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Lebanon open for oil exploration, finally
After a three-year delay caused by political paralysis in January Lebanon re-launched first licensing round for exploration and production rights in five blocks (1,...- lebanon oil
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Singing A Different Tune
"Songbirds in Alberta's oil fields are adjusting their tunes to be heard above noisy drilling equipment, according to new research." --Greenwire fascinating!!- Rodent Replied
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An Oil By Any Other Name...
... is still oil, but it's not all the same. New Statoil study says Bakken crude is slightly heavier and more sour than previously reported at...- Rodent Replied
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Tesoro Corp Stock Freefall
Washington Gov Halted proposed oil by rail project, that was in the works by Tesoro Corp. Stock is now in freefall.- Rodent Replied
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Iraq to Stick to OPEC Output Deal
Iraq, the second largest producer in the OPEC has had to limit output in line with OPEC’s commitment to cut output by about 1.2...- franco Replied
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US slaps new sanctions on Russia
The blacklist now includes Sergey Topor-Gilka, who runs the engineering company Technopromexport and several subsidiaries of Surgutneftegaz (SNGS.MM). Empty gesture, or meaningful strongarming?- Rodent Replied
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NYC Mayor Wants Oil Industry Dead
"New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose city sued five energy companies this month, including Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell claiming damage to the city from...- oil
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US Ric Count Climbs
Oil, gas rigs up 11 this week, +12 for oil, and -1 for gas. Most notably, Permian added 18 rigs this week. Not good news...- Rodent Replied
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Major blow to UK fracking firms
Britain is tightening controls on firms hoping to carry out hydraulic fracking in parts of the country by adding a financial health check to the application...- Meanwhile Replied
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China Wants in on Arctic Oil
China has issued a white paper calling for advancing international cooperation on the Arctic. These guys aren't wasting any time, are they? "The Chinese paper...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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1.1 Bpd in New Oil Supply Coming by 2025
"Over US$83.1 billion in capital expenditure will be spent over the lifetime of the top 10 onshore oil projects to produce 9.7 billion bbls...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Alaska Oil Production and Shaved Heads
BP Alaska boss shaved her head after promising the company she would shave her head if it held production steady at the forty-year-old field....- Rodent Replied
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Us levies more sanctions
US adds more entities and persons to the US sanctions list regarding North Korea, ships transferring oil to NK included, most notably from Russia.- Rodent Replied
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Regs set out to kill fracking
Britain increases financial health check for frackers in Britain. Frackers already have it tough here. Will regs kill fracking completely? http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/britain-to-tighten-financial-checks-on-fracking-firms/- Addy Replied
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Mexico's Drug Cartels 'Diversifying' into ... Oil
Mexico's drug cartels, it would seem, are now moving in on oil after the crackdown on drug lords. Gotta diversify ... Great story on...- TraderTate Replied
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Aramco Will List in Hong Kong, says HKEX Boss
"A deal in Hong Kong with the possibility of accessing, either now or later, the Chinese investing public works wonders for Saudi Arabia, for China, for...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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As US Becomes Oil Superpower, What Quality of Crude Are We Talking About?
All this talk about the US becoming the biggest producer in the world has opened up a debate about the quality of that crude,...- LAOIL Replied
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Russian Funds Could Buy into Aramco
Russian pension funds are considering investments in Aramco, and so are Chinese companies. Won't that be the best shareholder lineup EVER?- Marina Schwarz Replied
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This pipeline lawsuit not what you think
native americans behind Eagle Spirit Pipeline from Alberta to BC coast launched a gofundme campaign to pay to challenge Trudeau's oil tanker moratorium ac.- Rodent Replied
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Making American Great Again Woos Aramco
Aramco looking at expanding in the US given the recent tax cuts and oil industry support from the Trump Administration.- Rodent Replied
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Airlines Thinking High Oil Prices Won't Last
Delta, United, American, along with Dubai's Emirates aren't going to hedge fuel deliveries this year--in a clear signal that these airline giants are not...- Rodent Replied
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Libya to Restart Closed Oilfield, Add ~60,000 bpd to Glut
Libya is planning to restart its Wintershall oilfield. That would put some 57,000 bpd of new supply into the market.- Kate Turlington Replied
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Venezuela says easy peasy
Venezuela is saying it will be no problem to raise its production by 1 million bpd. They say this as their production continues its...- Rodent Replied
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Looks like the next big oil IPO will be Kazakhstan's state-run co
Media rumor now is that Kazakhstan's state-run oil company, KMG, is gunning for an IPO after delisting its upstream unit in London ...- kazakhstan
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Largest East Coast oil refinery goes bankrupt
The biggest refiner on the East Coast, with liabilities of about $10 billion, just filed for bankrupting, citing costly Bush-era EPA regulations and dwindling...- Rodent Replied
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Nigeria Oil Workers Kidknapped
Not even a week after Delta Avengers made additional threats, some oil workers in Nigeria were kidnapped at gunpoint. It's tragic, but at the...- Rodent Replied
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BofA Forecasts Peak Oil in 12 Years
Oil demand to peak by 2030 due to EV adoption, says BofA. These forecasts are getting increasingly confusing. Just the other day a Mazda...- bank of america
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OPEC lifts oil prices again.. with talk
“There is a readiness to continue cooperation beyond 2018...The mechanism hasn’t been determined yet, but there is a consensus to continue,” Saudi Arabia’s Energy...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Oklahoma Drilling Rig Explodes, 5 Missing
Red Mountain Energy was operator. No fatalities confirmed yet.- Addy Replied
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Govt Shutdown Wont Disrupt Oil Data
EIA is still going to publish weekly report this week despite gov shutdown. Nice to know oil markets will have another catalyst other than...- Rodent Replied
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