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Month: November 2016

Category:
  • Prices

OPEC Deal to Curb Production in Doubt; Oil Prices Rebound

Crude futures rebounded in Asia, though sentiment remains bearish that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will deliver an agreement later today on production cuts. An OPEC deal would Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil Jumps as Iraq Says It’s Ready to Cut, OPEC Unanimous on Deal

Oil rallied from a two-week low after Iraq said it’s ready to reduce production and OPEC ministers are unanimously in favor of a supply cut as ministers meet for a Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Iran, Iraq Soften on OPEC Production Agreement

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, shown in Istanbul in October, will carry heavy influence… VIENNA—Iran and Iraq have softened their positions ahead of a crucial OPEC meeting on Wednesday, Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC Discord Sends Oil Prices Lower

Crude-oil futures fell Tuesday in Asia due to growing doubts that the world’s biggest oil producers would reach a deal to cut global output . All eyes are on the Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC Deadlocked as Iran, Saudis Harden Positions on Oil Deal

No compatible source was found for this media. An OPEC deal to curtail oil production appeared in jeopardy as Iran said it won’t make cuts while Saudi Arabia insisted Tehran Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC Deadlocked as Iran, Saudis Harden Positions on Oil Deal

An OPEC deal to curtail oil production appeared in jeopardy as Iran said it won’t make cuts while Saudi Arabia insisted Tehran must be willing to play a meaningful role Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil prices dip on scepticism ahead of OPEC meeting

Oil prices dipped on Tuesday on doubts that producer cartel OPEC will be able to hammer out a meaningful output cut during a meeting on Wednesday aimed at reining in Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

Iran, Iraq at loggerheads with Saudis ahead of OPEC meeting

Iran and Iraq are resisting pressure from Saudi Arabia to curtail oil production, making it hard for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to reach a global output-limiting deal Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Saudi Arabia

Saudi king showcases mining hub in push to move beyond oil

Saudi King Salman (C) attends the inauguration ceremony of several energy projects in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia, November 29, 2016. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Saudi Arabia’s King Salman underlined Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s oil problems run far deeper than OPEC: Russell

A gas flame is seen in the desert near the Khurais oilfield, about 160 km (99 miles) from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 23, 2008. (The opinions expressed here are those Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia carries on drilling despite oil slump: Kemp

Saudi Arabia is one of the very few countries which has increased its drilling for new oil and gas wells since prices began to slump in the middle of 2014. Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nigeria

Nigeria: Professionals Bombing Oil Installations – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says the sophistication involved in the bombings of oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta indicates that those behind it are not ordinary Nigerians, but professionals. Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada

Canada PM To Unveil Pipeline Decisions, Kinder Morgan May Get OK

 Canada will announce decisions on new pipelines on Tuesday that could clear Kinder Morgan Inc’s hotly contested plan to double the capacity of its Trans Mountain project but reject Enbridge Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

North Dakota governor orders pipeline protesters expelled

North Dakota’s governor ordered the expulsion of thousands of Native American and environmental activists camped on federal property near an oil pipeline project they are trying to halt, citing hazards Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Texas oil production holding steady

Two shale counties in Texas dominated the landscape, though crude oil production is holding relatively stable, data from the state show. The Railroad Commission of Texas, the state energy regulator, Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • exports

U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico continue to grow

U.S. pipeline exports of natural gas continued to grow in 2016, and they have doubled since 2009. Almost all of this growth is attributable to increasing exports to Mexico, which Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply

Texas Oil Output Edges Lower In September

Oil Field Texas Crude oil production in Texas averaged 2.38 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, compared to 2.42 million bpd for September last year, the Railroad Commission of Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

N. Dakota Law Enforcement To Block Pipeline Protesters’ Supplies

North Dakota law enforcement will begin to block supplies from reaching protesters at a camp near the construction site of an oil pipeline project in an effort to force demonstrators Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Leaner and meaner: U.S. shale greater threat to OPEC after oil price war

In a corner of the prolific Bakken shale play in North Dakota, oil companies can now pump crude at a price almost as low as that enjoyed by OPEC giants Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices
  • USA

Will Trump Send Electricity Bills Soaring?

Donald Trump After the election of Donald Trump as President, one of the cornerstones of the modern global economic system is being questioned. Trump built his campaign on questioning the Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Peak Oil

From Peak Oil to Peak Oil Demand in Just Nine Years

Peak demand for oil is the big new thing . True, the International Energy Agency, in the annual World Energy Outlook it released earlier this month, didn’t envision a peak Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

NYMEX December gas contract settles at $3.232/MMBtu, up 14.7 cents

The NYMEX December natural gas futures contract, in its final day of trading Monday, jumped 14.7 cents to settle at $3.232/MMBtu as increasingly supportive weather forecasts bolstered the market. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil Retreats as OPEC Split Imperils Deal With Deadline Looming

Oil retreated below $47 in New York after OPEC officials failed Monday to work out a compromise on a deal to cut production and boost crude prices. Futures lost as Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Goldman Sees OPEC Meeting Down to the Wire With 30% Odds of Deal

The oil market is pricing in a 30 percent chance of producers reaching a deal to cut output at OPEC’s meeting in Vienna, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Global Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil Prices Climb Ahead of Key OPEC Meeting

With OPEC members heading toward a possible showdown this week at their meeting in Vienna, crude prices rallied Monday as traders bet that major oil producers can still reach an Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC makes last-ditch bid to save oil deal as tensions grow

OPEC was trying on Monday to rescue a deal to limit oil output as tensions grew among the producer group and non-OPEC member Russia, with top exporter Saudi Arabia saying Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC Said to Remain Split as Saudis Say Cut Isn’t Essential

