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Low oil prices hurting U.S. shale operations

Slumping oil prices are putting pressure on U.S. drillers.

OilPrice.com | October 22, 2014 | 10:40 pm

The world’s 10 biggest energy gluttons

Oilprice.com set out to discover which countries use the most energy and why.

OilPrice.com | October 2, 2014 | 7:51 pm

Fed up with Federal inaction, States act alone on cap-and-trade

Unsatisfied with the pace at which the federal government is acting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, several U.S. states and a few Canadian provinces are forging ahead with their own initiatives.

OilPrice.com | September 30, 2014 | 6:14 pm

All eyes on Kenya: the next big oil exporter

Not even the specter of a spillover of Islamic extremism from Somalia can dampen the atmosphere in Kenya, where commercial oil production is expected to begin in 2016 and discovery after discovery has made this the hottest and fastest-paced hydrocarbon scene on the continent.

OilPrice.com | September 24, 2014 | 4:56 pm

Canada’s shale boom: more to come in Montney

In the world of a constantly changing oil and gas environment, the Montney shale basin is the sleeping giant that holds the key to accelerating Canada’s shale oil and gas boom, but the real treasure within this giant is a tight liquids-rich zone (approximately 15-20 miles wide) that has big and small players alike narrowing their focus for the potential of a giant payout.

OilPrice.com | September 18, 2014 | 9:29 pm

Slow growth spoiling China’s appetite for coal

Why China’s insatiable appetite for coal has likely peaked

China's coal consumption declined in the first half of this year and government data suggests that the country's coal imports have dropped.

OilPrice.com | September 16, 2014 | 4:57 pm

Vale halts $6 billion potash project in Argentina

Soros signals Argentina’s shale is biggest place to be

George Soros has doubled his stake in YPF SA, the state-owned oil company in Argentina, which sits atop some of the world’s largest shale oil and gas resources.

OilPrice.com | September 3, 2014 | 8:40 pm

Why the debate over energy storage utterly misses the point

Many technologies have been tested in the field or been fully installed, but their real-world applications have created constant questions around a number of fixed themes: the three-points concern cost, technology, and potential environmental impact, as well as the need for specific regulation and end-of-life management.

OilPrice.com | September 3, 2014 | 7:50 pm