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• Russian Firm Seals $1 Billion Oil Rig-Building Deal With Iran

  Published 29 August 2016 | viewed 9,399 times

  Russian shipyard Krasnye Barrikady will build five offshore drilling rigs for Iran in a US$1-billion deal signed by the firm’s CEO, Aleksandr Ilichev, and the…

• Oil Floods The Streets Of Iraqi Town After ISIS Opens Tap

  Published 29 August 2016 | viewed 45,200 times

  Iraqi media are reporting that ISIS militants have opened the taps of an oil pipeline in the town of Qayyarah, in northern Iraq. Crude is…

• Oman Sees Oil Exports Increase in H1 2016

  Published 29 August 2016 | viewed 8,943 times

  Oman reported crude oil exports of 190.71 million barrels for the period from January to July, which represented a 6.2-percent annual increase. The increase came…

• Blackstone Snatches Up Permian Oil Assets

  Published 26 August 2016 | viewed 17,364 times

  Blackstone Group LP is partnering with two energy companies to buy assets in the Permian, one of the few shale plays in the U.S. where…

• Petroleum Facilities Guard Shuts Down Oil Field in Libya

  Published 26 August 2016 | viewed 10,213 times

  As Libya continues its descent into chaos with three rival ‘governments’ vying for control of the country’s oil wealth, the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG), has…

• Anti-Trust Regulators Approve Tesla’s Solar City Acquisition

  Published 26 August 2016 | viewed 5,611 times

  Tesla has gotten the approval of the Federal Trade Commission to acquire solar panel maker SolarCity. The anti-trust regulator said that approval was quick, because…

• Trump Unnerves Fracking Chiefs While Obama Admin Supports It

  Published 25 August 2016 | viewed 17,321 times

  One would hardly expect an official from Obama’s administration, which has dedicated a lot of work to curbing the harmful effects of fracking on the…

• Angola Tops Saudis And Russia In July Crude Exports To China

  Published 25 August 2016 | viewed 6,674 times

  In a surprising development, Angola crude oil exports to China topped both Saudi Arabia’s and Russia’s for the month of July, with the African country…

• North Sea Oil Companies Caught in Major Tax Avoidance Scheme

  Published 25 August 2016 | viewed 7,495 times

  New research from the International Workers Federation (IWF) is claiming that big oil players in the North Sea, including Chevron and China’s Nexen have avoided…

• Colombian Government, FARC Insurgents Agree On Peace Deal

  Published 25 August 2016 | viewed 6,137 times

  A long-awaited peace deal between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has been sealed by President Juan Manuel Santos and…

• Can Fire Ice Replace Both Oil And Renewables?

  Published 24 August 2016 | viewed 30,953 times

  Do you remember the peak oil hysteria from the early 2000s? Oil didn’t just not end, the world started pumping even more thanks to the…

• Oil Plunges After EIA Reports Builds Across The Board

  Published 24 August 2016 | viewed 22,269 times

  The EIA reported a 2.5-million-barrel increase in crude oil inventories for the week to August 19, following a draw of the same amount reported by…

• Russia Sees Oil At US$50 Till Late 2017

  Published 24 August 2016 | viewed 15,662 times

  The Russian Economy Ministry said in a statement it expected crude oil prices to remain stable at their current range of US$45-50 over the next…

• Tesla’s Much Anticipated Battery is Finally Here

  Published 24 August 2016 | viewed 7,341 times

  Tesla has announced a long-awaited 100 kWh battery that will make its Model S the fastest car in production globally, the company said, adding that…

• Why Arctic Oil Is Crucial For Russia’s Future

  Published 23 August 2016 | viewed 21,857 times

  The Arctic – a cold wasteland that has shattered the expansion dreams of many an oil company by proving to be too difficult and too…

• China Plans To Slash Crude Demand By 250,000 Bpd

  Published 23 August 2016 | viewed 14,837 times

  China is determined to rid itself of its image as one of the world’s greatest polluters, and is serious about curbing oil production—even if only…

• Libya’s UN–Backed Government Gets No-Confidence Vote

  Published 23 August 2016 | viewed 3,558 times

  Libya’s oil is still in a state of flux, as Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord got a vote of no-confidence from Libya’s parliament on…

• Russia-Iran-Turkey Alliance Could Change Energy Dynamics For Good

  Published 22 August 2016 | viewed 35,028 times

  A new strategic axis is forming in the Middle East, and this axis could play a transformative role in the region, upsetting the longstanding balance…

• A Glimmer Of Hope For Nigerian Oil As The NDA Announces A Ceasefire

  Published 22 August 2016 | viewed 5,463 times

  The Niger Delta Avengers have agreed to cease their attacks on oil production and transportation infrastructure after prolonged negotiations with the federal government of Nigeria.…

• Iraqi Oil Exports to Jump by 150,000 Bpd

  Published 22 August 2016 | viewed 5,498 times

  Iraq has reached an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government to resume crude oil exports from three fields in the Kirkuk region, which will add…