U.S. Oil Industry Becomes Refiner to the World as Exports Boom
When PBF Energy Inc . scooped up a refinery from Exxon Mobil Corp. on the Mississippi River in 2015, it wasted no time sprucing up the plant with an eye Continue Reading
Titans of oil world meet in Houston after two-year price war
The biggest names in the oil world come together this week for the largest industry gathering since the end of a two-year price war that pitted Middle East exporters against Continue Reading
WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment
In 2015, 5.9 million children under age five died. The major causes of child deaths globally are pneumonia, prematurity, intrapartum-related complications, neonatal sepsis, congenital anomalies, diarrhea, injuries and malaria. Most Continue Reading
Oil’s Friday Rebound Can’t Cancel Out Weekly Loss
Crude oil prices ended the week back in the middle of the range they have been mired in for two months as a rebound Friday couldn’t overcome big losses from Continue Reading
Oil ticks up on weaker dollar, stalled Russian output cuts
Oil markets rose on Friday as the dollar edged away from a multi-week high, but prices are being held in check by unchanged Russian output for February, a sign of Continue Reading
Oil Prices Rise On OPEC Compliance Data And Plunging Dollar
Crude prices are getting up off the canvas after being knocked down yesterday, helped up by a falling dollar ahead of lots of Fedspeak. Nonetheless, prices are holding in their Continue Reading
Oil Prices Find Support As OPEC Compliance Nears 100%
Oil prices fell to three week lows before recovering slightly on Friday morning, as early reports of OPEC’s compliance in February look promising. (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click Continue Reading
As oil industry perks up, worries grow over future staffing
Doug Lucas stood outside a Houston energy conference early one morning last month handing out resumes and hoping to catch the eye of oil executives with a hand-written sign advertising Continue Reading
Oil and gas industry notches win with EPA emissions ruling
An oil and trade group said steps by the Trump administration to ease regulatory burdens on emissions would help ensure American leadership on the energy stage. The Environmental Protection Agency Continue Reading
Should Israel Fear The Peak Oil Crisis?
Conventional wisdom suggests that the world economy is in a slow but steady recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. Some economists, however, including Nafeez Ahmed , author of several books Continue Reading