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Oil & Gas Groups
Khalid al-Falih, Saudi Arabia's new oil minister in 2016
05/13/2016
Grouped Articles
Oil: What the Saudi Shake-Up Means
Wall Street Journal 05/13/2016
Saudi Oil Output Sets Record Despite Global Glut
WSJ 08/10/2016
U.S. president Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia in April 2016
04/20/2016
Grouped Articles
Obama’s Mideast Mission: Get Saudis, Iran to Make Nice
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2016
Obama and King Salman of Saudi Arabia Meet, but Deep Rifts Remain
New York Times 04/20/2016
New York Times 04/22/2016
Saudis and Extremism: ‘Both the Arsonists and the Firefighters’
The New York Times 08/25/2016
Saudi Arabia, Ignoring Trump’s Slights, Will Give Him a Royal Welcome
The New York Times 05/18/2017
$110 Billion Weapons Sale to Saudis Has Jared Kushner’s Personal Touch
The New York Times 05/19/2017
The planned creation of a Saudi sovereign wealth fund of about $2 trillion in 2017 with the sale of stock in Saudi Aramco
04/01/2016
The planned Saudi sovereign wealth fund would be a way to generate income from investments overseas. This would be used to support projects at home to employ the surging job seekers as about three times the jobs created in the 2003-2013 boom will be needed in future years, according to McKinsey consultants, because of the demographic changes.
Grouped Articles
Saudis Moving to Reduce Dependence on Oil Money
New York Times 04/01/2016
Saudi Arabia Approves Economic Reform Program
Wall Street Journal 04/26/2016
Saudi Arabia’s post-oil future
Economist 04/29/2016
The Saudi Shake-Up Has One Goal: Drag the Country Into Modern Era
WSJ 06/22/2017
Saudi Arabia Weighs Giving Up on International IPO for Aramco
WSJ 10/13/2017
Opinion: Saudi Arabia – progress, or megalomania? | Middle East | DW | 26.10.2017
DW.COM 10/26/2017
Energy sector loans with risk of default at U.S. banks reach 50% by March 2016
03/25/2016
Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and other banks are affected by the bad loans to the energy sector. This will affect EPS at the banks.
Grouped Articles
Coming to the Oil Patch: Bad Loans to Outnumber the Good
Wall Street Journal 03/25/2016
The big bust in the oil fields - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/26/2016
President Rousseff, former president Lula and the Petrobras corruption investigation in 2016
03/03/2016
Grouped Articles
Brazilian Police Question Ex-President Lula da Silva in Petrobras Probe
Wall Street Journal 03/04/2016
Brazil’s Ex-Leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Is Held and His Home Raided
New York Times 03/04/2016
Brazil’s President Rousseff, Facing Impeachment Effort, Is Deluged by More Bad News
New York Times 03/03/2016
Ex-President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Faces Charges
New York Times 03/09/2016
How Brazil, the darling of the developing world, came undone - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/2016
Dilma Rousseff Targeted in Brazil by Lawmakers Facing Scandals of Their Own
New York Times 04/14/2016
Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy
03/01/2016
McClendon was one of the pioneers who sparked the shale oil boom in the U.S. His penchant for taking excessive risk caused him severe setbacks in 2008 with the global financial crisis, and in 2015 with the collapse in oil prices. In 2016 he was indicted by a grand jury in Oklahoma for illegal practices and died in a car crash shortly thereafter.
