1. China’s Sinopec is cutting loadings of crude oil from Iran by half this month, as the state refiner comes under U.S. pressure to comply...


  2. Danish DONG Energy changed its name to, erm, Ørsted (pronounced “Ehr-still*”), after the scientist who discovered electromagnetism. The family sued. The company won... But embarrassment was...
      


  3. The first cracks appear. Anyone want to take a bet as to the end of this blockade against qatar? https://archive.shine.cn/world/Saudi-letter-for-Qatar/shdaily.shtml  


  4. A warm welcome to PRefChem the Joint Venture between Petronas and Saudi Aramco.  Great news indeed!  Elections were held in Malaysia last week, and there...
      


  5. I don't know the entire history of Russia-Iran relations, but, they sure are chummy now. I think this puts to bed any doubts that...


  6. A Middle East conflict that choked off oil supply (sending oil prices presumably to $325) would put renewable technologies in clover. This would trigger...
      


  7. WOWZERS. OPEC hits 149% compliance on the back of Libya and Venezuela, and the most from the UAE. WTI and Brent still down massively...


  8. Some outspoken and fiery views about Iran and its oil, posted on QuodVerum, a feisty Freedom of Speech 'Citizen Journalism' site.  Oil + global politics. I'll withhold...


  9. Tesla Unplugged: In Singapore, It’s Just Another Unwelcome Car     Around the world, Tesla Inc. is a welcome symbol of what can happen when high-tech meets...
      


  10. As expected, as oil prices soar, and the oil price bulls stampede with joyful abandon, the IEA dumps its cold water harbinger of the coming...
      


  11. U.S. crude oil production could reach a new high next year, according to the EIA'a latest STEO - and it could upset OPEC's reign...


  12. Sooo, Statoil again and musings on how its competitors don't have "oil" or "gas" in their names. Correct me if I'm wrong but this...
      


  13. US oil production set to increase to 10.3 million bpd next year, breaking a 1970 record of 9.6 million bpd. Between Feb 17 and...


  14. U.S. petrochemical plants along the Gulf Coast have steadily been coming online.  Additional plants are getting the approval.  The demand for ethylene is projected...


  15. The inimitable @Mike Shellman writes again. Worth paying attention to. Cartoon Of the Week In spite of higher oil prices, rising natural gas prices and much higher well...
      


  16. T Boone Pickens' Ranch is for sale for a cool $250 million if anyone is in the market.


  17. Trying to wrap my head around this. TankerTrackers is reporting a possible oil spill in Iraq.  "2ND UPDATE! We now have TWO anonymous industry sources...


  18. Written by Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. Good luck with your scaremongering politics, California. Offshore oil drilling threatens our health and economy. We need a permanent ban. Americans...


  19. Offshore Oil’s $105 Billion Hangover Adding to Industry Woes     (Bloomberg) -- Aging offshore oil wells that once brought market prominence to Europe, the U.S. Gulf...
      


  20. Conservative estimates are the Covad-19 virus will cost the U.S. economy $7 to $9 Trillion. That's devastating.  They will send the world economies into a recession. ...


  21. Germany’s Incoming Govt Agrees To Phase Out Coal Eight Years Ahead of Schedule By Tsvetana Paraskova - Oct 15, 2021, 1:30 PM CDT The coalition that...


  22. US should be worried that Obrador, even if he's not going to undo all the energy reforms in Mexico, would use nationalist policies to...
      


  23. Thunberg brings her climate protest to Canada's oil patch     Teen activist Greta Thunberg rallied with climate change protesters in Canada's oil-rich province of Albert on...
      


  24. IS THIS WHY AFTER 20 YEARS THE U.S. IS STILL IN AFGHANISTAN ?  Will the U.S. expend $Trillions and sacrifice thousands of life's in Afghanistan...


  25. Now a whole aisle in a grocery store in Amsterdam is plastic-free. Trend or fad? https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/war-on-waste-plastic-free-shopping-aisle-opens-in-amsterdam-supermarket.html


  26. Aramco IPO on track for 2020-21, says Saudi crown prince I KNOW. Shocking.
      


  27. Heh heh, Babylon Bee is spot on again with their satire.   In Search Of A Cleaner Fuel, Bernie Sanders Experiments With Burning Giant Pile Of...


  28. All Renewables Hoax in Hawaii LNG would be the best bet for Hawaii if it wants to have clean air. Solar and Wind are eyesores...


  29. Iraq and Iran have agreed to swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from Kirkuk for Iranian oil to be delivered...
      


  30. Canada set to approve hotly-debated pipeline expansion, Trudeau unlikely to benefit Yes, Trans Mountain is one of may favourite discussion topics here and yes, I'm...