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
Defying the demands of the international community, the Iranian government insisted it will continue to boost oil exports according to the Wall Street Journal. As…
The former Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said on March 6 that the Obama administration will soon issue new rules governing…
A standoff between Vietnam and China over disputed territory in the South China Sea grew worse on May 7 as Vietnam sent naval vessels to…
Over the weekend of May 3 and 4, China sent an oil rig into disputed waters of the South China Sea to begin oil exploration.…
A bipartisan coalition of U.S. senators is trying to rally support for a bill that would bypass the White House and green light the controversial…
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on May 2 that it plans to build an oil storage facility in the northeast to prepare for future…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee has passed legislation that would accelerate the approval of requests to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) overseas. The…
The prolific Bakken shale formation has hit a major milestone, according to data from North Dakota and Montana. Drillers in the formation have now pumped…
The recent breakdown in cooperation between Russia and the West has seen Russia trying to rebuild its economic relationship with Iran after a dry spell…
Renewed tension in Ukraine and the announcement that the U.S. will impose new sanctions on Russia allowed oil prices to recapture ground that had been…
Brazilian regulators have put in place rules to govern the use of hydraulic fracturing. The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) said in a statement that fracking…
North Dakota is considering measures to slow down the oil rush in the Bakken to cut down on the state’s higher-than-average rate of flaring natural…
After weeks of review, the operators of Kazakhstan’s giant Kashagan oil field have concluded that pipelines carrying oil and gas will need to be replaced…
The Obama administration has finalized a $6.5 billion loan guarantee to Georgia Power to build two new nuclear reactors near Augusta, Georgia. But in a…
Japan reported that it imported record levels of coal and liquefied natural gas for the fiscal year that ended in March. Japan has been forced…
New data from the Energy Information Administration shows that crude reserves in the U.S. hit their highest levels since 1976. The EIA released a report…
The surge in oil production from fields across the United States is leading to a supply glut along the Gulf Coast, forcing oil into storage…
Oil prices jumped on April 8 on spiking geopolitical tension as activists in Ukraine’s eastern provinces pushed for a referendum on seceding from Ukraine and…
UK-based BG Group is joining in the rush on Singapore as the company moves to relocate its global oil and gas-trading headquarters to the Asia’s…
The EIA projects that U.S. oil imports will shrink to essentially zero by 2037 due to prolific production of crude oil. By 2020, the EIA…