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Opec bid to kill off US shale sends oil price down to 2009 low
December 8th, 2015
Oil falls by $2 a barrel with energy shares as Opec refusal to stop flooding the market with cheap oil and likely US rate hike sends Brent crude tumbling Oil prices have slumped by 5% after the latest attempt ...
Russia and Saudi Arabia Battle for Control of European Oil Market
December 1st, 2015
Both Russian and Saudi companies have aggressively discounted their crude exports to Europe, dimming hopes of production cuts A contest for dominance in Europe’s oil market is heating up between the world’s two biggest oil exporters—Saudi Arabia and Russia—as ...
Big Oil: Which Are The Top 10 Biggest Oil Companies?
November 25th, 2015
Energy analysts are paying a lot of attention to which companies are cutting back on drilling, which are going bankrupt, and who will be able to survive the downturn. At least 37 oil and gas companies have filed for bankruptcy so ...
The Saudi Oil Price War Is Backfiring
August 10th, 2015
Saudi Arabia has long enjoyed the status of being the top crude oil exporter in the world. With record production of 10.564 million barrels per day in June 2015, Saudi Arabia has been one of the major driving forces ...
Time for state energy companies in Middle East to rethink overseas strategies
July 6th, 2015
The long, hot summer is usually a quiet period in the Arabian Gulf. But this season marks some dramatic changes for Middle East state energy companies and their overseas ventures. The falling oil price creates opportunities for some, problems ...
What Would A Saudi-Russian Partnership Mean For World Energy?
June 25th, 2015
What happens when two nations, that together account for more than fourth quarter of global oil production, begin collaborating on future energy projects? Russian President Vladimir Putin met Saudi Prince Mohammad in St. Petersburg on June 18 at a ...
India seeks to use its oil thirst to drive bargains
June 16th, 2015
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi, India India is trying to use its position as one of the world’s biggest energy consumers to strike better bargains for its companies with oil exporting ...
Saudis Raise Oil Pricing to Asia on Signs of Demand Growth
April 6th, 2015
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, raised pricing for all May sales to Asia, after the country’s oil minister said global demand was improving. State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. narrowed the discount for its Arab Light grade to ...
Canada and Saudi oil set for refinery showdown
January 8th, 2015
As a test of wills between OPEC nations and US shale drillers fuels a global oil market slump, a brewing battle between Canadian and Saudi Arabia heavy crudes for America’s Gulf Coast refinery market threatens to drive prices even ...
Markets retreat as oil plunges
January 7th, 2015
World stock markets tumbled on Monday on continued fall in oil prices and surging dollar. Sell-off of US equities dragged US stock indices down, with Dow Jones Industrial and the S&P 500 recording their worst losses since October. Investors ...
