1. Amnesty came out today and slammed Eni and Shell for their failure to address spills in Nigeria (I think they used the word "negligence")....


  2. After shrinking consistently for months, global oil stocks began rising again at the start of this year. The IEA, OPEC and the U.S. Energy...
      


  3. As oil prices rise again and the country’s oil production rapidly expands, Ghana is on track to make a remarkable claim for a country...
      


  4. Amnesty International has accused Shell and Eni of negligence in handling oil spills in the Niger Delta. They studied almost 2,000 spill reports and...
      


  5. So the oil industry seems to be getting a bit pissy with Trump, sounding the alarm bells over NAFTA and steel tariffs. Supposed to...
      


  6. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/03/15/oil-rigs-and-cowboys-interior-agency-gives-employees-new-cards-to-wear/?utm_term=.f29c0bd961ec Oh, it's just too good. Cowboys on one side and oil rigs on the other, as the DOI's way to remember the US push...


  7. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-15/bp-is-said-to-offer-egyptian-oil-assets-for-sale-as-focus-shifts  


  8. well, it unsurprisingly passed. https://www.ogj.com/articles/2017/12/france-enacts-ban-on-oil-gas-licensing.html I'm interested though, so.. that 15,000 bpd that they produce, although a super tiny amount, will they have to buy it...


  9. IEA just dubbed Venezuela, country with largest oil reserves, as the biggest risk to global markets.  


  10. IEA just dubbed Venezuela, country with largest oil reserves, as the biggest risk to global markets. In the same breath, IEA claims Venezuela may...


  11. "U.S. crude oil exports went to 37 destinations in 2017, compared with 27 destinations in 2016. Similar to previous years, Canada remained the largest...


  12. A title I'm sure they're only too happy to shed. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/weekly/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosgenerate&stream=top-stories "New Mexico surpassed California and Alaska to become the third-largest crude oil-producing state in the...


  13. Perhaps best moment of American Idol's latest season auditions (after a two-year pause), and perhaps a secret advertisement for the oil industry: Katy Perry: What do...


  14. Probably not a good thing for oil prices. Some highlights:  "Recoverable reserves from the Middle East, which holds the largest oil resources, could be increased...


  15. Brazil`s state-owned oil company Petrobras has reported a net loss of R$446m ($136m) for last year compared with a loss of R$14.8bn a year...
      


  16. Exxon's name has been drug through the mud most of all, I think. 


  17. Well, I mean, it's all relative. In the court of public opinion, Exxon has apparently transitioned from Purposeful Killer of Our Beloved Earth, to the latest:...


  18. By IEA, global oil demand is expected to pick up this year but supply is growing at a faster pace, leading to a rise...
      


  19. Alberta oil producers have found a way around British Columbia to ship their heavy crude to Asia. They're transporting it to Portland, Oregon. There...
      


  20. ... to Equinor of all words imaginable. They've also tweaked their logo and it now looks like the logo of a leftist party. Aim...
      


  21. Soaring shale production is now the biggest problem for OPEC. Oil cut deal is now going to an end in coming months and still...


  22. PetroChina has become the third-largest oil and gas company globally. Its average market cap since the year started has come in at $232 billion,...
      


  23. After plunging oil bulls into deeper gloom by forecasting a 131,000-bpd jump in shale oil production next month, the Energy Information Administration reported a 5-million-barrel increase in crude...


  24. So says a state-owned energy firm, Petoro. I'm beginning to be confused about Norway. It's the greenest of them all in Europe but it...
      


  25. South Korea's fuel oil imports are skyrocketing as it tries to phase out coal and nuclear plants enter maintenance season. But I was thinking,...
      


  26. https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Which-Oil-Major-Has-The-Best-Investment-Strategy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oilpricecom+(Oil+Price.com+Daily+News+Update) Total's low-cost purchase in Libya, Exxon's aggressive capex when others are skimping, or Hess's buybacks?


  27. https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Indias-Oil-Imports-From-Venezuela-Plunge-To-Lowest-Since-2012.html And this is what happens, my friends, when you get so far into debt. You're beholden to your creditors. Venezuela pumps at the mercy...


  28. What would they do without Japan? They'd have to stick to their banishment of Qatar, I guess.  https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/UAE-Qatar-Warily-Extend-Joint-Oilfield-Concession.html  


  29.   We have protests, we have defunding, we even have banks who refuse to loan to the dirty oil industry. The latest? Legislative weapons. "The Baltimore...


  30. Dinosaur-era volcanos, of course! That is, if we are to believe a study from Rice University. http://www.worldoil.com/news/2018/3/13/geologists-link-ash-from-dinosaur-era-volcanoes-with-shale-oil-gas