Category: Oil Investing

Iraq Oil Fields Up for Grabs

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2013

The Iraqi Oil Ministry has selected seven foreign oil companies that will be allowed to bid on the Nasiriyah oil field...

Venezuela Oil Crisis

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2013

In the aftermath of Chavez's death, it is unclear what's to become of Venezuela's suffering oil industry...

Exxon (NYSE: XOM) Scores Major Gas Find in Malaysia

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 12, 2013

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is working with Malaysian company Petronas to extract gas from the offshore Telok field...

Why Goldman Sachs is Bullish on Oil and Copper

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 12, 2013

Goldman Sachs expects oil and copper to be good plays in the short term, and it puts a focus on China...

Talisman (NYSE: TLM) Unloading Shale Assets

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 12, 2013

Talisman Energy (NYSE: TLM) is looking to sell acreage worth an estimated $1.5 billion in the Montney Shale in an effort to cut costs and boost sales...

Clean Coal is Dead

Written by unknown
Posted March 12, 2013

Despite investors jumping ship, the government continues to fund the FutureGen clean coal scam. But we still have nothing to show for it.

OPEC's Crisis of Confidence

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted March 11, 2013

Keith Kohl prepares to reveal a new drilling technology that is about to take the U.S. shale boom to record heights.

Myanmar Oil Discovery Could Be Huge

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 11, 2013

Myanmar is finally opening its shale oil and gas blocks to foreign investment, and the nation also has a pipeline planned...

Exxon (NYSE: XOM) Bullish on Diesel

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 11, 2013

Exxon's (NYSE: XOM) "Outlook to 2040" expects diesel to be a dominant fuel in the transportation sector as renewables and natural gas combat gasoline...

BP (NYSE: BP) to Exit the Solar Industry

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 10, 2013

Despite its "beyond petroleum" initiative, BP (NYSE: BP) has announced it will exit the solar industry -- one it was involved in for 35 years.

What's Next for Venezuela's Oil Industry?

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 10, 2013

Amid the death of Hugo Chavez, many companies and dependent nations are questioning the future of the Venezuelan oil industry...

Chinese Fuel Upgrades

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 7, 2013

After two months of toxic pollution, China is taking steps to reduce its oil consumption and to clean up its refined fuel...