First U.S. crude cargoes head to China since trade breakthrough: sources Collin Eaton, Reuters, January 15, 2018 The vessels left Galveston, Texas, last month and are scheduled to arrive at Chinese ports between late January and early March, according to shipbrokers and vessel tracking data. The shipments mark a change since Chinese buyers largely began avoiding U.S. oil during the … read more
OPEC Weighs a First-Ever Influence Campaign in the U.S. Benoit Faucon and Timothy Puko, January 11, 2019 OPEC is debating an aggressive public-influence campaign aimed at U.S. lawmakers and the White House, a first in its six-decade history, according to officials at the organization. The proposed message is simple: OPEC plays a vital role in helping the U.S. economy. Although … read more
Alaskan gift that just keeps on giving Katherine Schmidt, Upstream Online, January 10, 2019 There is a saying in oil and gas exploration — Big fields get bigger. That maxim has held true for Alaska’s BP-operated giant Prudhoe Bay, where more than 40 years after first oil the UK supermajor and its partners continue to turn over new chapters at … read more
