James Stafford is the Editor of Oilprice.com
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There is a massive threat to our capital markets, the free market in general, and fair dealings overall. And no, it’s not China. It’s a…
The oil industry took a tumble in 2020, but the tides are beginning to turn. Oil prices are currently wading cautiously in the $50 range…
Two and a half decades ago, Nick Steinsberger invented what is now the modern-day frack in the Barnett shale. Now, the petroleum engineer extraordinaire is…
As we approach the climax of a potentially enormous Permian-style discovery in the opening of Namibia’s giant, deep Kavango Basin, internationally acclaimed geochemist Daniel Jarvie…
As the asymmetric war between Iran and the U.S. continues to escalate, threatening oil supply across the Middle East, oil markets appear to be entirely…
Cryptocurrency may be one of the biggest threats to governments, security and the entire financial system that we’ve ever seen. It can help fund terrorism…
This week, the IEA said that U.S. shale would dominate the oil and gas markets over the next decade, rising to “a level 50 percent…
The Bitcoin boom is well and truly underway, and investors are constantly looking for new ways to gain an advantage in this space. The best…
We begin with a look at the key data for the oil and gas industry this week, which shows the impact of the Brexit vote…
The energy sector was certainly a bargain in January, but no one really knows where oil will be around Christmas. While we may have already…
Oil prices plunged to their lowest levels in more than a decade earlier this year, but have since rallied by more than 70 percent from…
The global glut in oil supplies could shrink substantially in the second half of this year, signaling a potential rise in oil prices in just…
The score was level after the first leg of a two-game faceoff between two of the world’s Petro-soccer giants on April 6. Manchester City and…
The depletion of old oil wells is expected to surpass new sources of supply in 2016, as the ongoing oil price slump puts a long…
U.S. shale has weathered the oil crash better than many expected, but the stubborn persistence of low prices through 2016 could amount to the “straw…
The rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran has quickly ballooned into the worst conflict in decades between the two countries. The back-and-forth escalation quickly turned…
The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran appears to be escalating, but oil markets continue to shrug off the news. Less than a week after…
Business is business, so why not buy oil from ISIS. The Russians claim the Turks are doing it, and in all likelihood even Assad is…
As the terrorist attack in Paris sparks worldwide fear of similar reprisals and a bloody shootout and hostage situation in a five-star Mali hotel exacerbates…