ForbesMiddle Eastern Oil And Gas Markets Primed To Court Foreign Direct InvestmentForbesIt is an often-quoted industry cliché that the oil and gas sector and market volatility are joined at the hip. But even investors with a high risk appetite crave at lea …
BloombergForeign Direct Investment in Canada Plunges on Oil ExodusBloombergForeign direct investment into Canada plunged last year to the lowest since 2010, hampered by an exodus of capital from the nation's oil patch and worries about the fate of the …
New York TimesLower Oil Prices Force Saudis to Widen Their Circle of FriendsNew York TimesThe changing nature of the energy industry — the oil production boom in American shale fields, the persistence of lower crude prices, and the rise of natural gas — ha …
New York TimesInvestors Worldwide Size Up Palace Intrigue in Oil-Rich KingdomNew York TimesJust two weeks ago, Saudi Arabia gathered the global business elite in Riyadh, promising a new age for the oil-rich kingdom as it sought to court overseas money and …
New York TimesSaudi Arabia's Grand Plan to Move Beyond Oil: Big Goals, Bigger HurdlesNew York TimesHistorically, the country's vast oil reserves, estimated at one-fifth of the world's total, made the Saudi government the primary engine of the e …
BloombergWhere Oil and OPEC Go From HereBloombergBassam Fattouh, director of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, argues that while U.S. shale poses a threat to OPEC, the idea that the organization has no role in the oil market is unrealistic. Fattouh …
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia To Allow Full Foreign Ownership Of Engineering CompaniesMondaq News Alerts (registration)The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ("KSA"), his Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, appr …
Wall Street JournalDollar Slips With US Data, Oil in FocusWall Street JournalThe dollar softened Monday as investors focused on upcoming U.S. data and the potential for an oil-production cut ahead of Wednesday's OPEC meeting. The WSJ Dollar Index, whic …
New York TimesLow Oil Prices, Security Issues Deal Death Blow To Kuwaiti ParliamentOilPrice.comKuwait's emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah ordered the dissolution of Parliament over the weekend, citing security concerns and “the circumstances in the r …
Wall Street JournalBrazil to Ease Local-Content Rules Ahead of Next Oil Bid RoundWall Street JournalRIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil's government plans to simplify local-content rules for the oil industry ahead of an important bidding round next year as part of a …