In the Pipeline

Although most people are not interested in the details of pure economic research, the discoveries can affect the daily lives of virtually everyone by...

The rig count in the Permian Basin was unchanged this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 304 rigs active in...

Crude Oil: 69.22   (-1.45). Nymex MTD AVG: 72.8195. Natural Gas: 2.258   (-0.089). Gasoline: 2.0020   (-0.0448). Spreads: November/December   (+0.53)   December/January   (+0.40). Plains WTI Posting:...

The Chevron Corp.’s move to Houston from California, where it had been based for 145 years, will be advantageous in many ways both to...

To a large extent, service companies make the oilfield go. There are more of them in the Permian Basin area phone book than you would...

Crude Oil: 70.67   (+0.28). Nymex MTD AVG: 73.4547. Natural Gas: 2.347   (-0.020). Gasoline: 2.0468   (+0.0065). Spreads: November/December   (+0.58)   December/January   (+0.45). Plains WTI Posting:...

Crude Oil: 70.39   (-0.19). Nymex MTD AVG: 73.6288. Natural Gas: 2.367   (-0.131). Gasoline: 2.0403   (+0.0026). Spreads: November/December   (+0.57)   December/January   (+0.39). Plains WTI Posting:...

Crude Oil: 70.58   (-3.25). Nymex MTD AVG: 73.8447. Natural Gas: 2.498   (+0.004). Gasoline: 2.0377   (-0.0709). Spreads: November/December   (+0.57)   December/January   (+0.37). Plains WTI Posting:...

Crude Oil: 73.83   (-1.73). Nymex MTD AVG: 74.0779. Natural Gas: 2.494   (-0.138). Gasoline: 2.1086   (-0.0430). Spreads: November/December   (+0.59)   December/January   (+0.43). Plains WTI Posting:...

This column suggested $78 as a target for crude oil three weeks ago as the price rose above $69. This past week managed $78.47...