The past year’s massive anti-mining drive by the Philippines government has wreaked havoc on the local sector. With the latest example being Australian miner Greenstone Resources this week saying it…
Global oil inventories are falling because of OPEC and non-OPEC production cuts, but the road to market balance will be long. Production cuts have removed approximately 1.8 million barrels per…
Phases in Canada’s Oil Sands We have entered a unique phase in major oil sands acquisitions in Alberta. Canadian companies are using their operational expertise, large market values, and stable…
Despite prices levelling off and a continued resurgence in American production, bullish predictions on future prices are stacking up as analysts weigh in on where oil is headed. Citigroup Inc.…
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that would promote his “Buy American, Hire American” trade policy, an agenda that is worrying oil pipeline companies. Trump’s executive…
A recent study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) concluded that by 2030 a quarter of all miles driven in the U.S. will most likely be in autonomous vehicles. BCG’s…
Iran will likely be allowed to maintain its current oil production levels should OPEC decide next month to extend the output cut deal for another six months, Kuwait’s Oil Minister…
After a lesser draw than expected to crude inventories, oil is selling off on this third Wednesday in April. As strong imports from the Middle East this week should help…
February marked the first month since mid-2014 when oil and gas activity in the Permian increased on an annual basis, the latest Texas Permian Basin Petroleum Index has shown.…
Markets should expect oil to hover around $55 in 2017-2018, according to the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook, released on Tuesday. Last year’s average barrel price was $42.84…
Potentially major development in the gold space this week. With one of the world’s go-to producing nations apparently going through a regulatory upheaval — which could affect new projects and…
Amid rising optimism about where oil prices are going, the EIA reported a 1-million-barrel draw in crude oil inventories for the week to April 14, just a day after…
The old saying goes, “Everything’s bigger in Texas”. The latest subject of this axiom is the legendary Permian Basin. The recent headlines have been eye-popping. “The Permian Basin Keeps On…
Maybe the surge in U.S. shale production won’t kill off the oil price rally after all. Oil prices could rise as high as the mid-$60s per barrel by the end…
This year marks Alaska’s 40th anniversary of the Trans Alaska Pipeline Systems (TAPS)—an 800-mile-long crude oil route that runs from the North Slope to Valdez, the northernmost ice-free port in…
China is still one of the most important countries contributing to oil market bullishness, despite its slowing economy. Over the past two years, China’s state-owned oil companies – PetroChina, CNOOC…
Rising production in the two biggest U.S. shale basins and Saudi Arabia's newly ambiguous stance on the OPEC deal extension have resulted in oil prices falling early this week.
Oil is on the defensive again, retracing from resistance in recent days amid bearish U.S.-centric data of rampant production increases. Despite the Good Friday holiday, we get the…
Oil prices dropped on Tuesday morning as the market continues to buy Saudi Arabia’s rhetoric that adds to outlooks for weaker global demand growth and rising U.S. production to drive…
Despite the fact that it managed to make the bond payment due last week, Venezuela’s PDVSA is in a precarious financial position, and regardless of the close Russia-Venezuela ties,…