is An “Unmitigated Disaster”

Jun 24, 2019 at 17:38 | Nick Cunningham

Fracking has been an “unmitigated disaster” for shale companies themselves, according to a prominent former shale executive. “The shale gas revolution has frankly been an unmitigated disaster for any buy-and-hold…

Trump Imposes “Hard-Hitting Sanctions” On Iran’s Supreme Leader

Jun 24, 2019 at 17:29 | Julianne Geiger

The United States has levied new sanctions on Iran today in an effort to further squeeze the regime into compliance over the controversial nuclear deal and stave…

Philadelphia Refinery Explosion To Boost Gasoline Prices

Jun 24, 2019 at 17:00 | Nick Cunningham

South Philadelphia was rocked by a massive refinery explosion on Friday, with fire and smoke billowing into the air. The images were horrific. PHILADELPHIA REFINERY…

The Irony of California’s Oil Dependence

Jun 24, 2019 at 15:58 | Irina Slav

California has become notorious for its war on fossil fuels, which has made the state the largest electric vehicle market in the United States if not the largest producer of…

China Launches World’s First Smart Oil Tanker

Jun 24, 2019 at 13:15 | Irina Slav

China unveiled the world’s first intelligent Very Large Crude Carrier, which will have a capacity of more than 2.257 million barrels, China News Service reports, adding that the vessel,…

Hedge Funds Halt Selloff In Oil As Mid-East Tensions Spike

Jun 24, 2019 at 09:32 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Hedge funds essentially stopped the sell-off in oil futures contracts last week as the rising tension between the United States and Iran overtook fears of a global economic slowdown. According…

Two Events That Will Determine Oil Prices

Jun 21, 2019 at 17:52 | Nick Cunningham

Two big events over the next two weeks will determine the trajectory for oil prices in the second half of the year. One of those events will take place in…

Libya’s Oil Production Could Double Within 5 Years

Jun 21, 2019 at 17:27 | Irina Slav

Despite frequent oil field outages and now an open conflict between the UN-recognized government and the eastern-affiliated LNA, Libya’s oil production could double to 2 million bpd by 2023, IHS…

Can Artificial Intelligence Save The Nuclear Industry?

Jun 21, 2019 at 17:18 | Haley Zaremba

Attitudes about nuclear energy are changing, with pundits on both sides of the aisle touting its benefits for extremely efficient and relatively clean energy. Despite an ever more…

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