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• Venezuela Oil Woes Cut Gasoline Exports to Cuba

  Published 31 March 2017 | viewed 11,765 times

  Venezuela’s problems are spreading to its trading partners: Cuba announced it will be cutting supplies of premium gasoline because of declines in imports from Venezuela.…

• Are Gulf Oil Producers Falling Into The ‘Venezuela Trap’?

  Published 30 March 2017 | viewed 35,177 times

  Oman has struck a deal with several banks for a $4 billion loan to be repaid in future oil deliveries. Abu Dhabi signed a contract with…

• Russia Reaches 2/3 Of Oil Output Cut Target

  Published 30 March 2017 | viewed 14,030 times

  Russia has cut crude oil production by 200,000 barrels daily, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said. That’s two-thirds of the amount it agreed to cut under…

• Venezuela Eyes Investment In Sudan’s Ailing Oil & Gas Sector

  Published 30 March 2017 | viewed 7,375 times

  Venezuelan and Sudanese government officials are discussing possible investments in the oil and gas industry of Sudan. Both countries are experiencing serious economic woes, Venezuela…

• ConocoPhillips Exits Most Canadian Operations

  Published 30 March 2017 | viewed 8,299 times

  ConocoPhillips has struck a deal with Cenovus Energy to sell oil sands and gas operations in west Canada, following in the footsteps of international oil…

• Climate Change Policies Working: CO2 Emissions Flat For 2 Years In A Row

  Published 29 March 2017 | viewed 14,415 times

  The International Energy Agency gave environmentalists cause for celebration earlier this month when it reported that carbon dioxide emissions in 2016 remained unchanged from the…

• UAE Slashes 200,000 Bpd From Daily Output In March

  Published 29 March 2017 | viewed 7,888 times

  The United Arab Emirates cut daily crude oil production by nearly 200,000 barrels this month, in keeping with the country’s obligations under the OPEC market…

• Brazil Expects First Revenues From Oil PSA In September

  Published 29 March 2017 | viewed 7,258 times

  Brazil is expecting the first revenues from oil sales under the new production-sharing agreements it has with foreign oil companies to start flowing into the…

• Oil Prices Spike On Lower Than Expected Inventory Build

  Published 29 March 2017 | viewed 31,536 times

  Amid supply disruptions in Libya and strengthening expectations of an OPEC production cut extension, the Energy Information Administration reported commercial oil inventories in the U.S.…

• The Wealthiest Oil & Gas Billionaires In The U.S.

  Published 28 March 2017 | viewed 60,678 times

  Forbes has published the latest edition of its global list of billionaires, featuring 565 from the U.S., which made the country the top generator of…

• Dakota Access Pipeline Loaded And Ready For Business

  Published 28 March 2017 | viewed 15,602 times

  The Dakota Access pipeline is ready to start shipping crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken play south to Illinois, project operator Energy Transfer Partners said…

• Armed Groups Suspend Production At Two Libyan Fields

  Published 28 March 2017 | viewed 11,955 times

  Unnamed armed factions have blocked production at the Sharara and Wafa fields in western Libya, cutting the country’s total output by 252,000 bpd, Reuters reported…

• Libya’s NOC Rejects Government Decree Seeking Control over Oil

  Published 28 March 2017 | viewed 4,124 times

  Libya’s National Oil Corporation has lashed out against the Government of National Accord, which issued a decree effectively giving it more control over the country’s…

• Oil Majors Lower Risk: Favor Shale Over Offshore

  Published 27 March 2017 | viewed 13,709 times

  The first three months of this year have made one thing crystal clear: Big Oil is set on expanding in shale—hardened by the lessons the…

• Qatar Diversifies Into IT, Plans Silicon Valley Office

  Published 27 March 2017 | viewed 4,359 times

  Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund will open an office in Silicon Valley by the end of the year as part of a move to move the…

• Libyan NOC Sounds Alarm For Illegal Sales

  Published 27 March 2017 | viewed 5,332 times

  Libya’s National Oil Corporation warned in a statement yesterday that it had detected attempts for illegal sales of crude oil from “a group of individuals.”…

• Pro-Extension Voices In OPEC Become Louder

  Published 27 March 2017 | viewed 13,907 times

  In a statement, the joint committee of seven oil ministers from the parties to the cut said that the deal could be extended for another…

• Is The Private Equity Oil Rush Back On?

  Published 26 March 2017 | viewed 12,808 times

  Private equity funds are back in the oil game with piles of cash to spend, emboldened by oil prices of around $50 a barrel, even…

• Self-Driving Cars May Just Be the Start

  Published 26 March 2017 | viewed 13,938 times

  The self-driving car race has been intensive, especially recently, with new partnerships being announced on a regular basis as tech companies team up with carmakers…

• Argentine Firm Plans $2.3B Investment In Vaca Muerta Shale

  Published 24 March 2017 | viewed 9,262 times

  Argentine exploration and production firm Tecpetrol has plans to invest $2.3 billion on gas exploration in the massive Vaca Muerta shale formation. As part of…