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Could falling oil prices spark a financial crisis?
Friday, 5 December 2014, 1:24 pm | Oilprice.com
The oil and gas boom in the United States was made possible by the extensive credit afforded to drillers. Not only has financing come from company shareholders and traditional banks, but hundreds of billions of dollars have also come from junk-bond investors ... More >>
Iran Negotiations, OPEC Meeting Loom For Oil Markets
Friday, 21 November 2014, 10:44 am | Oilprice.com
As November draws to a close, there are two major events that could profoundly change the oil markets. More >>
Fed Up With Federal Inaction States Act Alone on Cap-&-Trade
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 12:38 pm | Oilprice.com
Unsatisfied with the pace at which the federal government is acting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, several U.S. states and a few Canadian provinces are forging ahead with their own initiatives. More >>
New Technology Could End The Debate Over Pipeline Safety
Friday, 29 August 2014, 3:49 pm | Oilprice.com
Who could have ever imagined that North America would surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids? A decade ago, that would have seemed laughable. More >>
Unlikely Bedfellows: Mines That Run On Solar Or Wind Power
Monday, 25 August 2014, 11:22 am | Oilprice.com
Unlikely Bedfellows: Mines That Run On Solar Or Wind Power By Andrew Topf 21 August, 2014 More >>
Who Needs Russia? Ukraine Will Destroy Itself With Gas Tax
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 5:58 pm | Oilprice.com
Ukraine doesn't need Russia to take it down-Kiev is doing fine destroying itself, most recently with a new tax code that doubles taxes for private gas producers and promises to irreparably cripple new investment in the energy sector at a time when ... More >>
What The Oil Headlines Miss: Interview with Michael Levi
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 4:32 pm | Oilprice.com
While we fixate on sexy headlines about Chinese military threats in the South China Sea, for instance, or Washington ‘lifting the ban’ on crude oil exports, we miss the bigger stories—and we miss the reality. China’s relentless resource quest ... More >>
How Much Energy Will the 2014 World Cup Consume?
Monday, 16 June 2014, 2:27 pm | Oilprice.com
Along with 3 billion other viewers around the world, I plan to tune in for the month-long World Cup to see whether the 22-year old Neymar can withstand the colossal pressure that has been put upon his shoulders to deliver a win for team Brazil. More >>
Canada: New Oil Law Makes Companies Liable for Spills
Saturday, 7 June 2014, 4:06 pm | Oilprice.com
As the Canadian government pushes a new law rendering pipeline companies liable for all damages from leaks and spills, the only friend to both sides in this polarized world of dirty oil sands is leak prevention technology. More >>
Why Hasn't The U.S. Gone After Gazprom?
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 5:10 pm | Oilprice.com
Amidst the deepening war of words over Moscow's annexation of Crimea, U.S. President Barack Obama on April 28 added more Russian individuals and companies to a sanctions list that already included influential members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ... More >>
Putin is Losing Eastern European Energy Gamble
Monday, 28 April 2014, 11:46 am | Oilprice.com
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he doesn't think the European community can do without the natural gas it gets from energy monopoly Gazprom. With a Russian economy starting to decline, however, it may be Gazprom that's too strongly interconnected ... More >>
Shale, the Last Oil and Gas Train: With Arthur Berman
Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 11:46 am | Oilprice.com
Energy expert Arthur Berman sits down for his second exclusive interview with James Stafford of Oilprice.com. More >>
New Spy Technology to Spawn Oil Revolution
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 11:23 am | Oilprice.com
The future of oil exploration lies in new technology--from massive data-processing supercomputers to 4D seismic to early-phase airborne spy technology that can pinpoint prospective reservoirs. More >>
Boundless Natural Gas Opportunities:Interview with EIA Chief
Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 12:52 pm | Oilprice.com
The Energy Information Agency (EIA) has predicted that natural gas production in the US will continue to grow at an impressive pace. Right now output is close to 70 billion cubic feet a day and is expected to reach over 100 billion cubic feet ... More >>
Market Disruptor: Nuclear Restarts Spells Trouble for LNG
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 5:38 pm | Oilprice.com
There are two major factors that have emerged in the last five years that have sparked a surge in LNG investments. First is the shale gas “revolution” in the United States, which allowed the U.S. to vault to the top spot in the world for natural ... More >>
EPA Rule Requires Chemical Disclosure for Offshore Fracking
Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 10:11 am | Oilprice.com
Violence Threatens to Thwart Iraqi Oil Resurgence
Friday, 10 January 2014, 10:04 am | Oilprice.com
A wave of violence has swept parts of Iraq at the start of 2014 as the central government fights back against Al-Qaeda aligned militants in Anbar Province. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) reportedly took control of Ramadi and Fallujah, bombing ... More >>
Are Canadian Energy Stocks Set for a Rebound?
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 5:47 pm | Oilprice.com
As Canadian energy stocks are finally seeing a bit of a push, and demand for Canadian commodities looks set to rise, juniors are confident that economics will ensure that Canadian oil—the cheapest in the world—will find its way to more markets, with ... More >>
Time for Investors to Hunker Down
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 3:27 pm | Oilprice.com
It's time to step out from my 'normal' role as the 'energy expert' and make a comment or two on the markets in general, just as a professional trader who's seen quite a bit in his almost 3 decades of daily experience with capital markets and the way ... More >>
No More Spills? Technology Could Transform Pipeline Sector
Friday, 9 August 2013, 11:48 am | Oilprice.com
The 2010 Kalamazoo spill and the 2013 Exxon leak in Arkansas are the most glaring incidents, but these are just the big leaks that are found right away and reported. Most leaks are found eventually—but there is money to be saved and damage to be ... More >>
