Oilholics Synonymous Report

On occasion, signs around Austrian bars and shops selling souvenirs humorously tell tourists to get one basic fact right – there are no k...

Since the initial flare-up in Iraq little over a fortnight ago, many commentators have been revising or tweaking their Brent price pred...

Just as the OPEC conference dispersed here in Vienna, the speed with which the situation in Iraq has deteriorated has taken the market by...

The autonomous region of Kurdistan within Iraq's borders is drawing 'crude' headlines yet again. It's that old row about ...

The OPEC ministers have packed-up and left with no real surprises as the cartel maintained its daily output at 30 million barrels per day (...

Saudi Arabia’s oil minister Ali Al-Naimi said the global oil market remains well supplied, in response to a question from the Oilholic. Spe...

Oh boy, what one round of positive data, especially from China, does to the oil market! The Brent forward month futures contract for March ...

The talking is over, the ministers have left the building and the OPEC quota ‘stays’ where it is . However, one OPEC member – Iran – left...

The delegates and ministers have walked in, the press scrum (or should you choose the term g*ng b*ng) is over and the closed door meeting h...

The Oilholic finds himself back in Vienna for the 162nd meeting of OPEC ministers and his first snowfall of the festive season; the latte...

In a space of a fortnight this month, both the IEA and OPEC raised “fracks” and figures. Not only that, a newly elected President Barack Ob...

Indian oil minister S. Jaipal Reddy is rather sought after these days. You would be, if you represented one of the biggest consumers o...