Grouped Articles
Indicted Ex-Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon Dies in Car Crash
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2016
Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Ex-Chief, Dies Day After Indictment
New York Times 03/02/2016
Aubrey McClendon, Restless and Reckless Wildcatter, Was Deal-Making to the End
New York Times 03/03/2016
Aubrey McClendon, Ex-Head of Chesapeake Energy, Is Charged With Conspiracy
New York Times 03/01/2016
Aubrey McClendon Bet Big to Finance Second Act
Wall Street Journal 03/08/2016
The big bust in the oil fields - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/26/2016
Saudi Arabia's economy with cuts in spending- 2016-2017
02/16/2016
Grouped Articles
Young Saudis See Cushy Jobs Vanish Along With Nation’s Oil Wealth
New York Times 02/16/2016
Saudis Moving to Reduce Dependence on Oil Money
New York Times 04/01/2016
Saudi Arabia’s post-oil future
Economist 04/29/2016
The Saudi Shake-Up Has One Goal: Drag the Country Into Modern Era
WSJ 06/22/2017
Saudi Arabia’s Economic Revamp Means More Jobs for Saudis—If Only They Wanted Them
WSJ 06/19/2018
The Ethanol mandate through the Renewable Fuel Standard and Iowa
01/31/2016
The ethanol mandate does not draw the same level of support that it once did in Iowa. Nationally experts say ethanol is not environmentally advantageous, and inceases the cost of groceries for average families. The fracking industry and shale oil have also changed the dynamics of oil production and oil sufficiency in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Ethanol Mandate, a Boon to Iowa Alone, Faces Rising Resistance
New York Times 01/31/2016
Resilience of the Russsian economy to the fall in oil prices and the decline in the ruble in 2015-2016
01/25/2016
Grouped Articles
Russia and Turkey Show Oil Prices Aren’t Everything
Wall Street Journal 01/25/2016
Oil Falls Most Since 2015 on Fears of Oversupply
WSJ 11/13/2018
Saudis Struggle to Share Pain of Pumping Less Oil
WSJ 11/30/2018
U.S. stock market in Jan. 2016 with a sharp selloff- falling oil prices below $30 a barrel and a slump in China
01/18/2016
Grouped Articles
Dow Tumbles 391 Points Amid Global Rout
Wall Street Journal 01/18/2016
Why This Market Meltdown Isn’t a Repeat of 2008
Wall Street Journal 01/18/2016
BlackRock Chief: Markets Will Be ‘Fine’
Wall Street Journal 01/18/2016
Markets Are Scaring Themselves
Wall Street Journal 01/21/2016
Stretch of Market Volatility Makes It Stormy at the Top
The New York Times 07/15/2016
Wall Street, Climbing Sharply, Skips Washington’s ‘Soap Opera’
The New York Times 08/03/2017
Lifting of economic sanctions and implementation of the Iran Nuclear deal in Jan. 2016
01/16/2016
As Steven Mufson reports in the Washington Post, the lifting of sanctions is likely to lead to a slow increase in exports of oil, only 400,000 in the first 6 months, because it is in Iran's interest not to depress prices further than $30 a barrel. Foreign companies will also take a gradual approach to foreign investment in Iran because of remaining sanctions and the slowly improving economic outlook. This creates breathing room for all sides to assess the new situation after the landmark nuclear agreement amid tensions about ballistic missile tests.
Grouped Articles
Iran Nuclear Deal Set to Take Effect
Wall Street Journal 01/16/2016
Oil glut dampens Iran’s hopes for big cash flows as sanctions lift - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/17/2016
Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal; Sanctions Are Lifted
New York Times 01/16/2016
Sanctions relief could strengthen hand of Iran’s reformers, but perils remain - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/18/2016
US slaps new sanctions on Iran over missile test | News | DW.COM | 03.02.2017
DW.COM 02/03/2017
As Relations Worsen, Iran Says U.S. Sanctions May Violate Nuclear Deal
The New York Times 07/19/2017
Oil prices decline to nearly $30 a barrel in January 2016
01/12/2016
Grouped Articles
Oil Plunge Sparks Bankruptcy Concerns
Wall Street Journal 01/12/2016
Weak Oil Prices Curbing Production
Wall Street Journal 04/13/2016
How American Shale Drillers Flipped OPEC’s Script
WSJ 05/24/2017
Pemex's liquidity crisis by January 2016, and appointment of new CEO Gonzalez Anaya
05/04/2016
Emilio Lozoya is replaced as CEO in May 2016 by a close associate of finance minister Videgaray, Gonzalez Anaya, who is expected to come up with $5.8 billion in spending cuts. Inefficiency and wasteful spending was not checked early enough at Pemex folowing the collapse in oil prices- leading to a liquidity crisis. A report in the WSJ cites a Pemex official who says Pemex was down to $8 million in cash at one point in Jan. 2016. The Mexican government reduces taxes for Pemex and pays suppliers during the liquidity crisis. Anaya cites one example of wasteful spending, an order to buy computers that was cancelled saving $171 million. Anaya says the computers should have been leased. that was cancelled resulting in savings of $171 million, which he says should be leased.
Grouped Articles
Pemex Chief: Mexico’s Oil Giant on Track to Meet Spending-Cut Goals
Wall Street Journal 05/04/16
Oil inventories and oil prices in 2016
04/13/2016
Grouped Articles
Weak Oil Prices Curbing Production
Wall Street Journal 04/13/16
Oil prices, financial markets sink after production limit plan fails - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/18/16
How American Shale Drillers Flipped OPEC’s Script
WSJ 05/24/17
Pemex- changes for competition in gas stations selling gasoline in 2016
04/01/2016
Grouped Articles
Mexico Unleashes Gas Stations From Pemex
Wall Street Journal 04/01/16
Faces in Texas and Oklahoma in March 2016 as the energy firms bet on expanding production fail with falling oil prices
03/03/2016
Energy firms face rising debt and falling oil prices in March 2016, and resort to layoffs and cuts.
