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Another Conflict Is Looming In Libya’s Oil Crescent

Aug 29, 2018 at 10:17 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Libya’s oil could be under threat again, as fresh militant clashes may be coming to its oil region, just after the June-July standoff that crippled production and exports ended. Ibrahim…

Why The Oil Crisis Was Good For Some Oil Companies

Aug 28, 2018 at 18:07 | Irina Slav

When Lundin Petroleum struck oil near a dry well 130 km from the Norwegian coast in the North Sea in 2010 few people, if anyone at all, expected the oil…

The Bullish Case For Gas In Europe

Aug 28, 2018 at 15:57 | David Woroniuk

European natural gas pricing is amongst the highest seen in recent years, as unseasonably high demand and the long-term ramifications of the pan-European cold snap are priced into the European…

Could Tesla Thrive, Or Even Survive, Without Elon Musk?

Aug 28, 2018 at 14:52 | Jon LeSage

While Tesla, Inc., will be staying on the stock market instead of securing private financing, a much larger question has come up: Will the electric carmaker’s future depend entirely…

Oil Holds Gains Despite Downward Pressure

Aug 28, 2018 at 12:29 | Tom Kool

Oil prices have held onto gains in the last few trading sessions. “Brent is still holding its own above $76 per barrel, finding support from a weaker US dollar and…

Is This As Good As It Gets For U.S. Refiners?

Aug 28, 2018 at 10:32 | Genscape

U.S. Refinery Fall 2018 Turnaround Season This summer, United States refineries operated just shy of record highs, running close to 100 percent utilization rates. Refineries reached a new record-high gross…

Saudi King Stepped In To Call Off Aramco IPO

Aug 28, 2018 at 09:20 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has demanded that the initial public offering of Saudi Aramco be called off, stepping in to shelve the plans of his heir apparent, Crown Prince Mohammed…

Can The U.S. Bring Iranian Oil Exports To Zero?

Aug 27, 2018 at 17:09 | Gregory Brew

The U.S. wants Iran’s oil exports to drop to zero, according to a recent statement by National Security Advisor John Bolton. The question is: can the U.S. pull it…

Texas Oil Producers: Trade War Puts U.S. Oil & Gas Sector At Risk

Aug 27, 2018 at 14:15 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The U.S.-China trade tensions—which continue to escalate despite last week’s talks—risk backfiring on the American oil and gas sector, slowing down investments in long-term projects, a Texas energy group says…

Will Saudi Arabia's Geopolitical Strategy Backfire?

Aug 27, 2018 at 13:25 | Tim Daiss

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Friday that Vladimir Putin is preparing to visit Saudi Arabia. The statement comes after the Russian president received an invitation from…

Musk Scraps Plan To Take Tesla Private

Aug 27, 2018 at 11:09 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Tesla will stay public, Elon Musk said late on Friday, ending more than two weeks of speculation and calculation about how much a go-private deal would cost and who…

Is This North America’s Next PetChem Hub?

Aug 27, 2018 at 10:34 | Jon LeSage

Alberta is poised to find a booming market supplying petrochemical companies from its natural gas shale fields — and cost-competitive enough to potentially take away some of the U.S.…

Expectations Of NAFTA Breakthrough Send Oil Prices Higher

Aug 27, 2018 at 09:33 | Irina Slav

Following a week of gains that snapped a seven-week losing streak for WTI, oil prices traded slightly higher at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Monday, wiping out earlier losses as they…

From AK To EV: The World’s Weirdest Electric Car

Aug 24, 2018 at 16:38 | Irina Slav

Kalashnikov is synonymous with machine gun, but the Russian arms and military equipment giant has recently revealed that it has ambitions in other industries as well. This week, Kalashnikov took…

Europe’s Natural Gas Prices Surge To Record For Summer Season

Aug 24, 2018 at 16:38 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Europe’s natural gas market is the most bullish it has been in years, as higher-than-expected summer demand and a tighter market drive natural gas price futures to levels last seen…

Which Refiners Win From Strict Fuel Regulations?

Aug 24, 2018 at 16:38 | Justin Ziebart

In a little over 16 months, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will ban the use of untreated marine fuels that emit high levels of sulphur oxide (SOx).  Vessels that emit…

The Consequences Of Surging U.S. Natural Gas Exports To Mexico

Aug 24, 2018 at 16:38 | Tsvetana Paraskova

New pipeline capacity additions on both sides of the border have helped U.S. natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico to jump to their highest level on record in July. American…

Is The Aramco IPO Inevitable?

Aug 24, 2018 at 16:35 | Dan Dicker

The Saudi government said it would halt their plans for an IPO of their State-owned Saudi Aramco oil company, in charge of virtually all Saudi energy assets. This changes everything.…

Policy Change Creates An Opportunity In This Energy Market

Aug 24, 2018 at 16:33 | Martin Tillier

I have said before and I’ll say it again, despite Donald Trump’s best efforts the coal industry in this country is in long-term, probably terminal decline. Those best efforts were…

Global Gasoline Demand Hit By High Oil Prices

Aug 24, 2018 at 16:30 | Editorial Dept

Friday August 24, 2018 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy…

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