Can ‘Fire Ice’ Replace Shale?
Scientists, researchers, and engineers have known for decades that there is an energy resource trapped inside ice and found under Arctic permafrost or beneath the ocean floor. Once thought to Continue Reading
Analysis: No OPEC solace in tight medium sour crude oil market, as light sweet glut weighs
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khalid al-Falih, as well as his predecessor Ali al-Naimi, has long maintained — in the face of criticism and even ridicule in some corners — that Continue Reading
Who Controls Iran’s Energy Sector?
Despite having a more diversified economy than its Gulf neighbours, oil and gas revenues only account for 11 percent of Iran’s GDP. Its oil & gas sectors are strategic not Continue Reading
Iraq production steady at 4.58 million bpd
Iraq has steadily produced about 4.58 million barrels per day (bpd) between March and May, according to an Iraq Oil Report analysis based on data gathered from each of the Continue Reading
After Defeating ISIS Together, Iraqi Kurds Seek Divorce from Baghdad
The one thing that isn’t in doubt in Iraqi Kurdistan’s planned independence referendum is the result. It’s virtually certain that an overwhelming majority will back the creation of the world’s Continue Reading
Deposed Saudi Prince Is Said to Be Confined to Palace –
The recently deposed crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef, has been barred from leaving the kingdom and confined to his palace in the coastal city of Jidda, according Continue Reading
MEXICO Oil Reserves and Production
In dollar terms, since mid 2015 Mexico has been a net importer of hydrocarbons (oil, natural gas, petroleum products and petrochemicals combined). To date it has been a relatively small Continue Reading
New Zealand puts more emphasis on electric vehicles
New Zealand’s government said Tuesday it was introducing new measures aimed at increasing the number of electric vehicles on the nation’s roads. The government said the number of electric vehicles Continue Reading
Chinese CNPC Halts Fuel Sales To North Korea
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the main supplier of diesel and gasoline to North Korea, has suspended fuel sales to North Korea because it is worried that it may not Continue Reading
How sustainable is China’s future energy demand?
A new report by S&P Global’s China Senior Analyst Group*, entitled “ China’s Sustainable Energy Future Depends on Efficiency, Economic Transition, And Renewables — Not Slower GDP Growth ” finds Continue Reading