OPEC officials failed on Monday to bridge their differences on an agreement to cut production and revive oil prices, following comments from Saudi Arabia that output curbs aren’t essential. With Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC’s Last Cut Shows Oil Market Could Get a Whole Lot Messier

No compatible source was found for this media. Anyone planning to trade the outcome of this week’s OPEC meeting might consider the lessons of the group’s last production cut. Then Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

How Iran, Russia Could Derail Oil-Production Deal

OPEC agreed in September to trim production to reduce a global oversupply of oil but… VIENNA—Iran and Russia have emerged as potentially deal-breaking obstacles to cuts in global oil production Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

Iran, Iraq at loggerheads with Saudis ahead of OPEC meeting

Iran and Iraq are resisting pressure from Saudi Arabia to curtail oil production, making it hard for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to reach a global output-limiting deal Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

In OPEC’s High-Stakes Poker Game, Iran and Iraq Call Saudi Bluff

Saudi Arabia hints it could walk away from Vienna oil talks Iran, Iraq judge Saudi Arabia could have to cut unilaterally For decades, Saudi Arabia has had its way at Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Algeria

Algeria’s Dwindling Petrodollars Drive Key OPEC Deal Broker

Africa’s biggest sovereign wealth fund slumps after oil crash Oil minister Boutarfa shuttles between capitals to find deal Algerian Energy Minister Noureddine Boutarfa’s shuttle diplomacy between Tehran, Moscow and Vienna Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco to almost triple chemicals output by 2030: executive

State oil company Saudi Aramco aims to almost triple its chemicals production to 34 million metric tons per year by 2030, a senior company executive said on Monday. “In chemicals, Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • India
  • Iraq

Iran Pulls Ahead in Race to Supply India With Oil

Iran is pulling ahead in the race for market share in the world’s fastest-growing oil consuming nation, India, weakening the hold of rival OPEC members amid the group’s struggle to Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Azerbaijan

A Nation That Capped Year of Devaluations in 2015 Is at It Again

Azerbaijan can’t seem to turn the page on what’s been a year of currency jitters following its 50 percent devaluation in 2015. Dollars are again in short supply in Azerbaijan’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Iran inks agreement with oilfield services company Schlumberger

An oil company in Iran said it signed an agreement with oilfield services company Schlumberger, which joins a growing list of companies establishing a footprint in post-sanctions Iran. File photo Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Syria

Thousands flee besieged Aleppo as Assad forces advance

Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing intense fighting in the embattled rebel-held districts of Aleppo , as the forces of President Bashar al-Assad make advances into the Syrian opposition’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Undeterred By Trump Threats, Schlumberger Signs Deal With Iran

Oil Rig Iran Just about everyone right now wants to know where President-elect Donald Trump stands on Iran, and what fate lies ahead for the nuclear deal and the easing Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iraq

Shell Considering Dumping Its Iraqi Oil Fields

Iraq oil field Royal Dutch Shell is considering exiting its positions in Iraqi oil fields, according to industry sources cited by Reuters. Shell, which declined to comment, is the world’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Syria

For Bashar al-Assad, Winning the Syrian War May Lead to New Troubles

BEIRUT, Lebanon — With the Syrian government making large territorial gains in Aleppo on Monday, routing rebel fighters and sending thousands of people fleeing for their lives, President Bashar al-Assad Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iraq

Residents of Iraq’s Mosul Fight Over Food

Residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul fought each other around trucks delivering humanitarian aid as they jostled for scant supplies on Monday, while government troops fighting to retake the Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Sudan

Sudan: Strike Over Fuel Subsidies Quietens Khartoum Streets

Public transport stayed off the streets, several squares and roads in Khartoum were deserted and many shops were shut in a mixed response to opposition calls for a nationwide strike Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nigeria

Buhari toils with Herculean task of reviving Nigeria’s economy

Nigerians who voted Muhammadu Buhari into office last spring thought he would spearhead efforts to deliver the overhaul he promised. In September they learnt that, 16 months into his presidency, Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Mexico

Exxon, Chevron Set to Bid in Mexico’s Deepwater Oil Auctions

Chevron Corp. has joined forces with Petroleos Mexicanos and Japan’s Inpex Corp. to bid next week for the right to explore for oil and natural gas, the first time the Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Biofuels

Trump faces dilemma as U.S. oil reels from record biofuels targets

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gestures from the front door at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., November 20, 2016. The Obama administration signed Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China Looks to Loosen Job Security Law in Face of Slowing Economic Growth

China is preparing to roll back some job-security protections for workers to keep companies afloat as growth slows. Labor ministry officials have been consulting academics, lawyers and business representatives on Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Japan
  • Nuclear

Earthquake Doesn’t Deter Japan From Pursuing Nuclear Agenda

Mihama Plant Japan’s post-Fukushima nuclear future is again being questioned in the wake of regulatory authorities’ decision to extend the life of three reactors at two nuclear power plants despite Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada
  • Pipelines

Canada pipeline opponents ready to take on Kinder Morgan, Ottawa

If Canada approves Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the company’s four-year campaign for the project will be far from over. Next up is a battle against hardening opposition amongst Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • exports

New Milestone: The U.S. Is Now a Net Exporter of Natural Gas

Two contractors talk on a natural gas drilling rig in Keene, Texas. In November—as well… The U.S. has become a net exporter of natural gas, further evidence of the how Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Wind

Three turbine manufacturers provide more than 75% of U.S. wind capacity

EIA recently started collecting data on wind turbine manufacturers, turbine models, and other wind plant attributes in the Annual Electric Generator Report . As of the end of 2015, just Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Nov 2016 Published By : Tom Whipple

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