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
Nigerian media are reporting that militants have blown up Chevron’s offshore Valve Platform in the Niger Delta, though authorities have issued no reports as to…
Production at an oilfield near Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, has been stopped after unidentified gunmen set at least two wells on fire on Tuesday night.…
Iranian high officials have threatened to close the vital Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they threaten the regime in…
U.S. production has dropped 5.8 percent over the past year, while OPEC countries continue to boost output, according to new data from the Energy Information…
The continuing downward pressure on oil prices has led Royal Dutch Shell PLC to scrap a $4.6-billion contract with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries…
Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) reported first-quarter earnings down 58 percent over the same quarter last year, and net income of $484 million, down from $4.43…
Iran will overtake Qatar in gas production by this time next year as Iran’s expands its operations in the Persian Gulf’s South Pars field, according…
Pirates operating off the coasts of West Africa are having a tough time turning a profit with oil prices so low, forcing them to once…
Norway’s $870 billion sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is the largest in the world, and it’s now planning to use its prowess to force supergiants Exxon…
Two Colorado municipalities have tried to ban hydraulic fracturing, but the state’s Supreme Court has had the final word, ruling that the two moratoriums on…
U.S. energy explorer EQT Corp. (NYSE: EQT) is buying $407 million worth of acreage and natural gas production from Statoil USA (NYSE: STO). The assets…
Suffering somewhat from first quarter losses reported on Monday, it’s good news for Anadarko in the Ivory Coast, where it has successfully drilled its first…
The European Commission is now forecasting that Brent crude oil prices will average $41.1 per barrel for the rest of this year, and $45.9 per…
Suffering from a 51-percent decline in revenues in the first quarter of this year, reports are emerging that Canadian Enbridge Energy Partners LP may seek…
U.S. energy giant Chevron said it expected to resume production at the Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the coast of Western Australia later…
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a request for appeal made by angry BP shareholders who filed a class action lawsuit against UK oil…
Consumption of coal used for electricity generation in the U.S. electric power sector fell 29 percent from its peak of 1,045 million short tons in…
An old oil well in the Dead Sea is now believed to contain reserves of 7 to 11 million barrels according to a report commissioned…
Oilfield services giants Halliburton and Baker Hughes have called off an almost $26 billion merger amid strong opposition from US and EU anti-trust regulators who…
As Iraqi exports from the southern coast reach a monthly record high and the government is trying to lure in new investment on the border…