James Burgess studied Business Management at the University of Nottingham. He has worked in property development, chartered surveying, marketing, law, and accounts. He has also studied journalism and has written many articles over the years for a wide variety of sources.
James is the Deputy Editor of Oilprice.com
Since the turn of the year, energy stocks have become a put owner’s dream--what with the energy sector virtually generating the worst returns of all…
The age of the electric vehicle (EV) will be here sooner than you think. Out of 1 billion cars in the world, only 2 million…
Reeling from a series of attacks that have led to the perception of weakness and inability to provide security, the Turkish government now appears to…
Cairn Plc initiated arbitration proceedings to seek $5.6 billion in compensation from India on the grounds that India unfairly changed its capital gains tax. Cairn’s…
The U.S. oil rig count rose by 10, while natural gas lost one rig, week-on-week, bringing the total rig count increase last week to 9,…
A new board of directors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been announced by the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari, focusing media attention further…
Crude oil inventories are down by 4.1 million barrels from the previous week, sitting at 526.6 million barrels, according to official U.S. crude oil inventory…
Goldman Sachs has rejected analysts’ opinions that the global oil market is recovering, noting that while it expects a “modest” deficit in the coming months…
China produced 7.4 percent less domestic crude oil in May compared to a year ago, settling at 16.76 million tonnes. This was due to plans…
The American Petroleum Institute (API) and other energy industry groups are urging the U.S. government not to remove Arctic offshore drilling from the table through…
Oil prices have surged by more than 80 percent since February on the back of unexpected supply disruptions. But the market could be missing yet…
As the Panama Canal prepares to inaugurate its first-ever expansion on Sunday with a price-tag of US$5.25 billion, news agencies are lauding it as a…
Angola’s state-run oil giant Sonangol, recently taken over by the president’s daughter, has announced a gas discovery in the offshore Kwanza Basin that could hold…
A report from Moody’s Investors Service concluded that the odds are strong for Venezuela to fall into a debt default later this year, starting with…
Japanese energy major Tokyo Gas is set to acquire a 25 percent stake in an American shale gas field, allowing the firm to take advantage…
Only 15 months after the discovery of a giant offshore gas field in Egypt, British Petroleum (BP) has approved its first phase development and is…
Breaking its losing streak for the first time this year, the Canadian dollar has now rebounded after a rough six months and six straight days…
The Israeli Energy Ministry is planning to offer up new offshore gas exploration licenses later this year, saying that the country’s undiscovered resources could make…
Goldman Sachs has rejected analysts’ opinions that the global oil market is recovering, noting that while it expects a “modest” deficit in the coming months…
Officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq will consider an end to the standoff over unilateral oil exports if the central government…