Is This The "Mystery" Massive Long Supporting The Oil Market?OilPrice.comI have written about the problems of solely using net contracts as a measure of speculative positioning before (Re-evaluating crude oil spec positioning). Increases in open …

CNBCGoldman Sachs lowers oil price projections on potential shale surgeCNBCGoldman Sachs has downgraded its estimations for oil prices for this year, citing a potential rise in shale gas production, new projects and OPEC restrictions. The investment bank n …

Venezuela sets up Russians to gain US oil-market stakeWND.com“What exactly is Rosneft going to do with three oil refineries? U.S. politicians believe that the Russian company will be able to take part in a conspiracy that will lead to a restriction of gaso …

The StandardWhy Kenya might miss June deadline for first oil exportThe StandardBesides hype and excitement, Kenya's plan to export its first barrel of crude oil could be off to a slow start. While the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has set mid to end …

Irish Independent'Important discovery' for Tullow Oil in KenyaIrish IndependentTullow operates Blocks 13T and 10BB with 50pc equity and is partnered by Africa Oil Corporation and Maersk Oil both with 25pc. "The Emekuya-1 exploratory appraisal …

The Standard (press release)Companies get Sh1.5b contract to transport Turkana oilThe Standard (press release)Three firms have been awarded contracts with a combined value of Sh1.5 billion to transport crude oil from Turkana to Mombasa for the early oil pi …

Obliterating ISIS May Hamper Iraqi Oil ProductionOilPrice.comIraq says it cut output by 300,000 bpd in March, taking production down to an average of 4.464 million barrels per day (mb/d). That puts Iraq at about 98 percent compliance with the OPEC deal. Bu …

ConocoPhillips to Sell $13.3 Billion in Oil Sands AssetsMotley FoolLast week, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) joined the ranks of big oil players that are selling their sands projects, with a deal nearly double that already massive number: $13.3 billion. In this …

africanewsNigeria's ex-oil minister charged with money-launderingFox NewsABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria's Federal High Court has charged a former oil minister with money-laundering in an election bribery scandal. Diezani Allison-Madueke is the first mini …

The Star OnlineMalaysia disappointed over EU resolution targeting palm oilThe Star OnlineDescribing the resolution as unfair, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong said the European Union resolution called for a single ce …