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Haaretz article series _ Saudi Arabia: A Kingdom in Turmoil | Part 1 - Oil Empire
Haaretz article about Saudi oil. This series could get interesting. Oil and Politics - my favorite spicy dish : ) Saudi Arabia, oil superpower, now forced to...- Tom Kirkman Replied
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Oil prices weighing companies down, bankruptcies, service companies etc
Drillers Fighting for New Life (Bloomberg) -- For the oilfield services industry, it’s no longer about merely navigating a downturn. It’s now about survival. Five years...- ceo_energemsier Replied
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China's Crude Oil Futures Boom Amid Looming Iran Sanctions
A U.S. decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran is supporting China’s newly established crude oil futures, and may spur efforts to start trading oil...- rainman Replied
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Is $71 As Good As It Gets For Oil Bulls This Year?
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...- Pavel Replied
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OPEC+ says they can get oil to $60 bbl with 1 mm bbl/d cut. How, when by most accounts China's demand alone down 4 mm bbl/d ? The OPEC Smoke & Mirrors. It works ?
OPEC playing same old games (1) will say recommend 600k or 1 million cut and then SURPRISE ! It's 1.2 mm bbls cut. OMG...- BLA Replied
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Are New Oil Technologies Oversold B.S.
I have been told by old timers that all the oil has already been found, the latest technology is nothing new, we should do...- technology
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Look at the LONGER TERM bigger picture of international oil & gas. Ignore temporary hiccups.
Here's what I posted yesterday morning (Friday around 6am) in a huff over on Linkedin (different audience than here, about half of my connections...- Tom Kirkman Replied
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Shale is just Paying Lip Service
As per Oil Price- Are we finally hearing and seeing a Peak in the Rhetoric. Years of that kind of spin are starting to wear...- James Regan Replied
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What happens to Citgo's US refineries?
Is anybody watching what's going on with Citgo? What happens to its three US refineries (Illinois, Texas, Louisiana) now that company execs are being...- corruption
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So about my ad nauseum comments hoping for $65 oil this year... Halliburton says $60 to $70 is Comfortable
For lurkers, if you do a quick check of my comments, you will see I have been commenting repeatedly that I've been hoping for...- Tom Kirkman Replied
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"Russia Accuses The British Navy Of Blowing Up Nord Stream Pipelines" by Irina Slav
[Radiactive Dirty Bomb scenario also on THREAD. ] Irina's EXCERPT - "According to available information, representatives of this unit of the British Navy took...- Tom Nolan Replied
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BP to take $1.7B charge for Deepwater Horizon
BP said Tuesday it will take an additional charge of $1.7 billion (1.4 billion euros) in the fourth quarter of 2017 linked to the...- Stephen Replied
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Trafigura CEO Weir says, "We will see 30% to 35% drop in demand". That amounts to 35mm bbls/day glut ! OPEC+ 10 mm cut won't fix it. It's a DEMAND problem.
The OPEC+ Cut helps but hardly makes up for demand loss. It's not a supply problem at this time. It's the DEMAND. Said the OPEC+ cuts...- BLA Replied
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Chevron CEO Says No New Refineries In U.S—Ever
Quote https://www.linkedin.com/posts/meredithpoor_chevron-ceo-says-no-new-refineries-in-usever-activity-6938641347490807808-Fdh6?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web So lets see here - no methane to liquids conversions, no 'biocrude' refining, no oil excreting algae, no electrochemical ethanol or other fuel production...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Air-to-Fuels Energy and Cost Calculation
A gallon of gasoline has an energy equivalent to 32Kwh. For the purposes of this discussion 'gasoline' means n-heptane - C7H16. Diesel fuel has...- oil
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Profits At Russia’s Lukoil Double On Higher Oil Prices
Lukoil, Russia’s second-largest crude producer, saw profits jump by nearly half in 2018 on higher oil prices and a weaker rouble, the company said...- pinto Replied
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Oil from Hebron project has started flowing
Five years after the sanction, major offshore project on Canada's Atlantic coast started flowing. It is expected to have a production of 150,000 barrels a day.- Adam Varga Replied
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South Sudan Struggles To Increase Oil Production After War
Oil-rich South Sudan is struggling to increase production of crude several months after the end of its civil war, and the political upheaval in...- south sudan
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Abu Dhabi launches first-ever bidding for 6 oil and gas blocks
Adnoc will make available 6 new onshore and offshore blocks for competitive bid within Abu Dhabi. Our estimates suggest that these new blocks contain...- CMOP Replied
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BP's 2018 Profit Doubles To Five-Year High As Output Soars
BP joined its competitors in posting a strong 2018 performance, with a doubling of profits driven by strong growth in oil and gas output...- pinto Replied
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OPEC and Oil Market Dynamics
Lengthy article from Petroleum Economist with oodles of reasonings. My view on this is pretty simple - OPEC (especially Saudi Arabia) is getting way too...- opec
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Bakken Crude Flash Point - Will This Fuel Transportation Worries?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joe-dancy-8069637_bakken-ugcPost-6573709566205321216-kGz0 How many refineries can handle this light API-43?- James Regan Replied
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Trudeau approves Trans Mountain Pipeline
Better late than never - Trans Mountain Pipeline is approved. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-trans-mountain-pipeline-wherry-1.5179626 Interesting to see if and when it'll be built and how change in heavy oil...- DanilKa Replied
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Pope urges politicians to take 'drastic measures' on climate change and reduce the use of fossil fuels
Welp, I have a (mostly tongue in cheek) suggestion for others to consider, in response to this Pope's persistent and increasing attacks on the oil...- Tom Kirkman Replied
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Is china selling oil to NK Despite sanctions?
Seeing a lot of press about China selling oil to North Korea despite sanctions. Is this just a case of smuggling, or is China...- Rodent Replied
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Exxon to build LNG terminal in China
Exxon Mobil says it signed a preliminary deal to build a multibillion-dollar petrochemical complex and invest in a liquefied natural gas terminal in China, despite trade...- Sefko Trafikant Replied
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On the hobby side of things
Here are a few petroleum sites that are on the hobby side of things: http://www.ppsi.org.uk/ http://www.oldgas.com https://aoghs.org- canadas canadas Replied
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OPEC Really Can Keep Secrets
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/OPECh-Ministers-Keep-Mum-On-Oil-Production-Plans.html OPEC really can keep secrets, I guess. Usually they let something slip out (purposefully I'm sure). The fact that nothing has leaked yet about...- Rodent Replied
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