Militants blow up oil well in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province
A group of gunmen blew up a bomb at the Bai Hassan oil field in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk on Wednesday, China’s news agency Xinhua reported, citing a provincial police chief
Climate scientists make a bold prediction about sea level rise
One of the great things about science is that it allows you to make predictions. Three top climate scientists just made a very bold prediction regarding sea level rise; we should know in a few years if they are correct.
OPEC has set a meeting. Get ready to grab your wallet.
OPEC has cried wolf again, but there’s reason to believe that this time, the cartel is serious about constricting oil production. Which, of course, will send the price — and thus the price of gasoline — upward. And there’s nothing American drivers will be able to do about it.
Former Shell president warns consumers about unfair, high gas prices
Former Shell Oil President John Hofmeister, predicted more volatility and higher prices in the oil market during an interview on the FOX Business Network.
The problem with Big Oil — It’s too big
If what has been happening in oil and gas over the last two years was made into a TV show, it would have been a real hit.
OPEC oil freeze talks may be resurrected
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries may resurrect its heretofore futile attempts to freeze petroleum output in a bid to inject life into oil prices.
Do oil companies really need $4 billion per year of taxpayers’ money?
What would happen if the federal government ended its subsidies to companies that drill for oil and gas?
Poll: 79% support increased mpg rules
Seventy-nine percent of respondents polled by an environmental group want the federal government to keep increasing fuel economy standards for automakers, according to findings released Thursday.
ISIS oil revenues down by up to 90 percent
Security sources from the ministry of oil said ISIS had been smuggling at least 50 vehicles full of oil every day from oilfields in Qayyarah and Najma. But new offensives against the terrorist organization have reduced the smuggling rate to five vehicles a day.
Clinton campaign studying alternative to U.S. ethanol mandate
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has solicited advice from California regulators on how to revamp a federal regulation requiring biofuels like corn-based ethanol be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply, according to campaign and state officials.
