Canada’s Oil Exports Are Dead Without U.S. Shale Production

How is it that Canada could be dependent on U.S. oil production? As of 2015, 36 percent of total US …

Canadian Oil Is Building A Wall And Mexico Is Paying For It

Mexico and Canada have been waging a silent battle for market share in the US crude oil refining market. Since …

China Ramps Up Predatory Acquisitions In Canadian Oil & Gas

Chinese companies have been a major acquirer of Canadian oil & gas companies as they look for a strong presence …

Iran Could Change The Face Of OPEC

The mere mention of OPEC is almost instinctively accompanied by an automatic reference to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as …

Technology: The Next Oil Superpower

Falling oil prices which started in late 2014 have highlighted an increased emphasis on the cost to produce oil, particularly …

Suncor (SU) Consolidating Canada’s Oil Sands

As I write this article, a horrific forest fire has forced the entire municipality of Fort McMurray, Alberta to evacuate …

The Case For Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Buying Apache (APA)

At a time where many oil companies need to shed assets and spin off businesses to keep themselves alive, there …

Saudi Arabia Comes To The Rescue of the Egyptian Economy

The Arab Spring uprising left Egypt with an assortment of leaders and an uncertain future. After the ousting of President …

Iraqi Kurdistan’s Rise as an Independent Energy Player

Iraqi Kurdistan’s Oil Industry & Autonomy

Iraqi Kurdistan and the governing Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is in the midst of …

Echoes of Nixon in the US-Iran Rapprochement

On July 14, 2015, Iran and six world powers known as the P5 +1 (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, …