The current oil-price rally is over. U.S. rig counts have surged as oil prices sink. Capital is driving the oil markets and it enables bad behavior by producers.…
Oil prices plunged on Wednesday as the EIA shocked traders once again, raising the possibility that the oil markets are not as close to “balance” as once thought.…
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As the Financial Times reported on 12 July, Saudi Arabia’s oil-output reached record highs in June 2016. Increasing production 280,000 barrels/day to 10.6m b/d, Saudi Arabia has…
Recent military attacks on oil infrastructure in Nigeria have dragged the country’s daily crude production down by 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), figures by the Nigerian National…
Statoil reported its second quarter figures on Wednesday, revealing a second-quarter loss that disappointed analysts’ expectations. The Norwegian oil company lost just over $300 million on the quarter, meaning…
As the latest weekly inventory report from the EIA shows builds to both crude and gasoline, prices have reversed course and are charging lower. Hark, here are six…
The Energy Information Administration said that commercial crude oil inventories gained 1.7 million barrels in the week to July 22, reaching 521.1 million barrels. This is a…
Critical development this week in one of the world’s most important emerging natural gas plays. Where the entrance of a major E&P may signal a massive prize waiting…
Following robust demand for crude and disruptions to supply in the second quarter, the World Bank raised on Tuesday its 2016 forecast for crude oil prices to…
Capital expenditure cuts of $150 billion for 2016 and 2017 by U.S. exploration and production companies are expected to result in average production losses of 4.2 million barrels…
Second quarter earnings season is underway and BP was the first oil major to kick off the fun. The British oil giant reported its third consecutive quarterly…
If one follows the media coverage of Elon Musk, the overwhelming impression would be of a man in a huge rush. The last couple of weeks have been…
On July 15, 2016, a new chapter opened in Turkish political history. A group of military officers attempted a coup to overthrow the Erdogan regime in Turkey. Recep…
The energy storage market is one of the most exciting and fastest growing new industries in the utility space right now. The market grew by several hundred percent…
A toxic combination of an increasing gasoline glut an increasing rig count and a strong dollar continue to up downward pressure on oil prices.
The chief of staff of the Libyan army has warned foreign companies the army will fire at any non-Libyan tanker entering the country’s territorial waters. The warning…
As many as 400 oil platform workers have stopped work for 24 hours in what is the largest industrial action in the North Sea for the last 28 years. The…