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• Tesla Owner Sues Company For Alleged Battery Fraud

  Published 09 August 2019 | viewed 15,556 times

  A Tesla owner has filed a suit against the carmaker claiming the company used a software update to deliberately reduce the battery range of his…

• Washington’s Emissions Plan Could Cost U.S. Economy $400 Billion

  Published 08 August 2019 | viewed 8,774 times

  A controversial proposal by the Trump administration to freeze greenhouse gas emissions standards at 2020 levels for all cars made between 2021 and 2026 could…

• China Oil Imports Jump 14% in July

  Published 08 August 2019 | viewed 17,723 times

  Chinese crude oil imports added 14 percent in July as refineries started ramping up processing rates after profit margins began improving thanks to stronger fuel…

• Chinese Company Will Help Venezuela Fix Its Refineries

  Published 08 August 2019 | viewed 15,633 times

  A Chinese company has signed up to help Venezuela revive its oil refineries and alleviate fuel shortages resulting from the inability of refineries to operate…

• Saudis Scramble To Arrest Oil Price Slide

  Published 08 August 2019 | viewed 38,069 times

  Saudi Arabia has approached other members of OPEC to discuss possible steps they can take to arrest a slide in oil prices that have brought…

• This Is A Game-Changer For Lithium-Ion Batteries

  Published 07 August 2019 | viewed 114,533 times

  The latest news in the battery space has been about alternatives to lithium-ion technology, which still dominates the space in electronics and cars but is…

• Perry, Al-Falih Accuse Iran Of Oil Market “Destabilization”

  Published 07 August 2019 | viewed 14,530 times

  U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and his Saudi counterpart Khalid al-Falih accused Iran of trying to destabilize global oil markets during a recent meeting. “Secretary…

• Oil Prices Slide On Surprise Crude Build

  Published 07 August 2019 | viewed 39,154 times

  The Energy Information Administration reported a 2.4-million-barrel build in crude oil inventories for the week to August 2, shattering expectations of another sizeable draw. Analysts…

• Cactus Oil Pipeline To Begin Partial Operation Next Week

  Published 07 August 2019 | viewed 13,990 times

  Plains All American’s Cactus II pipeline that will carry crude oil from the Permian to Corpus Christi in Texas will begin partial commercial operation next…

• Is Big Oil's Natural Gas Bet Turning Sour?

  Published 06 August 2019 | viewed 17,499 times

  Big Oil has staked quite a claim in the natural gas industry in recent years, with supermajors building their presence in that segment in anticipation…

• Controversial Nord Stream 2 To Complete New Section In October

  Published 06 August 2019 | viewed 10,051 times

  Russia-led Nord Stream 2, the controversial pipeline that has unnerved half of Europe and the United States, is moving ahead, with the Swedish section of…

• Trump Freezes All Caracas Assets In Surprise Move

  Published 06 August 2019 | viewed 17,265 times

  President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing all assets of the Venezuelan government in the United States, Reuters reports, noting the move may open…

• Heavy Crude Shortage Is Taking Its Toll On U.S. Refiners

  Published 06 August 2019 | viewed 51,539 times

  A shortage of heavy crude has prevented U.S. refiners from taking advantage of stronger margins ahead of the new sulfur emission rules of the International…

• Oil Industry Faces Imminent Talent Crisis

  Published 05 August 2019 | viewed 35,163 times

  The oil and gas industry is facing a potential crisis, and this crisis could hit in just a few years: a workforce shortage. The problem…

• Australia Seeks To Stock Up On U.S. Oil Amid Gulf Spat

  Published 05 August 2019 | viewed 11,245 times

  Australia is in talks with the United States for buying crude oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves in order to boost its own strategic…

• Iran Seizes Iraqi Vessel In The Gulf

  Published 05 August 2019 | viewed 12,831 times

  The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Sunday it had seized an Iraqi boat carrying 700,000 liters of fuel the Iranian army said was being…

• Papua Moves Closer To Finalizing Papua LNG Deal With Total, Exxon

  Published 05 August 2019 | viewed 12,389 times

  Papua New Guinea has moved a step closer to finalizing a preliminary agreement for a second LNG project with Total and Exxon, Reuters reports, quoting…

• Turning Natural Gas Into Fuel Just Became Cheaper

  Published 04 August 2019 | viewed 45,708 times

  The advantages of natural gas over the other two fossil fuels—coal and crude oil—seem to be indisputable when it comes to carbon emissions. Natural gas…

• Indian Oil Companies Should Borrow More Internationally: Minister

  Published 02 August 2019 | viewed 11,884 times

  Indian oil companies should increase their international borrowing to keep the industry growing, the country’s oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today as quoted by Reuters.…

• Asset Sales Drive Petrobras To Highest Ever Quarterly Profit

  Published 02 August 2019 | viewed 4,088 times

  Brazil’s state oil and gas major Petrobras, once the company with the biggest debt pile in the global oil and gas industry, booked the highest…