List of Oil Production articles
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Persian soldiers chase rioters during civil unrest in Tehran, August 1953. On August 19, 1953, democratically-elected Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by the CIA and British intelligence, after having nationalized the oil industry. The Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was re-installed in the primary position of power. Massive protests broke out across the nation, leaving almost 300 dead in firefights in the streets of Tehran. (Photo credit should read /AFP/Getty Images) 64 Years Later, CIA Finally Releases Details of Iranian Coup
New documents reveal how the CIA attempted to call off the failing coup — only to be salvaged at the last minute by an insubordinate spy.
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The site of the Astana Expo 2017 on its second day of opening, June 11, 2017. The skyline is dominated by the vast Kazakhstan Pavilion. Kazakhstan Spent $5 Billion on a Death Star and It Doesn’t Even Shoot Lasers
The Central Asian country built a futuristic city to host the World's Fair and polish its own brand. One small problem: it forgot to invite guests.
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mbs Can Saudi Arabia’s Young Prince Wean the Welfare State?
The ambitious plan to remake the Saudi economy is the brainchild of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. But does he have what it takes to upend his country?
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saudi crop Market Body Slams OPEC
Things just aren't going OPEC's way.
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spr crop Trump Wants to Sell Half the U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve For More Cash
The U.S. energy boom means America imports less oil — but is selling emergency stocks a good idea?
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Members of Iran's Assembly of Experts, Mohammad Taghi Mesbah-Yazdi (up-R) and head of the Guardian Council, Ahmad Jannati (up-C), attend a session to appoint a new chairman on March 10, 2015 in Tehran. The Assembly of Experts, the clerics who appoint and can dismiss the country's supreme leader, picked the ultraconservative Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi as their new chairman in a surprise appointment. AFP PHOTO / BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images) Why Trump’s Iran Sanctions Waiver Should Worry the Mullahs
Trump may not have blown up the Iran nuclear deal just yet, but that doesn't mean he's going soft on Iran.
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oil crop Desperate Saudis, Russians Agree to Extend Oil Production Cuts
OPEC just can’t figure out how to kill the U.S. shale boom.
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pipeline crop Russia’s Controversial European Gas Project Is Under Fire, Again
Environmental violations thrust Nord Stream 2 and its European partners into an awkward position.
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Rolls of wire are seen outside Johnstown Wire Technologies that produces wire and rod primarily for the transportation and construction industries,on September 8, 2016, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The White House race could be decided in the Rust Belt -- a vast, decaying former industrial powerhouse in the US Midwest and Northeast where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are battling for the support of working class white voters. Johnstown, a former steel capital tucked away in a valley, is symbolic of the discontent that exists among the working class towards the Democratic Party. / AFP / DOMINICK REUTER (Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Steel Tariffs Are a Surefire Way to Hurt the Rust Belt
Tariffs would raise costs for steel-consuming industries, potentially killing a "massive amount of jobs."
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oil crop Saudi Arabia Now Controls the Largest Oil Refinery in North America
The move is a huge boon to Aramco before a big IPO, experts say.
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us argentina piece The New Jersey Chemical Spill That Could Pollute U.S.-Argentine Relations
Argentina wants a fresh start with Washington. But the legal battle over a polluted New Jersey river could spoil those plans.
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gazprom Another Big Win for Russian Pipeline Politics in Europe?
The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline reaches a new milestone.
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putin crop Forget Sanctions: Exxon Would Like Access to Russian Oil Anyway
Because Russia just doesn’t loom large enough already in Washington.
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citgo Is Russia Trying to Take Over America’s Energy Infrastructure?
Venezuela's fragile state could have ramifications for oil in the United States.
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shell crop Leaked Records Show Shell’s Complicity in Massive Oil Corruption Scandal
New leaked records undercut Shell’s vigorous denials it was involved in a sprawling Nigerian corruption scandal.
