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
If oil prices average $40 per barrel, U.S. shale oil production will likely decline by 3 million barrels per day between 2015 and 2020, and…
Speaking at an anti-corruption event in London, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari asked the British authorities to return stolen Nigerian assets held in British banks, following…
OPEC oil production rose by 140,000 barrels per day in April to 32.52 million barrels per day, according Wednesday’s S&P Global Platts survey. Iran and…
Despite compounding obstacles, the Iraqi Kurds have managed to increase oil exports to Turkey, with new April figures showing an average of over 511,000 barrels…
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is reporting a 3.4-million barrel drop in U.S. crude oil inventory in official data released this morning. The drop completely…
After French media accuses government of hypocrisy, French Energy Minister Segolene Royal is discussing with French parliament a potential ban on the import of U.S.…
State-owned Saudi Aramco is officially planning to increase output, despite the prevailing glut and depressed oil prices, citing an expected rise in demand this year.…
Halliburton will join other oilfield service providers is trimming down operations in Venezuela amid depressed oil prices and rising costs, along with the difficulty of…
The string of attacks by militants continue in the Niger Delta with four policemen having been killed by gunmen, days after a series of strikes…
Texas-based Kosmos Energy has reportedly discovered 25 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas in what amounts to the company’s fifth such discovery in the…
As Iraqi Kurdish leaders make a renewed and much invigorated effort to split from Iraq, boosted by unilateral oil exports and a stronger grip over…
Two oil container ships have collided off the coast of east China, one catching fire and the second severely damaged. No casualties have been reported,…
Shell has evacuated nearly 100 essential oil personnel from a major production facility in the Niger Delta, following a series of attacks from a newly…
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh has denied reports from last week that his country was willing to rally behind an oil output freeze plan…
Rosneft Trading SA, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned Rosneft Group, delivered its first LNG cargo to the port of Ain Sukhna in Egypt, as part…
After making a $21-million wire payment to a fraudulent company account claiming to be that of Saudi Aramco, South Korea’s largest petrochemical company, LG Chem,…
The Qataris are putting their Shaheen oilfield up for tender, leaving Denmark’s AP Moller-Maersk—the operator of the field since 1992—out in the cold and prompting…
Chevron Corp. has taken some 90,000 barrels per day of oil offline following an attack by the Niger Delta Avengers on its Okan offshore oil…
State-owned Saudi Aramco is raising oil prices to its Asian customers by $1.10, the biggest jump in prices from Aramco in some 14 months. In…
Devon Energy posted a $3.1 billion loss in the first quarter of the year, down $6.44 per share, but less than the $3.6 billion, or…