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
A top Department of Interior official said that the Obama administration may allow oil and gas companies to begin seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean…
New EIA data shows that U.S. oil imports continued to decline in 2013 as domestic production increased. The U.S. is now importing less oil than…
Russia and Iran are moving closer to a $20 billion oil-for-goods deal launched earlier this year, according to a Reuters report citing unnamed sources close…
As the June deadline nears for a decision on the ethanol mandate, lobbying picks up momentum in Washington as ethanol struggles in a purgatory somewhere…
Bloomberg published a lengthy article on the proliferation of shale gas drilling around the world, with interviews from top oil and gas executives. Drillers are…
The massive Kashagan oil project in the Caspian Sea has suffered from huge cost overruns and delays, and the problems do not seem to be…
Russia’s Lukoil and France's Total SA have reportedly signed a memorandum to develop the Bazhenov shale oil fields in western Siberia, according to Russian news…
An oil tanker was fired upon by armed men in a skiff as it made its way through the Strait of Hormuz on March 30.…
Lithuania's energy minister has joined Central European calls for Washington to expedite approval for US natural gas exports to Europe to reduce dependence on Russia.…
In the Lone Star state, the wind industry hit a new record for generation. On the night of March 26, wind power surpassed 10,000 megawatts…
While liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals proposals are languishing under the measured pace of approval in the United States, Canada is approving licenses in…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Lesser Prairie Chicken on a list of “threatened” species under the Endangered Species Act, providing it with…
Hungarian-based oil and gas company MOL has finalized the $375-million acquisition of 14 offshore oil licenses in the North Sea from German BASF’s Wintershall subsidiary.The…
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on March 28, a time in which their nations’ long-held alliance is undergoing a dramatic…
China’s Sinopec is planning to develop a production capacity of 10 billion cubic meters per year by 2017 at the Fuling shale gas field, making…
The dependence of many European Union members on Russian gas has been the topic of discussion for several weeks now, and a G7 meeting this…
The US government on Monday approved a seventh natural gas export project, giving the green light for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Oregon,…
The remarkably cold winter in the eastern U.S. has depleted coal supplies as demand for electricity and heat spiked. Coal-fired power plants often keep several…
Since the first discovery of the massive Jubilee oilfield in Ghana by a start-up company, the West African playing field has begun to change, and…
A late-night collision on March 22 between an oil barge and a cargo ship spilled 168,000 gallons of oil into the Galveston Bay in Houston…