The future might not belong to China
Do not extrapolate from the recent past. China has had a hugely impressive four decades. After their triumph in the cold war, both the west and the cause of liberal Continue Reading
Total starts production in Egina field offshore Nigeria
France-based Total said Wednesday it started production in the Egina field in offshore Nigeria which will eventually reach 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The new production, which will Continue Reading
Can Mozambique Avoid The Natural Resource Curse?
The field of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers will get even more crowded going forward. U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil said Monday that it, along with project partners in Continue Reading
Fracking’s Secret Problem—Oil Wells Aren’t Producing as Much as Forecast
Two-thirds of projections made by the fracking companies between 2014 and 2017 in America’s four hottest drilling regions appear to have been overly optimistic, according to the analysis of some Continue Reading
U.S. Gulf Coast crudes surge on Texas stock draw, widening WTI-Brent spread
U.S. Gulf Coast crude grades rose on Wednesday as the WTI-Brent spread widened and as a new report showed oil stockpiles in Texas shrank over the past week, traders said. Continue Reading
Concerns intensify over food producers’ impact on environment
The world’s biggest purchaser of beef is watching the plant-based meat market. “Plant-based protein is something we’re keeping an eye on as we start to think about the opportunities there Continue Reading
Oil And Gas See Regulatory Windfall Under Trump
Trump’s border wall is at a standstill, his infrastructure plan never got off the ground, and many other policy initiatives are in disarray. But one area where the Trump administration Continue Reading
Equinor publishes updated assay for 60-API Eagle Ford chem grade
Equinor published Wednesday an updated assay for “Eagle Ford chem grade,” the name it gives to a high-API, naphtha-rich condensate produced from the South Texas shale play. Receive daily email Continue Reading
US Gulf Refiners Feast on Domestic Oil
U.S. light oil has become too cheap for Gulf Coast refiners to pass up. Fuel makers on the Gulf, home to the largest cluster of refineries in the world, processed Continue Reading
Trump’s Gasoline Boast Rings True
The answer the president was fishing for, of course, was “no” and that he was responsible. In a decidedly backhanded compliment , Mr. Bordoff agreed in his own tweet that Continue Reading