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• Iraq’s Largest Oil Fields Threatened By Anti-Government Protests

  Published 18 November 2019 | viewed 12,342 times

  Anti-government protests in Iraq continued on Monday, with protesters blocking roads leading to five oil fields in the southern Iraqi province of Basra, which is…

• Vigilante Offers $100,000 Bounty To Hack Oil & Gas Companies

  Published 18 November 2019 | viewed 13,813 times

  One of the world’s most influential hackers is offering up to US$100,000 in cryptocurrency to hackers who break into oil firms and banks to leak…

• Russia Plans To Boost Crude Oil Exports

  Published 15 November 2019 | viewed 36,110 times

  Russia expects to increase its crude oil exports by around 400,000 bpd-500,000 bpd to more than 5.6 million bpd within five years, Energy Minister Alexander…

• Brazil Adds To Supply Glut With Major Deepwater Field

  Published 15 November 2019 | viewed 16,578 times

  International oil majors and Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras have just announced first oil from a deepwater field in Brazil’s pre-salt Santos basin, which will…

• The Real Winner Of The OPEC+ Pact

  Published 15 November 2019 | viewed 12,948 times

  Russia has made more money than Saudi Arabia from the production cut pact this year, while the Saudis have reduced output three times the volume…

• Money Managers: This Is The Maximum Value Of The Aramco IPO

  Published 15 November 2019 | viewed 13,447 times

  Saudi Aramco is worth no more than US$1.5 trillion, a Bloomberg News poll of money managers showed on Friday, two days before the Saudi oil…

• The Truth Behind Iran’s “Massive” Oil Find

  Published 14 November 2019 | viewed 48,654 times

  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced proudly this weekend that Iran had discovered a massive new oil field containing more than 50 billion barrels of reserves—a…

• World's Most Notorious Pipeline Battle Is Heating Up Again

  Published 14 November 2019 | viewed 40,685 times

  The company owning the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe resumed a long-standing regulatory battle this week, after North Dakota’s…

• Real Estate Tycoon Buys Up Oil Assets At Rock Bottom Prices

  Published 14 November 2019 | viewed 24,218 times

  Sam Zell, the real estate mogul, has acquired oil assets across the United States at ‘fire-sale’ prices, as U.S. drillers sell assets to raise cash…

• Tesla Faces Environmental Challenge In European Expansion

  Published 14 November 2019 | viewed 8,835 times

  Tesla may have to cut down trees in a pine forest near Berlin where the U.S. electric vehicle maker plans to build its first factory…

• OPEC Output Soars As Venezuela Bounces Back From The Brink

  Published 14 November 2019 | viewed 21,131 times

  OPEC’s crude oil production jumped by nearly 1 million bpd in October compared to September after top producer Saudi Arabia recovered from the mid-September attacks…

• The Bullish Surprise In OPEC's Latest Report

  Published 14 November 2019 | viewed 22,313 times

  In its last report before the December meeting, OPEC estimates that demand for its crude oil next year will drop by 1.1 million bpd from…

• Major Oil Nation Reshuffles Government Ahead Of OPEC Meeting

  Published 14 November 2019 | viewed 7,995 times

  The government of Kuwait, OPEC’s fourth-largest producer, resigned on Thursday after a no-confidence vote against one minister, while the fate of the oil ministry’s portfolio…

• Why Brazil’s Oil Auctions Will Fail Again

  Published 13 November 2019 | viewed 8,698 times

  Big Oil will likely snub Brazil’s huge oil auctions next year, just as they did in this year’s highly anticipated bid rounds, because projects and…

• Even Banks Have No Idea What Aramco Is Worth

  Published 13 November 2019 | viewed 10,328 times

  In what could be just days ahead of the most-anticipated initial public offering ever, investment banks continue to give enormous ranges in their low and…

• Top U.S. Gas Producer Looks To Ditch Major Shale Assets

  Published 13 November 2019 | viewed 20,415 times

  Leading Haynesville basin producer Comstock Resources is in discussions to buy the Haynesville assets of Chesapeake Energy in Louisiana, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing people…

• Exxon Doubles Down On The World's Second Largest Offshore Oilfield

  Published 13 November 2019 | viewed 27,212 times

  ExxonMobil plans to invest several million US dollars annually in the world’s second-largest offshore oilfield, Upper Zakum offshore the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on top…

• OPEC Is Desperate For A Trade War Resolution

  Published 13 November 2019 | viewed 19,654 times

  The U.S. and China will reach a trade deal, and therefore remove the “dark cloud” hanging over the oil market, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo…

• Iran Admits: Tanking Oil Revenue Cripples Country

  Published 12 November 2019 | viewed 21,338 times

  In contrast to previously defiant statements that Iran will withstand any sanctions of its ‘enemies’, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani admitted on Tuesday that it is…

• Russia's Landmark Pipeline Could Transform Global Gas Markets

  Published 12 November 2019 | viewed 12,284 times

  The Power of Siberia gas pipeline that will bring Russian natural gas to the world’s biggest gas importer, China, will start operations in December, Geng…