Could Natural Gas Threaten Permian Oil Production? | OilPrice.comOilPrice.comIn a recent article, I provided a firsthand look at the booming oil production in the Permian Basin. Notably, after 100 years of production, the Permian Basin is pumping record vo …

ReutersThe great Russian oil game in Iraqi Kurdistan - ReutersReutersLast October, at the height of a political crisis in Iraq's Kurdistan region, a letter arrived at the Iraqi oil ministry in Baghdad from Igor Sechin, head of Kremlin oil major Rosneft …

ReutersThe great Russian oil game in Iraqi KurdistanReutersDays before, Rosneft had taken over ownership of landlocked Kurdistan's oil export pipelines to Turkey from the KRG in return for $1.8 billion. The aim of the deal for Rosneft was not only comm …

QuartzISIS made more money taxing farms than stealing oil or kidnapping peopleQuartzIn 2016, the US military bragged about a massive air strike that destroyed 168 oil trucks used by the Islamic State of the Iraq and Levant, the militant Islamist group best …

Washington PostWhy Putin's oil maneuvers will keep Russia in the Middle EastWashington PostAs Vladimir Putin enters his next term, it's virtually certain Russia's presence and engagement in the Middle East will continue and deepen — in large pa …

Venezuela's Oil Sector May Soon Have New Owners | OilPrice.comOilPrice.comVenezuela's oil production fell by another 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March, a devastating blow that will only make the country's economic crisis worse. Output is e …

The Oil Giant That Investors IgnoreOilPrice.comPetroChina, the public division of China's state giant CNPC, has quietly become the third-largest oil and gas company globally, with a market cap exceeding Chevron's since the start of this year; quiet …

How Oil Drives The South China Sea ConflictOilPrice.comMoreover, the 1993/1994 USGS estimate states that natural gas is actually more abundant in the area than oil. According to the USGS, about 60 percent-70 percent of the area's hydrocarbon resources …

New York TimesHard-Charging Chinese Energy Tycoon Falls From Xi Government's GracesNew York TimesHONG KONG — A mysterious Chinese buyer surprised the financial world last year when it swooped in to buy a $9 billion chunk of Russia's state oil compa …

New York TimesA Mysterious, Debt-Laden Oil Company Draws China's ScrutinyNew York TimesHONG KONG — A mysterious Chinese buyer surprised the financial world last year when it swooped in to buy a $9 billion chunk of Russia's state oil company. Few ou …