Dec 30, 2019
Carbon-capture projects are economically unviable at the moment and will need a major increase in government spending for wide-scale deployment, says John Minge, former chairman and president of BP America.
On today’s Platts Capitol Crude, Minge talks about the policy
changes needed, including expansion of federal...
Dec 23, 2019
The oil market is closing out 2019 with a smaller geopolitical
risk premium despite the September attack on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq
facility exposing a staggering supply vulnerability.
Greg Priddy, Stratfor's director of global energy and Middle East,
argues the oil market can no longer hold onto a risk premium,
between...
Dec 16, 2019
US oil producers seem to be at an inflection point, where
efficiency gains are waning, output growth is slowing and capital
is drying up, Antoine Halff tells Platts Capitol Crude.
On this week’s episode, Halff talks rig counts, well completions
and flaring, the likely impact of deeper OPEC cuts, and he
forecasts the...
Dec 9, 2019
OPEC, Russia and its nine other oil-producing allies have agreed to fresh supply cuts, but how much compliance will they achieve in the next three months? Former Capitol Crude host Herman Wang returns with details of the deal struck Friday in Vienna. The contentious talks featured a walkout by Angola and hardball by...
Dec 2, 2019
The US shale oil boom has been heralded as an economic windfall
for small towns from New Mexico to North Dakota. But it has also
strained local public services, putting a toll on education,
infrastructure and housing, while leaving many communities
moresusceptible to the boom and bust nature of oil prices.
On this...