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• Democrats Divided On Potential Drilling Ban

  Published 01 November 2019 | viewed 9,610 times

  While the top Democratic presidential contenders call for a ban on new drilling on federal land, Democrats in power in some of the western oil…

• Oil Tycoon Offers $2 Billion To Buy Back Lost Assets

  Published 01 November 2019 | viewed 10,242 times

  Mikhail Gutseriyev, a Russian tycoon with oil and banking holdings, is offering to buy part of his former assets that were transferred to the central…

• What’s Behind The Spike In OPEC Oil Production?

  Published 01 November 2019 | viewed 19,639 times

  OPEC’s crude oil production rebounded in October from multi-year-lows in September after top producer Saudi Arabia managed to recover supply lost in the mid-September attacks,…

• Ukraine: Nord Stream 2 Will “Weaken Europe”

  Published 31 October 2019 | viewed 8,730 times

  The clearing of the final major hurdle ahead of the controversial Russia-led natural gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 would weaken Europe and strengthen Russia, Ukraine’s President…

• Flying Taxis Are About To Overcome Their Biggest Obstacle

  Published 31 October 2019 | viewed 8,460 times

  Dozens, if not hundreds, of start-ups have designed ‘flying cars’ in recent years, testing prototypes for the future of urban mobility, in which air taxis…

• Mysterious Oil Spill Could Cost Brazil Billions

  Published 31 October 2019 | viewed 31,848 times

  Just as Brazil is preparing to hold what could be a blockbuster US$50-billion oil auction in early November, an oil spill of still unknown origin…

• Canadian Oil Companies Can Boost Production... On One Condition

  Published 31 October 2019 | viewed 9,767 times

  The government of Alberta said on Thursday it would allow energy firms to produce more oil despite the industry-wide production cuts, if those firms move…

• Canadian Oil Companies Flee To The U.S. Amidst Pipeline Crisis

  Published 31 October 2019 | viewed 15,305 times

  Encana Corporation said on Thursday it intends to move its corporate domicile from Canada to the United States and rebrand under a new name, amid…

• Oil Tumbles As Trade War Hopes Fade

  Published 31 October 2019 | viewed 64,910 times

  Oil erased earlier gains and traded lower on Thursday morning after weak Chinese industrial data and renewed pessimism about the U.S.-China trade talks added to…

• Oil Production Paralyzed As Venezuela's Electricity Crisis Worsens

  Published 31 October 2019 | viewed 23,218 times

  The power supply crisis in Venezuela is highly likely to continue in the coming months, affecting everyday life and paralyzing oil production in the country…

• OPEC Is Looking For Another Member

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 9,564 times

  OPEC’s top producer and de facto leader Saudi Arabia has informally asked Brazil to join the organization, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday, adding…

• Tesla’s Global Expansion Is Paying Off

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 10,715 times

  Tesla surprised the market last week with an unexpected profit for the third quarter, but a filing to the SEC on Tuesday showed that the…

• The U.S. Just Doubled Its Natural Gas Exports

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 31,486 times

  The United States saw its net natural gas exports in the first half of 2019 more than double from the same period last year, thanks…

• UK Braces For Final Verdict On Fracking

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 7,356 times

  The UK government will soon make an announcement concerning hydraulic fracturing in the UK amid concerns about the tremors at a fracking site in recent…

• Chinese Oil Giant Crashes On Abysmal Earnings Report

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 10,450 times

  Chinese oil and gas giant PetroChina reported on Wednesday a 58-percent plunge in its third-quarter profit as lower oil prices, fierce domestic fuel competition, and…

• Russia Turns Its Back On The Aramco IPO

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 9,608 times

  The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)—Russia’s sovereign wealth fund—will not make a huge investment in the listing of Saudi Aramco, although some Russian funds believe…

• Shale Stocks Are Suffering From A Sentiment Problem

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 13,412 times

  Third-quarter earnings in the oil and gas industry have begun to trickle in at a time when investors have the lowest confidence and interest in…

• The World's Newest Nation Holds Landmark Oil Auction

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 10,887 times

  South Sudan aims to hold an oil licensing round by the end of the first quarter next year, inviting oil companies to participate in the…

• The Surprising Winner Of The Oil & Gas Exploration Race

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 11,675 times

  Norway saw the highest number of oil and gas discoveries in the third quarter, with six out of the 38 oil and natural gas finds…

• BP: Oil Is “Finely Balanced” At $60

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 13,840 times

  The Brent Crude price is finely balanced at US$60 per barrel, but the U.S.-China trade spat will likely drag oil demand and, as a result,…