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U.S. Drilling Activity Continues to Drop Off

U.S. Drilling Activity Continues to Drop Off

The total number of active…

The Oil Price Rally Has Stalled... For Now.

The Oil Price Rally Has Stalled... For Now.

Oil prices have been climbing…

Energy / Energy-General

Why Is Big Oil Backing The Paris Climate Agreement?

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:29 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Joining the ranks of former Exxon CEO, and now Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, the chief executive of another big U.S. energy company, ConocoPhillips, is saying that the U.S. should…

Can Oil Supply Keep Up With Surging Demand?

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:27 | Oil & Gas 360

IEA chief sees no peak in oil demand, but slowed investment will reduce supply Global oil demand could outpace supply after 2020, according to a release from the International…

Rise Of U.S. Shale Could Jeopardize OPEC Deal Extension

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:27 | Michael McDonald

OPEC and the U.S. continue to fight for dominance in the global oil market. The battle has been recently been defined by OPEC’s production cuts, but new U.S. shale production…

Investors Confident Of A Big Upwards Move In Commodity Prices

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:27 | MINING.com

After finishing 2016 up 25 percent, commodities are getting another boost from bullish investors. Investment bank Citigroup forecasts commodity prices will increase this year on strengthening demand in China…

Is The Lithium Bubble About To Burst?

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:25 | Metal Miner

After rising aggressively, some would argue that lithium prices have already peaked. Reuters quotes Paul Robinson, director at consultancy CRU Group saying that prices have little upside because demand…

Turkmenistan’s Gas Gloom

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:25 | Bruce Pannier

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov and his government just cannot seem to get a break lately. Not that they necessarily deserve it. But all the same, Turkmenistan's last realistic hope to…

Mongolia Investing Nearly $1 Billion To Develop Downstream Capabilities

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:24 | Oxford Business Group

The proposed refinery, to be located in the Sainshand soum (district) in the province of Dornogovi, is forecast to cost around $700m, with a further $264m to be spent on…

Tipping The Balance: The $50 Sweet Spot

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:24 | Dan Dicker

This week, an update on an investment I recommended last year in late May – Silver Run Acquisitions Corporation, then the SPAC of ex-CEO of EOG Resources, Mark Papa. That…

Oil’s Big Drop: The Contrarian View

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:24 | Martin Tillier

One of the first things I learned as I started my career in a dealing room was that, unlike in a marriage, on a trading desk being a contrarian made…

Oil Market Anxiety Returns

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:24 | Editorial Dept

Friday March 10, 2016 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…

Global Energy Advisory March 10th 2017

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:24 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement that will see a resolution of the two neighbors’ squabble over oil and gas fields they share territorially.…

Crude Collapses To Trade In Lower Range

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:23 | Jim Hyerczyk

The energy complex was most interesting this week. Crude oil prices collapsed, led by heavy fund liquidation after another surge in U.S. inventory and production. Natural gas rallied as winter…

How Much Further Can Oil Prices Fall?

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:23 | Tom Kool

Oil prices fell nearly 8 percent this week as speculators rushed for the exit and closed near record long positions.  

BP Shares Surge On Reports Of Exxon Takeover Approach

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:22 | Tsvetana Paraskova

U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has reportedly gauged potential interest among BP’s major shareholders regarding a possible takeover, British newspaper Evening Standard reported on Friday, sending BP’s stock…

Oil Trades Down 1.6% As Baker Hughes Reports 12 Rig Gain In U.S.

Mar 10, 2017 at 13:08 | Zainab Calcuttawala

This week’s Baker Hughes report shows the U.S. domestic oil rig count up eight sites this week, bringing the total to 617 active oil rigs – the highest since…

China Teapot Refineries Lobby For Fuel Export Ban Removal

Mar 10, 2017 at 09:24 | Irina Slav

Independent Chinese refineries, known as teapots, are lobbying with the government for the lifting of a fuel export ban that has cut a major source of income. The export…

What Does OPEC Do Next?

Mar 09, 2017 at 17:27 | Salman Ghouri

Time is of the essence. If you fail to comprehend future market conditions and fail to steer the ship in the right direction, it can lead to disaster. This is…

Can The Permian Outgrow The Giant Saudi Ghawar Field?

Mar 09, 2017 at 15:40 | Tsvetana Paraskova

When the Permian Basin in West Texas—which has been pumping oil for nearly a century—was fueling the U.S. and Allied forces in World War II, currently the world’s biggest conventional…

Is The Oil Price Plunge A Turning Point? 

Mar 09, 2017 at 15:38 | Arthur Berman

WTI futures fell $2.86 from $53.14 to $50.28 per barrel, and Brent futures dropped $3.81 from $55.92 to $52.11 per barrel. WTI is trading below $49 and Brent below $52…

OPEC Offers Olive Branch To U.S. Shale

Mar 08, 2017 at 17:14 | Nick Cunningham

Anybody who is anybody in the world of oil is gathering in Houston this week for the IHS CERAWeek Conference, an annual get-together of top industry analysts, executives and government…

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