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Oil Drilling Business, Finance

US oil companies lost $67 billion last year

The 40 largest publicly-traded US oil companies lost a combined $67 billion in 2015, according to Energy Information Administration…

Lane Hanson · April 26, 2016
Oil oversupply Markets

Oil oversupply is getting worse despite recent price spike

The world is continuing to drown in an excess amount of oil and it’s getting worse. US oil…

Jeff Springer · March 23, 2016
Canada unemployment rates Economy

Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 7.3% as oil industry continues to suffer

The crash in oil prices is have detrimental effects on Canada’s unemployment rate. The country’s unemployment rate rose…

Lane Hanson · March 11, 2016
Iran and oil production Economy, Markets

Iran won’t slow production to help raise oil prices

Iran on Wednesday said it would not restrain oil output as part of a global pact to freeze…

Lane Hanson · February 17, 2016
Pirates are turning their back on oil rigs Markets

Pirates are even turning their backs on oil

Crude oil has become so cheap that even Nigerian pirates are turning their backs on oil rigs that…

Jeff Springer · February 17, 2016
Oil is getting crushed Markets

Oil futures just crashed below $28 a barrel

Oil futures continued to decline on Wednesday as U.S. crude reached its lowest since 2003. U.S. crude oil dropped…

Jeff Springer · January 20, 2016
Oil Prices Sliding Markets

Oil prices slide to lowest point since 2003 as Iran floods market

Oil prices have reached their lowest price since 2003 in early trading on Monday, as the market braces…

Jeff Springer · January 17, 2016
Gas prices at 20 dollars a barrel in 2016 Markets

$20 oil is on the horizon if US dollar remains strong

The strong US dollar and weak demand for oil in China could send the price per barrel to…

John Howard · January 11, 2016
Oil Drilling and Prices Business, Markets

Oil prices continue to plummet on China concerns and a strong US Dollar

Oil prices fell on Tuesday as investors continued to worry about economic growth in China and the US…

Jeff Springer · January 5, 2016
Oil Prices To Continue Dropping Markets

Oil prices will continue falling in early 2016

Oil prices will likely continue a downward plunge in early 2016, before eventually picking up steam and increasing…

Jeff Springer · December 19, 2015
Oil Production and price per barrel Business, Markets

Here’s How Much It Cost To Produce A Barrel of Crude Oil

Oil is currently trading around $42 per barrel and that’s bad news for producers in some parts of…

Jeff Springer · November 24, 2015
Chevron Oil Prices and Profit Falls Business

Chevron Is Slashing 7,000 Jobs As Oil Prices Continue To Plummet

87,000 people have lost their jobs in the oil sector this year and that number is about to…

Peter Mondrose · October 31, 2015
Iran Oil Shares Business

Iran Wants Emergency OPEC Meeting To Stop Sliding Oil Prices

Iran’s Oil Minister, Bijan Zanganeh, has called for an emergency OPEC meeting in order to stabilize collapsing oil…

Peter Mondrose · August 24, 2015
Crude Oil Six Year Low Business

Crude Oil Just Sunk To A Six-Year Low

Crude Oil is continuing on its downward spiral. On Tuesday morning, West Texas Intermediate crude futures in New…

Peter Mondrose · August 11, 2015
Oil Prices Business

Crude Oil Prices Jump Following Stockpile Report

Oil prices jumped on Wednesday after a new industry report showed a bigger-than-expected fall in U.S. oil stockpiles. The American…

Peter Mondrose · June 17, 2015