President Trump has spent significant political capital during the coronavirus pandemic tending to the wounds of shale oil producers, but refiners who transform the crude into fuels for consumers are suffering as well. Refineries, with no demand for their fuel, are already operating at about 30% lower capacity than what …
Read More »New York Launches Sustainability Challenge Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Submitted proposals will offer sustainable solutions for the energy storage, the building materials and the reduction of embodied carbon.
Read More »US Continental Resources Inc Halts Shale Output
The largest oil producer in North Dakota has halted most of its production in the US state and notified some customers it would not supply crude after prices dived into negative territory this week, sources said. Continental Resources Inc, the company controlled by billionaire Harold Hamm, stopped all drilling and …
Read More »Araghchi Calls on Intl. Community to Deal with US Illegal Sanctions on Iran
In a phone conversation with Secretary-General of Norway Foreign Ministry Tore Hattrem, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on the international community to deal with the US illegal and inhumane sanctions against the Iranian people.
Read More »US$10b Plant for ExxonMobil
Multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil yes¬terday broke ground on its solely funded chemical com¬plex in Huizhou, in southern China’s Guangdong Province, a sign of China’s rebounding economy as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic fades. A special “cloud ceremony” was held online with video connections linking the Hui¬zhou Dayawan …
Read More »Historic Fall in US Oil Prices Amid Virus Outbreak
When the capital city of Tehran partially emerged out of the shutdown on Saturday, we witnessed some traffic on the roads for the first time after almost a month, since the beginning of Nowruz holidays.
Read More »OPEC cannot Address Oil Market Crash Alone
Resolving crude oil issues need global support, and producers must work together in order to survive, especially producers who produce more expensive crude.
Read More »US Crude Oil Plunges Below Zero in Unprecedented Wipeout; Why?
Monday, April 20, 2020, was a historic day for New York Mercantile Exchange's (NYMEX) crude oil contracts as the price of the item plummeted to minus $ 37.63 for the first time in the industry’s history.
Read More »Coronavirus & Oil Price Ally Against Trump
Nowadays, the black gold experiences a dark time and sharp fall of oil price has cast a shadow on the political economy sector to show that the world’s economy is not going well.
Read More »Trump, Coronavirus Go Hand in Hand to Make American Crude Valueless
Monday, April 20, 2020 was a historic day for oil market. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closed below zero for the first time.
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