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May 12, 2015 at 09:55

You won't hear anything about this nation today when it comes to petroleum exploration. But it's a place that might become a key story for oil and gas projects soon.

May 11, 2015 at 17:22

The U.S. is seeking a rapprochement with Iran over its nuclear program, potentially ending several decades of hostility. But while the U.S. is extending an open hand to Iran, other…

May 11, 2015 at 17:08

 California is not participating in the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) – at least not independently – but that won’t stop the state from setting an example. On…

May 11, 2015 at 16:55

Nuclear power plants seem to draw a special level of animosity even beyond that of conventional power sources that emit greenhouse gases. Perhaps because of the raw capabilities of the…

May 11, 2015 at 16:27

All rig count data is provided by Baker Hughes. All monthly charts are oil rigs only. Gas rigs are not included in the count. The last data point for…

May 11, 2015 at 14:40

Bannock Creek Project.Clouds over the oil investment space are obscuring a few rare wealth-creation opportunities. The history of exploration…

May 11, 2015 at 13:40

Low oil prices have provided a windfall to consumers around the world. In the United States, the second largest importer of crude (which was recently overtaken by China),…

May 11, 2015 at 10:22

The item in question: a new report showing that China just became the world's top oil importer.According to the Financial Times, Chinese trade data revealed that crude imports…

May 11, 2015 at 09:39

Back from another tour of duty the last few weeks -- this one including stops in Colombia, Thailand, Myanmar and Hong Kong.And everywhere there were interesting opportunities to…

May 08, 2015 at 17:32

After Iran and the P5+1 group of international mediators signed the framework for an interim agreement in Lausanne, there was a surge in reports from the international media, predicting a…

May 08, 2015 at 17:23

History has been so fascinated with oil and its price movements that it is indeed hard to imagine our future without oil. Over the last few months, we have witnessed…

May 08, 2015 at 17:08

Petronas is willing to pony up nearly $1 billion to secure the support of First Nations tribes in western Canada for its natural gas export project. The Malaysian state-owned oil…

May 08, 2015 at 16:49

If the goal of the EU’s Energy Union is to promote interconnectedness and stimulate competition, it may already be working with a project on its southeastern periphery.Albania has…

May 08, 2015 at 16:40

There is a tendency to think that the cost of oil is, by and large, a Middle East thing. When investors playing the stock market are chewing their nails over…

May 08, 2015 at 16:31

This Einhorn thing has me a bit spooked, no doubt about it. At the Sohn conference, the master of the Greenlight hedge fund trashed the business…

May 08, 2015 at 16:28

Regular readers will be aware that I am not one for overly complex technical analysis. Sometimes, however, all markets do trade based on technicals. When an obvious and well followed…

May 08, 2015 at 16:23

IntroductionAs summer approaches, Arctic sea ice will start to melt away. That will open up the region for oil and gas exploration. In American waters, Royal Dutch Shell…

May 08, 2015 at 16:13

Africa/Middle East Oil & Gas UpdateKurdistanThe Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq is upping the ante with Baghdad over the long-running oil question. Now Erbil…

May 08, 2015 at 16:08

June Crude Oil futures rallied earlier this week, taking out the psychological $60.00 level in the process. The rally was triggered by a price hike by Saudi Arabia, a protest…

May 08, 2015 at 13:17

Oil prices have surged to their highest levels to date this year, with Brent trading above $65 per barrel, and WTI close to $60 per barrel. The EIA reported…