Oil

Year: 2012 2011 2010

Analysis

YPF faces fresh Argentina assault
Renationalisation rumours cloud news of fresh Vaca Muerta find
Alberta election to redefine Canada’s oil ambitions
Canol Shales emerge in Canada’s North
Juniors target new unconventional play in Mackenzie Valley
US takes a fresh look at Keystone XL
Energy security is emerging as one of the key issues ahead of the November presidential election in the US. And as the country thinks about oil, it seems that there is a second chance for the Keystone XL pipeline, writes Shaun Polczer
USGS report flags up Alaska’s shale potential
Industry hopes rise as survey indicates state's unconventional reserves likely to be substantial
Canada dodges EU oil-sands bullet
Failure to agree FQD ban on Alberta crude a rare victory for producers
Eagle Ford pushes EOG results higher
US shale oil 'to transform crude markets'
Mind the oil-sands price gap
The glut of crude oil at the US’ Cushing hub and a strong Canadian dollar are putting an increasing strain on Alberta’s oil-sands producers
Oil-sands monitoring beefed up
The Alberta and federal governments are introducing a new environmental-monitoring progamme for the oil sands, but is it enough?
Keystone debate far from over
TransCanada and US Republicans vow to fight on in the battle for the Keystone XL pipeline
Boom-and-bust threatens unconventional plays
It may be the American way, but the Bakken oil-drillers’ boom-and-bust mentality is no way to run an industry
Bakken oil tanks full to the brim
North Dakota's oil patch is booming. But surging oil and gas output has strained off-take capacity to breaking point
US delivers Keystone XL death blow
The US’ rejection of the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline could prove a turning point in political and trade relations with Canada
Northern Gateway hearings heat up
Plans to diversify Canada’s oil-export options with a pipeline to the BC coast face scrutiny from aboriginal groups and environmental protestors. Fortunately for the developers, they seem to be listening