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Sunderr, cc Flickr Paul Lowry, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Enhanced Oil Recovery: Cleaning up “Dirty” Oil
Omar Mawji

The vilification of oil is bad for perception but good for business for the largest oil companies.

BahDer, cc Flickr Ryan Lackey, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Technology: The Next Oil Superpower
Omar Mawji

Technology is determining the winners and losers of the global oil industry.

Blackcat, cc Flickr timlewisnm https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

GPM Oil Report: The Short-Lived Dead-Cat Bounce in Oil Prices
Geopolitical Monitor

Last week’s rally in crude prices has proven to be short-lived thanks in large part to OPEC and more bad news from China.

OilDerricks, cc Flickr Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious

Market Meltdown Means More Pain for Oil Producers
Zachary Fillingham

What was once a supply-side phenomenon is now being aggravated by falling global demand, meaning lower oil prices and even more pain for long-suffering oil producers.

No End in Sight for Reeling Oil Producers
Zachary Fillingham

This is second in a two-part series, this article examines what lower oil prices means for Libya, Canada, the United States, and Iraq.

Default Looms as Venezuela Hopes for a Recovery in Oil Prices
Geopolitical Monitor

Even though the Maduro government has stopped posting official statistics, it’s no secret that the economic situation in the Bolivarian Republic is going from bad to worse.

GPM Oil Report: A New Plunge in Oil Prices?
Geopolitical Monitor

Producers have looked on in horror as crude plunges towards $40 a barrel, but we’re not at the bottom yet.

Bouri_NC_41_DP4_platform, an Eni off-shore platform in the Mediterranean. cc wikicommons

Italy’s Eni & Other Oil Producers Try to Ride Out Libya Chaos
Alessandro Bruno

Production disruptions, the spread of Islamic State, and two governments hanging on by a fiscal thread – Libya is descending into anarchy. But that hasn't stopped Italy’s Eni and other producers from keeping the oil flowing.