Zainab Calcuttawala is an American journalist based in Morocco. She completed her undergraduate coursework at the University of Texas at Austin (Hook’em) and reports on international trade, human rights issues and more.
Saudi Arabia will deal ministers a 20 percent pay cut and scale back perks for government employees—two-thirds of employed Saudis—as it grapples with the realities…
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will be holding informal talks on the sidelines of the International Energy Forum in Algiers, which will run…
The decline of new oil and gas investments means the current oil glut’s days are numbered, according to a new report from Merrill Lynch. “Our…
Energy Transfer Partners—one of the major stakeholders in the controversial Dakota Access pipeline—bought over 6,000 acres of land surrounding the line’s route in North Dakota,…
South Sudan’s oil-rich Unity state saw heaving fighting this weekend when clashes between government troops (SPLA) and the armed opposition (SPLA-IO) broke out in Rubkotna…
Oil producers could see a $10 to $15 spike in barrel prices if the world’s energy leaders agree on a freeze in new output next…
One million barrels of oil per day is the magic amount of oil output that must be reduced globally to rebalance the energy markets and…
Russia will join output freeze discussions with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries only after its members agree on the terms of the deal amongst…
Egypt has chosen three firms to supply liquefied natural gas to its markets for the remainder of 2016, closing a tender it had issued two…
The Russian government will plan its 2017-2019 budget based $40 oil for the country’s signature Urals blend of crude, according to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.…
Libya could run out of funds in 2017 to keep the government operational if oil exports do not return to pre-civil war levels, according to…
This week Baker Hughes reported that two additional oil rigs went online in the United States, making it the fourth straight week of increased oil…
Gas extracted from shale fracked in the United States will arrive in Britain next week—a first for Britain—which could prompt Scotland to rethink its strong…
International oil companies extracting oil from Iraqi Kurdistan are facing irregular payments from the region’s semi-autonomous government. The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) missed July and August…
Nigerian oil production has increased from 1.57 million barrels a day three weeks ago to 1.75 million bpd this week, according to new data released…
Over 300 of Norway’s oil industry workers conducted a walk-out on Wednesday after wage negotiations failed to produce an acceptable outcome for the Industri Energi…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against hedge fund CEO Leon Cooperman on Thursday for insider trades conducted on the basis of non-public…
This week, the International Court of Justice will hear a border dispute case pitting the neighboring – and generally neighborly – states of Somalia and…
The highest court of Ukraine rejected a claim filed by the Russian firm Gazprom, which challenged an anti-trust ruling made by the Anti-Monopoly Committee of…
The American Petroleum Institute reported a 7.5 million barrel draw in U.S. crude oil supplies on Tuesday, instead of the build that many expected. American…