James Stafford is the Editor of Oilprice.com
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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…
As with most oil companies, 2015 has been a rough year for Royal Dutch Shell. The Anglo-Dutch company reported a third quarter loss of $6…
Critics of renewable energy always cite the fact that the sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow. As such, the…
The rebound in oil prices is still not here, and new data suggests that it will take some more time before the markets start to…
The performance of Blood & Oil, a soap opera based on the North Dakota oil boom, is not going well. The show saw its episodes…
Nevada is booming as new lithium companies rush in to stake out targets and massive business development gets underway, from Tesla to Amazon and Apple.…
Much has been made about the impressive gains in efficiency and productivity in the shale patch, as new drilling techniques squeeze ever more oil and…