For Oil Stocks, 2019 is Beginning a Lot Like 2018  Barron'sEnergy ended 2018 on a downbeat note, and stocks seem clearly undervalued, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Read more https://www.barrons.com/articles/for-oil-stocks-2019-is-beginning- …

How oil traders make big bucks by using satellite surveillance  Wired.co.ukA flurry of Cubesat launches is already changing economic forecasting. In the near future, it could have an even more profound impact. Read more https://www.wired.co.uk/a …

Ever Heard Of Severance Tax? It's How Texas Makes Money Off Oil And Gas Drilling.  Texas StandardTaxes. They tend be something many of us avoid thinking about until a certain time of the year. But they are, of course, an everyday reality when you …

Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Gold-collar’ workers growing more vital in oil & gas industry  Houston Chronicle My first visit to a Texas petrochemical plant felt like stepping into a little country — it has its own strict security borders (photo identifi …

U.S. added three oil and gas rigs last week, with one in Texas  Midland Reporter-TelegramThe nation added three active oil and gas rigs last week, even though U.S. oil prices have slid to about $45 per barrel. Rig counts typically lag changes in …

Unease Grows at Bank of Japan as Oil Casts Shadow on Prices  BloombergUnease has strengthened within the Bank of Japan's policy board over the outlook for prices as cheaper oil and mobile phone charges threaten to drive inflation ... Read more ht …

NEB says too much oil and not enough pipelines are primary factors in price crash  CBC.caA new report from the National Energy Board says the "primary factor" in recent steep discounts on western Canadian crude is that oil production outstripped …

You're Probably Pouring Oil the Wrong Way  MSN AutosThere's a pretty decent chance you've made a mess pouring oil before. You know how it goes-you start emptying out a bottle, the dreaded glug begins, and ... Read more https://www.msn.com/en-us/ …

Move Over Bakkt: ING Eyes Vakt, Ethereum, Blockchain and Big Oil to Revolutionize Trade and Commodity Finance  The Daily HodlDutch banking group ING is gearing up for a year of more blockchain-based initiatives in 2019 to expand programs for trad …

Oil Markets to Rebalance by Mid-2019, Says ED&F's Haque  BloombergDonald Rissmiller, partner and chief economist at Strategas Research Partners LLC, Kona Haque, ED&F Man head of commodities research, and Bloomberg's ... Read more https://www.bloo …