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Russia Claims Ukraine’s Black Sea Oil And Gas Bounty

May 07, 2014 at 17:14 | John Daly

Russia’s annexation of Crimea has totally upended Kiev’s plans for Black Sea and Sea of Azov offshore oil and natural gas production.Before the peninsula’s March 16 independence referendum,…

Russia Practicing 'Geo-economic Warfare' Oilprice's Robert Bensh Tells CNBC

May 07, 2014 at 16:59 | CNBC

The last few days have brought the worst violence yet since the ongoing struggle between the governments of Ukraine, Russia and their respective civilian supporters began, and power players…

Problems At Petrobras Mount As Brazil’s Oil Production Stagnates

May 06, 2014 at 17:06 | Nick Cunningham

For the past 30 years or so, Brazil has increased its oil production every year. Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras, has become a world class producer of offshore drilling technology,…

Kazakhstan Hedging Oil Bets With Diversification Strategy

May 06, 2014 at 16:50 | Daniel J. Graeber

A "new paradigm" shift in the economic model for Kazakhstan may suggest its hopes for a major windfall from the Kashagan oil field are fading.The Asian Development Bank…

Marcellus Gas Displacing Alberta Suppliers

May 06, 2014 at 16:39 | Chris Pedersen

For anyone covering the energy industry, it is often wise to take most production forecasts with a healthy dose of skepticism. The Marcellus shale gas production growth has turned out…

Israel Celebrates 66th Anniversary With Some Peace, Some Oil, Some Incertitude

May 06, 2014 at 16:22 | Claude Salhani

May 5th marked the 66th anniversary of the founding of Israel. As the Jewish state marked the occasion, the government looks forward to exploiting the recently discovered oil and gas…

Visegrad Group Urges U.S. To Hasten LNG Exports

May 05, 2014 at 17:15 | Llewellyn King

The trouble with gas is that it is not as easy to move around as oil, which is a problem, because it’s on the verge of becoming as important.

Diamonds From Smog? China Plans To Try It

May 05, 2014 at 17:05 | MINING.com

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde and a team of other artists and engineers are developing a new, energy-friendly mechanism that sucks smog out of the air and transforms it into diamonds.

Another George Bush Enters Politics, Seeks Powerful Texas Energy Post

May 05, 2014 at 16:48 | Climate Progress

George Prescott Bush, the 38-year-old son of Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, has brought the Bush dynasty into a new generation by entering his first political race this year…

Mexico Proposes Energy Rules To Attract Investment

May 02, 2014 at 15:22 | Nick Cunningham

The Mexican government has released its much-anticipated new rules on its oil sector, putting some meat on the bones of major energy reforms it announced last year. The rules appear…

Weakening Russian Energy Sector May Not Support Geopolitical Ambitions

May 02, 2014 at 15:08 | Daniel J. Graeber

The Russian economy may not be able to finance the Kremlin's ambitions in Eastern Europe for much longer because the country's oil and gas output is no longer a strong…

Iran Tears Up Azadegan Contract With China

May 02, 2014 at 15:01 | John Daly

China -- one of the few countries to invest in Iran despite international sanctions against it over its nuclear program -- has had its contract to develop Iran’s Azadegan oil…

Scientists Say 'Frackquakes' Are Going To Get Stronger

May 02, 2014 at 14:39 | Climate Progress

The man-made earthquakes that have been shaking up the southern United States only stand to get stronger and more dangerous as the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,…

Midstream Opportunities in the Marcellus

May 02, 2014 at 10:34 | Dan Dicker

I’ve been warning readers about 1st quarter energy results in the Exploration and Production companies – believing that the results would be overhyped and lead to disappointments.  But nothing like…

Newfield Exploration: A Microcosm Of US Oil & Gas

May 02, 2014 at 10:26 | Editorial Dept

The US oil and gas industry has been in transition over the last decade or so. It is not that long ago that offshore oil and international exploration were the…

Why This Midstream Player is Making Waves

May 02, 2014 at 10:12 | Editorial Dept

More North American energy companies are turning to rail transport as an option to get crude oil to refineries because there isn't enough pipeline infrastructure in place to keep pace…

The Future Still Looks Bright For Brazil’s Energy Giant, Petrobras

May 01, 2014 at 16:44 | Lisa Viscidi

After many years of praise, Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras, has come under increased criticism, with its weak profits, soaring debts and flat-lining oil production viewed as signs that the…

Why Hasn’t The U.S. Gone After Gazprom?

May 01, 2014 at 16:35 | John Daly

Amidst the deepening war of words over Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, U.S. President Barack Obama on April 28 added more Russian individuals and companies to a sanctions list that already…

Miley, Bieber, And Changing Global Oil Dynamics

Apr 30, 2014 at 17:09 | Matt Smith

Let’s go a little controversial here. The U.S. oil boom is such a headline-grabbing topic at the moment that I cannot help but draw comparisons betwixt it and its pop…

North Dakota’s Bakken Still Years Away From Gas Utilization

Apr 30, 2014 at 16:13 | Daniel J. Graeber

Though most mature oil basins in the United States waste less than 1 percent of associated petroleum gas (APG), North Dakota says the still new Bakken play won't be able…

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