List of Oil Production articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 If Nigeria Is a Petrostate, Why Is It Always So Short on Fuel?
Nigeria has some of the world's richest oil fields. But recent strikes prove its lack of refinery infrastructure could soon make it a failing petrostate.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dr. Strange-oil
Four slightly insane -- but not entirely unrealistic -- ways that Vladimir Putin could spike the price of oil to save Russia's economy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Innovations: Are Potholes a Thing of the Past?
How a group of scientists and engineers turned to the human immune system to revolutionize road repair.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ice, Ice Baby: Obama Gives Shell the Thumbs Up for Arctic Drilling
The Obama administration just gave Royal Dutch Shell conditional permission to drill in the Arctic. But oil is not the only interest there.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China Tops U.S. as Biggest Oil Importer
But Beijing’s big and growing reliance on energy from the Middle East leaves China vulnerable to regional strife and worries over sea lane security.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Cheap Oil Is Bad News for U.S. Gas-Export Hopes
Plentiful supplies of crude, fueled in part by the U.S. boom, undermine the case for shipping liquefied natural gas overseas.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Officials Say Key Refinery Isn’t Actually All That Key
Will the Baiji oil refinery in Iraq fall to the Islamic State? Pentagon says it might not matter.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is The U.S. Navy Protecting British Ships From Iran?
U.S. Navy more and more i the business of protecting commercial shipping from Iran
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Kickback That Killed Brazil
Itaboraí was once a petro-boomtown; it’s now an empty shell. How the Petrobras mega-scandal is destroying ordinary lives and bringing down the rich and powerful.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.S. Needs to End Its Ban on Crude Oil Exports
We can help our allies and undermine our adversaries if we get rid of this antiquated policy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iran Deal Doesn’t Mean a Green Light for Business
The agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 countries offers the sanctions relief that Tehran demanded. But that won't translate into a stampede of fresh investment or a gusher of Iranian oil exports anytime soon.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China Is the New Power Broker in the Persian Gulf
Oil is transforming the country’s foreign policy. Can the United States handle the consequences?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Yemen Strife Reminds Oil Markets That Mayhem Matters
Military action by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states in Yemen spooked oil traders, a reminder that a world in flames can still rattle energy markets.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Selling Crude to Los Imperialistas
Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro blames Washington for all his problems. But that doesn't mean he can turn off the oil tap any time soon.
