Researchers at Tohoku University have…
A new study reveals that…
Oil prices surged early on…
The Dakota Access pipeline is ready to start shipping crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken play south to Illinois, project operator Energy Transfer Partners said in a regulatory filing…
Historic week in the oil and gas industry. With one of the world’s most well-known exploration destinations unveiling a slate of next-generation projects. The U.K. offshore. Late last week, the…
To extend or not extend? Officials from OPEC and a select few non-OPEC countries met over the weekend to review the state of the oil market, monitor their progress and…
The first three months of this year have made one thing crystal clear: Big Oil is set on expanding in shale—hardened by the lessons the oil price crisis taught it—and…
Last week, Xcel Energy announced a multi-state wind capacity project, anticipated to be the largest in the United States. Spanning seven states, the project covers eleven new wind farms…
The recent drop in oil prices, which has almost wiped out the price gains since OPEC announced its supply-cut deal, is coming just ahead of the spring season when banks…
Uncertainty is dominating today’s oil markets, with production cuts, ballooning inventories and a rising rig count all adding to oil price volatility. And as the summer driving season approaches and…
Global oversupply in liquefied natural gas has emboldened buyers to push for more favorable contracts. Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS), Japan’s JERA and China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), which collectively…
Oil prices are subdued to start the week, as the weekend's compliance meeting has done little to allay oversupply fears. As WTI continues to trek on in forty-dollardom, hark, here…
In a statement, the joint committee of seven oil ministers from the parties to the cut said that the deal could be extended for another six months, depending on…
OPEC’s worries about the booming U.S. oil production have increased significantly with the big three oil companies’ interest in shale. Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell Plc, and Chevron Corp.,…
Private equity funds are back in the oil game with piles of cash to spend, emboldened by oil prices of around $50 a barrel, even though WTI has in the…
Italian oil company Eni drilled the first well by an international oil company in Mexican waters, and on March 23 they said the well indicated a “meaningful” volume of oil.…
The self-driving car race has been intensive, especially recently, with new partnerships being announced on a regular basis as tech companies team up with carmakers to stake a claim in…
Climate change may not be a significant factor in the decision-making processes of the United States government, according to the White House. As per a directive signed by President Donald…
In a previous post on U.S. LTO future output there were suggestions that a bottom up approach might be better than the top down approach and I agree. I…
Norwegian crude oil extraction peaked in 2001 at 3.12 Million barrels per day (Mb/d) and in 2016 it was 1.62 Mb/d, growing from 1.57 Mb/d in 2015 and 1,46 Mb/d…
I know that many of the oil analysts out there have gone weak on me. Unable to believe in the inevitable re-balancing of the oil market, they continue to see…
Regular readers of my ramblings will be aware that I don’t believe that this drop in oil will be of any long term significance. It is understandable, for sure, as…
Friday March 24, 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…