Nick Cunningham is an independent journalist, covering oil and gas, energy and environmental policy, and international politics. He is based in Portland, Oregon.
OPEC has captured its largest share of the oil market since 1975, which could be seen as a vindication of the cartel’s strategy over the…
Two years on from the beginning of the decline in oil prices, lenders continue to tighten access to finance for oil and gas drillers. Having…
The U.S. holds more oil reserves than anyone else in the world, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Venezuela. That conclusion comes from a new independent…
A political breakthrough in Libya could potentially contribute to the return of some of the country’s disrupted oil production. Libya has been torn apart by…
The collapse of oil prices has killed off any appetite that the oil industry had for megaprojects that cost tens of billions of dollars. With…
A month ago fires raged in Alberta, militants attacked oil fields in the Niger Delta, U.S. shale production was plummeting – and oil prices were…
Oil prices rose again on Wednesday, as fears over the fallout from the Brexit continued to abate. But some potential supply outages also added positive…
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union sparked turmoil in financial markets around the world at the end of last week, but stocks rebounded…
Oil prices fell again on Monday after last week’s rout following the Brexit vote, deepening the losses and killing off a multi-month oil price rally.…
OPEC lost $349 billion in revenue last year because of low oil prices, cutting revenues almost in half from the year before. A report from…
The market for natural gas in the United States continues to seesaw back and forth, with a recent bout of optimism threatened to be dashed…
Are today’s spending cuts setting the global oil market up for a supply crunch in a few years? An oil supply deficit may be hard…
The wind and solar industry are set to attract substantially higher investment than fossil fuels over the next several decades, according to a new assessment…
The U.S. rig count jumped for the second consecutive week last week, as oil and gas companies start to get back to work as oil…
The disruptions in global oil supplies are at their highest level since 2011. That comes from an updated assessment from the EIA, which shows total…
Friday, June 10, 2016 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out…
For years natural gas has been likened to a “bridge fuel,” a source of electricity generation that can tide us over until renewables are ready…
There could be a growing shortage of skilled workers in the oil industry. That may seem counterintuitive in an industry that has been rapidly shedding…
If oil prices are to continue their strong rally, they will have India to thank. India has emerged as the “star performer” of the oil…
Now that oil is back up to $50 per barrel, will oil companies redeploy rigs to begin drilling again? Oil prices have rallied roughly 85…