ReutersUS drillers boost oil rig count to highest nearly three years: Baker HughesReutersMore than half of those oil rigs were located in the Permian basin in west Texas and eastern New Mexico where the number of active units increased by 10 this week to 4 …

China Oil Imports Hit Another Record In JanuaryOilPrice.comThis is 400,000 bpd more than the previous record from March last year. Natural gas imports also continued to rise, hitting 7.7 million tons – the second-highest monthly import rate on record. The …

Statoil: Rising US Shale To Keep Oil Prices Below $70 In 2018OilPrice.comOil prices will likely be below $70 per barrel this year, as growing U.S. onshore production as well as rising production from conventional fields will keep a lid on prices, Statoil&# …

Shale Oil: A Paradigm Shift In PerceptionsSeeking AlphaFollowing a bout of skepticism last fall, the investment community is coming to appreciate shale oil's production growth potential. Many macro models have been behind the curve. Estimates are now c …

Irish TimesKathy Sheridan: Nigel Farage, snake-oil salesman and brazen hypocriteIrish TimesWhat is Nigel Farage for, apart from serving as a grinning prop for a pint or an early-period Trump? Recent incarnations summon up a garrulous travelling salesman ha …

Sky NewsSearch launched for missing oil tanker feared hijacked by piratesSky NewsThe Marine Express was last heard from on Thursday in the Gulf of Guinea, close to where a similar vessel was hijacked last month. 11:24, UK, Monday 05 February 2018. Marine E …

VanguardOil prices extend declinesVanguard“Oil is caught up in this general risk-off move, not helped at the margins by a little bit of strength in the U.S. dollar,” said Ric Spooner, chief market analyst at CMC Markets in Sydney. Asian shares were down th …

The Maritime ExecutiveOil boom gives US new edge in energy and diplomacyLongview News-JournalHOUSTON — A substantial rise in oil prices in recent months has led to a resurgence in U.S. oil production, enabling the country to challenge the dominance of Saud …

ReutersOil Markets Are At A StalemateOilPrice.comOil prices see-sawed over the past few days, but look poised to close out the week flat compared to last week. High OPEC compliance and falling Venezuelan production more or less offset surging output from U …

US drillers add oil rigs for second consecutive week -Baker HughesReutersFeb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. energy companies added oil rigs for a second week in a row as crude prices hovered near their highest levels since 2014, prompting drillers to return to the wel …