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Energy

Get Ready For $80 Oil

Jun 21, 2016 at 16:05 | Michael McDonald

Oil is only just beginning to regain some of the ground that it has lost over the last few years, but already some analysts are looking for much higher prices.

$1 Trillion In Spending Cuts Could Lead To An Oil Price Spike

Jun 21, 2016 at 15:33 | Nick Cunningham

Are today’s spending cuts setting the global oil market up for a supply crunch in a few years? An oil supply deficit may be hard to…

Oil-Dependent African Countries Desperate To Find New Markets

Jun 21, 2016 at 15:22 | Irina Slav

Oil has been truly black gold for countries such as Nigeria and Angola—Africa’s top oil exporters. It has sustained their economies, accounting for over 90 percent…

Renewables Revolution Reaching New Heights In 2016

Jun 21, 2016 at 15:13 | Global Risk Insights

The global oil price slump has dominated the news for months, as exporting nations and energy companies worry about losses. Low prices are affecting both established…

Oil Markets Are Balanced But Bracing For Brexit

Jun 21, 2016 at 14:04 | Evan Kelly

This week’s key data from the oil and gas industry shows that fears of a Brexit continue to weigh on oil, as the dollar strengthens due to market uncertainty. We…

Saudi Oil Exports Reach Six-Month Low

Jun 21, 2016 at 13:36 | Erwin Cifuentes

Oil exports from Saudi Arabia tumbled to their lowest point in six months according to the latest Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) published on 20 June…

Oil Retraces Amid Broader Market Volatility

Jun 21, 2016 at 10:42 | Matt Smith

Once again, the oil market is being whipsawed around by currency swings under the influence of Brexit sentiment. Amid dollar strength, Nigerian truce hopes, and some…

Oil Majors Are Turning To Russia For M&A Opportunities

Jun 21, 2016 at 10:27 | Dave Forest

As I discussed last month, M&A activity is returning to the oil and gas sector, as a rebound to $50 crude is encouraging the world’s…

Why We Can Expect Cripplingly Higher Oil Prices In The Near Future

Jun 20, 2016 at 18:00 | Arthur Berman

The break-even price for Permian basin tight oil plays is about $61 per barrel (Table 1). That puts Permian plays among the lowest cost significant supply…

To Avoid The Oil Curse, Russia Needs To Take A Leaf Out Of The Saudi’s Book

Jun 20, 2016 at 16:13 | Scott Belinksi

When Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman first announced the Kingdom’s post-oil blueprint in April many commentators were skeptical. Saudi Arabia, they said, has been talking about ditching its…

Big Oil Betting On Another Price Jump With Refinery Sales

Jun 20, 2016 at 15:07 | Irina Slav

Refining revenues have for many oil businesses been the difference between life and death over these past two years. Now they are helping some of the biggest oil companies in…

Inventory Drawdowns Won’t Boost Oil Prices

Jun 20, 2016 at 15:00 | Rakesh Upadhyay

During the next three months, various analysts expect crude oil inventory drawdowns to increase, providing support to crude oil prices. However, post-September, inventory build-up is likely…

Why China’s Energy Deregulation Is More Important Than The Aramco IPO

Jun 20, 2016 at 14:53 | Global Risk Insights

In recent years, images of China’s rapid industrialization have become all too familiar: from enormous factories, and infrastructure projects, to the ubiquitous smokestacks of the nation’s…

How The Brexit Vote Will Impact Oil Prices

Jun 20, 2016 at 13:35 | Charles Kennedy

British voters are set to vote this week on whether to stay within the European Union or to break up and go it alone. Although the…

Oil Rallies With Risk-On Rebound

Jun 20, 2016 at 11:11 | Matt Smith

In honor of Brian Wilson’s 74th birthday, the oil market is picking up some good vibrations to start the week. As Brexit fears abate and risk-on…

Is The Race For Madagascar’s Resources About To Get Underway?

Jun 20, 2016 at 10:52 | Dave Forest

Back from Asia — a part of the world where a small but potentially important news item emerged in the mining world this week - from…

Russia Considers Building A Hyperloop To China

Jun 20, 2016 at 09:50 | Charles Kennedy

Russia’s Transport Ministry is considering the Elon Musk-proposed Hyperloop concept to connect China with the Russian Far East and may propose the idea to Beijing. "The…

Slavery At Sea: The Ugly Underbelly Of Oil Shipping

Jun 17, 2016 at 18:27 | Julianne Geiger

The words “slavery” and “oil”, when used together, are usually reserved for use in the context of palm oil, but the offshore oil and gas industry…

Is Statoil Ready To Move Away From Fossil Fuels?

Jun 17, 2016 at 18:17 | Gregory Brew

Norway’s parliament recently passed legislation vowing to make the country carbon-neutral by 2030. The bill passed with bi-partisan support and is a powerful indicator of the…

OPEC May Be Forcing Venezuela Into Regime Change

Jun 17, 2016 at 18:12 | Erwin Cifuentes

A key U.S. Congressman believes that the actions by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) regarding oil production could lead to regime change in Venezuela,…

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