China’s Sinochem Energy Technology Co has…
The reason that investors have…
The mergers and acquisitions wave…
Natural gas prices in the U.S. for quite a few years now have hovered between the $2 and $4 per million btu (MMBtu) range, while they have reached as high…
As talk of a potential oil swap deal between Russian and Iran allegedly pick up pace, mainstream media reports say that Russia is considering the construction of a second…
Oil limits seem to be pushing us toward a permanent downturn, including a crash in credit availability, loss of jobs, and even possible government collapse. In this process, we are…
In a bid to show members of Venezuelan society the age of Chavismo was alive and well, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro decided to rename one of the largest oil fields…
Texas is on an export roll, recording a new record last year, with Houston leading the way and expecting more to come with the recent approval of a new liquefied…
Propelled by the boom in oil sands and tight oil production, condensates, an ultra-light oil, are emerging as an ever more important element of the energy industry. The increasing prevalence…
On February 13 a Norfolk Southern Railway train bound for New Jersey derailed in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. About 3,500 to 4,500 gallons of crude oil spilled, although miraculously it somehow didn’t…
There are growing concerns in some political circles that the pressure placed on Iran to have it stop its nuclear development programs may have been lifted too early. At…
After two months of violence, South Sudanese rebels have largely seized control of the capital city, Malakal, threatening to upset the oil production in the newly independent state’s only…
Shaking off some of the restrictions of international sanctions, Iran managed to boost its oil exports by 100,000 barrels per day in January. According to the IEA, Iran was…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says it's time to have a frank conversation about climate issues, putting the matter on the same footing as weapons of mass destruction. The…
The world’s largest defense contractor, U.S. Lockheed Martin Corp., better known for its military weaponry programs, is beginning to back renewable energy.On 11 February the Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin…
Royal Dutch Shell has announced plans to sell three oil and gas assets in the North Sea as the supermajor seeks to divest some $15 billion in assets.Shell…
An annual index from IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Center said acts of violence committed by non-state actors since 2009 increased by more than 150 percent. But for Internet security…
The Turkish state-owned upstream oil and gas operator TPAO will not undertake any investment in Iran's massive South Pars gas field even as the oil and gas multitudes line up…
While foreign energy companies eagerly await the easing of sanctions on Iran, there is one area of the country that will be off-limits to them – Iran’s claimed Caspian waters.
Russian Lukoil has announced its preparedness to return to Iran's Anaran oil project once the US-led sanctions against the Islamic Republic's energy sector are lifted.Lukoil and Norway’s…
There are exactly two ways to succeed in investing.First, be a visionary. Look at the data everyone else is puzzling over and see something they don't. Then translate…
Syria has around 2.5 billion barrels of crude oil, which makes it the largest in terms of proven reserves in the eastern Mediterranean, but overall in the global scheme of…
Japan’s nuclear dilemma and Asia’s LNG hunger.JapanThe pro-nuclear camp has won the critical 9 February Tokyo gubernatorial elections, and while this is not a straight-out victory…