I wrote in March about world’s top uranium nation, Kazakhstan, making thinly-veiled threats against uranium miners. And this past week, we may have seen the first moves…
Total global oil production could decline for the next several years in a row as scarce new sources of supply come online. According to data from Rystad Energy,…
Chinese conglomerate Yantai Xinchao has US$1 billion to blow and is looking to buy oil-producing assets in the Permian Basin as it moves aggressively to expand its…
Falling oil prices which started in late 2014 have highlighted an increased emphasis on the cost of producing oil, particularly from shale oil formations in the U.S. With…
For growing Asian economies, the oil price drop that started in mid-2014 was very welcome. It allowed them to cut petrol subsidies that were taking their toll on…
Gearing up for a campaign against the Democratic nominee for president, Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement…
We’ve seen it before. Tough talk in the early ‘70s for an energy independent America as OPEC’s oil embargo quadrupled the price of petroleum from $2.90 a barrel to $11.65…
The Kuwaiti government remains committed to rolling out its plan despite uncertainty over global oil prices. A host of public construction contracts have been awarded so far this…
The periodic escalation of violence in and around the separatist Azerbaijani territory of Karabakh routinely raises concerns about this conflict’s threat to regional energy security and pipeline infrastructure.…
As Brent oil touched $50 a barrel today for the first time since November of 2015, we've banked a lot of profit in our core Exploration and Production…
Yesterday, to much fanfare from the online financial sites and business television stations, WTI, the benchmark for U.S. oil, broke through the $50 level. No sooner had the…
Friday, May 27, 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…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Niger Delta: This is only the beginning• Libya: Division of oil spoils hasn’t been decided yet … • South…
July crude oil futures crossed to the strong side of $50.00 per barrel on May 26, but traders apparently didn’t like the view since the market settled twenty-five…
Pity the poor petro-states. Once so wealthy from oil sales that they could finance wars, mega-projects, and domestic social peace simultaneously, some of them are now beset by…
The oil rig count fell again this week from 318 to 316 after last week’s slight reprieve, coming in at the lowest at any point in time since…
This week’s key data from the oil and gas industry shows that both the ongoing decline in U.S. oil production and decreasing crude stockpiles have bumped up oil…
For the second time in less than a year, oil services provider Hercules Offshore is heading for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by entering a restructuring support agreement…
Forty-one years to the day after the birth of chef Jamie Oliver, and the recent rally in oil is looking a wee bit overcooked, after having a nibble…
I wrote Wednesday about Australia’s Oil Search making a major $2.2 billion investment in Papua New Guinea natural gas. Noting this as a sign the right projects…