Julianne Geiger

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• Nigerian Oil Anxieties Mount, Even With OPEC Exemption

  Published 06 October 2016 | viewed 16,849 times

  OPEC may have given Nigeria a pass on the output cuts expected to be divvied out officially at the close of November, but it’s D-Day…

• Why Libya Could Completely Derail OPEC’s Deal

  Published 02 October 2016 | viewed 20,056 times

  As speculators’ heads dizzyingly spin over OPEC’s Wednesday announcement that they will cut output from 33.24 to 32.5 million barrels a day, without noting where…

• Go or No-Go Expected For Enbridge Pipeline By November

  Published 30 September 2016 | viewed 6,792 times

  The Canadian government announced on Thursday that it will hold itself to a two-month deadline for a yay or nay on the controversial Northern Gateway…

• Is Russia About To Ruin The Oil Price Revival?

  Published 29 September 2016 | viewed 43,663 times

  Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Russia has no immediate plans to change its current level of oil output, which is at near-record levels.…

• Oil Spikes After OPEC Reaches Deal On Output Cap

  Published 28 September 2016 | viewed 70,157 times

  According to a Reuters source, The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has in fact reached a deal that will “limit” oil production, and oil…

• T. Boone Pickens Says Obama Is A Loser For The Energy Industry

  Published 22 September 2016 | viewed 9,071 times

  According to energy magnate T. Boone Pickens, Obama has been a loser for the energy industry. And not just a loser, but “a complete loser”.…

• Iran Bumps Up Crude Exports To Highest Level In Five Years

  Published 16 September 2016 | viewed 26,213 times

  Iran’s crude oil exports were 2.11 million barrels per day in August—up 15 percent from July exports, according to Reuters, citing someone with knowledge of…

• Iran And Iraq To Increase Oil Output Despite OPEC Meeting In September

  Published 08 September 2016 | viewed 8,641 times

  Iran and Iraq have served up the latest round of comments on the highly anticipated—and highly analyzed—OPEC meeting in Algiers that many hope will end…

• How Millennials Could Bring The Oil Industry To Its Knees

  Published 01 September 2016 | viewed 97,145 times

  Maybe in better times, the staggering population of the millennial demographic would be a hurdle over which Big Oil could easily leap. But times are…

• What Will You Do When The Lights Go Out? The Inevitable Failure Of The US Grid

  Published 14 August 2016 | viewed 93,903 times

  Delta Airlines recently experienced what it called a power outage in its home base of Atlanta, Georgia, causing all the company’s computers to go offline—all…

• US Oil, Gas Industry Sees 26% Decline in Employment

  Published 05 August 2016 | viewed 28,753 times

  US oil and gas producers have cut 142,000 jobs as of May 2016 since its peak employment levels in October 2014 of 538,000, according to…

• Six Weeks In A Row – Rising Rig Count Pushes Oil Down

  Published 05 August 2016 | viewed 15,547 times

  The US oil and gas rig count, as reported by Baker Hughes on Friday, was up one over last week, bringing the total number of…

• Undeterred By Refinery Losses, Standard Chartered Doubles Down On Energy

  Published 04 August 2016 | viewed 9,195 times

  UK lending giant Standard Chartered Plc announced on Wednesday that it had increased the amount of loans to oil refineries by 24 percent as of…

• “Hot Lesbian” Ad Gets Canadian Oil Sands More Publicity Than It Deserves

  Published 02 August 2016 | viewed 44,666 times

  In possibly one of the biggest marketing blunders of the millennium, a Canadian Oil Sands group has managed to alienate groups from almost every walk…

• The Going Rate For The Largest Inland Oil Spill in US History: $177 Million

  Published 20 July 2016 | viewed 10,374 times

  Eaton Rapids, Michigan— Canada’s Enbridge Energy Partners will pay $61 million in civil penalties for its 2010 oil spill near Michigan’s Great Lakes, according to U.S. government…

• South Sudan Oil Hopes Thwarted Once Again by Civil War

  Published 14 July 2016 | viewed 7,844 times

  A month after announcing oil production would resume, Sudan's peace agreement is cracking. Five days of heavy fighting have forced tens of thousands of people,…

• Death Toll in Istanbul Terrorist Attack Rises to 41

  Published 29 June 2016 | viewed 4,244 times

  Over 40 people have now been declared dead following Tuesday’s terrorist attack at the Istanbul international airport, after initial reports had downplayed the extent of…

• Devastating News For OPEC As Oil Revenues Hit A 10-Year Low

  Published 24 June 2016 | viewed 14,487 times

  OPEC oil export revenues took a $438 billion hit last year, according to OPEC’s 2015 annual report released on Wednesday. Despite the poor showing in…

• Ventura County Pipeline Ruptures Sending 700 Barrels Of Oil Towards The Ocean

  Published 23 June 2016 | viewed 4,476 times

  A pipeline in Ventura County California ruptured on Thursday morning, spilling 700 barrels of oil into the ground in the Hall Canyon area. The oil…

• Slavery At Sea: The Ugly Underbelly Of Oil Shipping

  Published 19 June 2016 | viewed 55,769 times

  The words “slavery” and “oil”, when used together, are usually reserved for use in the context of palm oil, but the offshore oil and gas…