This week, crude oil prices experienced significant volatility driven by a mix of geopolitical tensions, supply disruptions, and economic concerns. The market's direction was heavily influenced by events in the…
Iraq-Kurdistan Row Escalates Amidst Worsening OPEC+ Compliance- The political standoff between Iraq and the…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict While reports are circulating that Israel is claiming to have forced the collapse of the Hamas brigade in Rafah, it remains unclear if the…
Anybody who has ever traded will know that nothing about markets is certain, so the idea of a predictable move is fundamentally flawed. That said, though, there are times in…
Libya has had the full attention of the oil markets all week, with the Haftar clan of the east blocking oil production to gain leverage over a battle…
In the heart of oil and gas operations lies a practice as old as the industry itself: Natural gas flaring. This process, which involves the controlled…
The oil and gas sector has lost much of the momentum it enjoyed earlier in the year largely due to persistent fears of demand weakness. The energy sector’s…
Despite many nations transitioning away from fossil fuels, in 2023, world coal consumption reached a staggering 164 exajoules (EJ) of energy, a record high for any…
Norway has been investing heavily both in its renewable energy infrastructure as well as continuing to produce huge quantities of oil and gas for several years. However, with…
Beijing called recent U.S. sanctions on its companies over the Ukraine war “illegal and unilateral” and “not based on facts,” as White House national-security adviser Jake Sullivan arrived…
Via Metal Miner Big changes seem on the way for the Polish steel industry. Recently, local steel news outlets reported that several…
China’s imports of Iranian oil are poised to reach a record 1.75m b/d this month, data from Kpler show. That will surpass the previous peak of…
Oil supermajor Shell (NYSE:SHEL) is planning to reduce its oil and gas exploration and development staff by 20%, according to an exclusive report from Reuters
China's CNOOC Ltd. predicts that oil prices will remain between $75 and $85 per barrel for the second half of 2024, in line with current market trends. Brent crude is…
Buddies in war, Russia and China appear to be frenemies when it comes to energy. As a result, Turkmenistan may be the primary beneficiary of Beijing’s need for…
Are we running out of oil? This question has been on the minds of many experts in recent years. The world consumes a staggering 100 million barrels of oil…
Oil markets have failed to build any kind of sustained momentum over the past couple of weeks, with persistent fears of a hard landing for the U.S. economy…
Traders and analysts have been overwhelmingly bearish on oil in the past few months. With a few exceptions, everyone seems to expect dwindling demand and falling prices. Yet…
U.S. startups are developing proprietary technologies based on hydraulic fracturing to drill wells for storing renewable energy from solar and wind in underground pressurized water reservoirs. As the share of…
Recent days have seen two major announcements from Iraq’s oil and gas sector that may only add to the broad-based malaise felt by those who are frequently afflicted with cognitive…