Grouped Articles
The big bust in the oil fields - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/26/16
Indicted Ex-Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon Dies in Car Crash
Wall Street Journal 03/03/16
Aubrey McClendon Bet Big to Finance Second Act
Wall Street Journal 03/08/16
Exxon capital spending cutbacks in 2016
03/03/2016
Grouped Articles
Exxon Reaffirms Plans to Cut 2016 Capital Spending
Wall Street Journal 03/03/16
Energy Transfer's acquisition of Williams Companies in 2015 and the collapse of pipeline company share prices
02/25/2016
Grouped Articles
Once a Coup, Pipeline Company Deal Becomes a Nightmare
New York Times 02/25/16
The role of politics in oil prices for 2016-2017- Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Iran
02/01/2016
Spencer Jakab of the WSJ says the Saudis are not likely to change current policy of full output with no cuts, because of Middle East politics and the conflcit with Iran and Russia.
Grouped Articles
Oil-Price Poker: Why the Saudis Won’t Fold ‘Em
Wall Street Journal 02/01/16
Weak Oil Prices Curbing Production
Wall Street Journal 04/13/16
Oil prices, financial markets sink after production limit plan fails - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/18/16
Saudi Oil Output Sets Record Despite Global Glut
WSJ 08/10/16
Trump’s Approach: A Fresh Start or Crazy Reckless?
The New York Times 12/14/16
US to end Iran oil sanctions exemptions
BBC News 04/22/19
Saudi oil production policy in 2016, and the prospect of low oil prices for the long term
01/27/2016
With Iran expected to add its production to supplies following lifting of sanctions in 2016, the Saudis would lose market share if they cut production. The Saudis are also on opposite sides with Iran and the Shiite government in Iraq, in the Middle East conflict. Russia is also on the opposite side of this conflict. As a result the Saudis are likely to stick to policy of full production with no cutbacks for the long term. When the Saudis made the policy decision at OPEC meetings in 2014 to not cut back on production as prices declined, it may have been done with the idea of revising policy later on. In 2016 with added Iranian production, this flexibility is diminished. Russia's bombing campaign in Syria, and its ability to withstand sanctions and low oil prices because of a declining ruble, and the cutoff in diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, have put all sides in an economic war of attrition. The Saudis with $630 billion in reserves also see the ability to withstand low oil prices for the long term. Low oil prices help boost economies in the U.S, European Union, Japan, India, China, Turkey, and other countries as the global economy slows down in 2016.
Grouped Articles
Saudi Arabia Keeps Pumping Oil, Despite Financial and Political Risks
New York Times 01/27/16
Oil-Price Poker: Why the Saudis Won’t Fold ‘Em
Wall Street Journal 02/01/16
Oil Output Freeze Is an Agreement With a Catch
New York Times 02/16/16
Young Saudis See Cushy Jobs Vanish Along With Nation’s Oil Wealth
New York Times 02/16/16
Weak Oil Prices Curbing Production
Wall Street Journal 04/13/16
How OPEC lost control of the oil market - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/16
The evolution of Iran's relations with China during the period of western sanctions
01/24/2016
Grouped Articles
China Deepens Its Footprint in Iran After Lifting of Sanctions
New York Times 01/24/16
Iran's oil exports in 2016 as economic sanctions are lifted in Jan. 2016
01/17/2016
Experts say Iran's oil exports will only gradually increase to about 400,000 in 6 months, because it is in Iran's interest not to depress oil prices further than $30 a barrel.
Grouped Articles
Oil glut dampens Iran’s hopes for big cash flows as sanctions lift - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/17/16
Iran Opening Stirs New Interest From Businesses
Wall Street Journal 01/23/16
Weak Oil Prices Curbing Production
Wall Street Journal 04/13/16
Oil prices, financial markets sink after production limit plan fails - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/18/16
U.S. Vows to Grant Few Waivers on Iran Sanctions
WSJ 08/22/18
U.S. Sanctions Hit Iran’s Plan to Tap Giant Gas Trove
WSJ 10/05/18
Plans for IPO by Saudi Aramco
01/12/2016
Grouped Articles
Saudi Arabia Could List Production Assets in Aramco IPO
Wall Street Journal 01/12/16
Transcript: Q&A With Saudi Aramco Chairman Khalid al-Falih
Wall Street Journal 01/12/16
Saudis Moving to Reduce Dependence on Oil Money
New York Times 04/01/16
Saudi Arabia Approves Economic Reform Program
Wall Street Journal 04/26/16
The Saudi Shake-Up Has One Goal: Drag the Country Into Modern Era
WSJ 06/22/17
Saudi Arabia Weighs Giving Up on International IPO for Aramco
WSJ 10/13/17
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