You keep up with industry trends and fluctuations because that's your business. But how much do ordinary Americans know about oil?

With an output exceeding 11 million barrels per day in the first quarter of 2014, the United States has surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Congress originally moved to ban oil exports after a 1973 Arab oil embargo that drastically increased the price of domestic gasoline.

Businesses operating across the oil & gas supply chain continue to evolve and adapt to the new operational landscape driven by volatility in the oil price.

Any discussion on oil and gas in Africa has historically been dominated by the activities in the Nigerian oil and gas sector.

The Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has issued Regulation No. 42 of 2018 regarding the Prioritization of the Use of Crude Oil for the Fulfilment of Domestic Demand, which came into effect on September 6, 2018.

With Nigeria's position as a leading oil producing country, the transportation of crude oil from the country is a basic and foundational component of the international oil supply chain.

Good news for the oil and gas industry in Ohio came last week in the form of a Supreme Court decision invalidating local ordinances that sought to regulate oil and gas production activities...

The global oil and gas industry is in a state of structural reconfiguration. A confluence of macroeconomic pressures, geopolitical upheaval, technological disruption, and evolving capital markets is reshaping the operating environment...

On 24 March 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order threatening to impose a 25% tariff on all goods imported into the United States from any country that imports Venezuelan...

The recent leak of 2,400 barrels of crude oil from the Chevron operated Frade well off the coast of Rio de Janeiro has provoked a great debate in Brazil and among environmental groups, international oil and gas companies and the general public.

Since 2015, the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has helped companies set credible greenhouse gas emission targets based on the latest climate science and goals such as the Paris Agreement.

As part of the Government of Alberta's commitment to address "unintended consequences" of the New Royalty Framework announced in October 2007 (the Framework), the Alberta Department of Energy (Alberta Energy) recently introduced two new royalty programs and certain other amendments affecting royalty calculations.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders became the first presidential candidate to announce opposition to the proposed Bakken oil pipeline, which, the Des Moines Register reports, "would transport up to 570,000 barrels of crude oil daily through 18 Iowa counties."

In light of significant changes that have taken place in the oil and gas industry since the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) current oil and gas reserves disclosure requirements were adopted between 1978 and 1982, the SEC recently published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) requesting public comment on revised oil and gas company reporting requirements.

California faces refinery closures, high fuel costs, and reduced oil demand, the combination of which have contributed to concerns regarding potential impacts on price volatility.

As temperatures in the Rocky Mountains have been dipping, I have been curious how the thermometer on Colorado's economy is reflecting the nose-dive in commodity prices this year.

The Nigerian oil and gas sector has practically sustained the entire national economy since the discovery of crude oil in the country. Although some argue that the oil boom led to the stagnation...

On February 27, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy ("BOEM") published its Notice of Intent (the "NOI") to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for the Northern, Central and Southern California Planning Areas...

Fortune released an article today entitled Here's Why Oil Prices Just Hit a 2016 High …