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
The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by a rogue general coming from the country’s east, is reportedly marching towards the capital, Tripoli, with an eye…
The giant Kazakh Tengiz oilfield—home to an estimated 9 billion barrels of recoverable oil—is set to get a major boost with plans by Chevron Corp.…
Official U.S. crude oil inventory data released on Wednesday morning confirms a significant drop in stockpiles, showing a drawdown of 4.2 million barrels from the…
U.S. crude oil supplies fell by 5.1 million barrels for the week ending in May 20th, causing the largest inventory draw since December 2015, according…
Following a deal to temporarily bandage a power-sharing dispute while Libya works towards installing a government of national accord, the reopening of the eastern Hariga…
Officials from the Canadian province of Alberta, where wildfires continue to rage, have lifted the evacuation order for eight oil sands operations north of Fort…
Even as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lent its backing to Saudi Arabia’s economic reform to diversify away from crude oil this week, General Electric…
A site run by Denbury Onshore LLC in southwestern North Dakota has spilled more than 120,000 gallons of oil and wastewater into pastureland after a…
Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said that Russian companies have received requests from Syria to help rebuild the country’s oil and gas industry. "Syria has…
Russian authorities have greenlighted the sale of 50 percent of the Russian state oil company Bashneft after it excluded the company from a list of…
Nigeria’s largest Exxon-run export terminal is reportedly under siege, as staff are blocked from access and conflicting reports emerge about whether the facility remains operational.…
Papua New Guinea-based Oil Search Ltd. has negotiated a $2.2 billion deal to take over 100 percent of US-based InterOil Corp. (NYSE:IOC) in an effort…
Market data from Reuters shows that Iranian crude oil exports in April reached 2.3 million barrels per day, exceeding forecasts, while May exports are expected…
Israeli media have reported that U.S.-based Noble Energy and Israeli partner Delek Group have reached a preliminary deal with the Israeli government that would allow…
Oil and gas services companies French Technip and American FMC Technologies have reached a merger agreement to create a joint company, TechnipFMC, worth $13 billion…
A Brazilian court has sentenced former presidential chief of staff Jose Dirceu to 23 years in prison for corruption, money-laundering and conspiracy related to the…
In a matter of a week, Kuwait has simultaneously said it was seeking to boost production, called for an output freeze to rebalance the market…
A Nigerian national has come forward to claim ownership of a ghost oil tanker that washed up on the shores of Liberia, and two of…
Greece has officially started construction on its 550-kilometer section of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), hailing the event as a lifeline for the flailing economy, a…
An Agip-operated pipeline was again targeted by attack on Sunday, making this the 13th attack against the pipeline, which traverses Nigeria’s Bayelsa state, over the…