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OEF REVIEW:A change to the North Sea Brent crude oil futures contract will alter the way prices for Brent futures are compared to futures prices for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil. Beginning January 29, the Brent contract will expire, or rollover to the next month, approximately two to three weeks before expiration of the WTI contract for delivery in the same month. Prior to the change, the Brent contract rollover was only five to seven days ahead of the WTI rollover.
OEF REVIEW:The Great Green Fleet is a Department of the Navy initiative highlighting how the Navy and Marine Corps are using energy efficiency and alternative energy to increase combat capability and operational flexibility. At the close of the ceremony, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) left the pier to begin its deployment, becoming the first U.S. Navy ship running on an alternative fuel blend as part of its regular operations.
OEF REVIEW:“There is excess supply out there,” the CEO of BP told reporters on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort. “These are very sharp shocks for countries and the industry. The first mantra of the oil crisis was “lower for longer.” Then “lower for even longer.” Now in Davos, executives are starting to talk—or rather, whisper—about a new nightmare scenario: “A lot lower for a lot longer.”
OEF REVIEW:The Company’s net production target for 2016 is in the range of 470-485 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), of which approximately 66% and 34% are produced in China and overseas respectively. The net production targets set for 2017 and 2018 are around 484 and 502 million BOE respectively. The estimated net production for 2015 was approximately 495 million BOE.
OEF REVIEW:With oil prices touching their lowest level since 2003, Dmitry Zhdannikov writes that OPEC officials and deal brokers are looking back nearly two decades and asking whether a behind-the-scenes deal to curb oil output between OPEC and non-OPEC Russia could be struck. He suggests that a paper by Robert Mabro, founder of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies who helped to broker the 1998 oil deal, could could throw light on the current problem. Mabro wrote at the time: “Changes in policy are always possible, even likely, when significant revenue losses are at stake”. 
OEF REVIEW:With oil prices touching their lowest level since 2003, Dmitry Zhdannikov writes that OPEC officials and deal brokers are looking back nearly two decades and asking whether a behind-the-scenes deal to curb oil output between OPEC and non-OPEC Russia could be struck. He suggests that a paper by Robert Mabro, founder of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies who helped to broker the 1998 oil deal, could could throw light on the current problem. Mabro wrote at the time: “Changes in policy are always possible, even likely, when significant revenue losses are at stake”. 
OEF REVIEW:“Hydraulic fracturing remains a highly contentious public policy issue because of concerns about the environmental and health effects of its use. This Critical Issue Paper is written as a primer for the general public, journalists, and even resource professionals who may have difficulty finding objective, credible information about hydraulic fracturing of shales and other unconventional sources and related environmental concerns.
OEF REVIEW:“Hydraulic fracturing remains a highly contentious public policy issue because of concerns about the environmental and health effects of its use. This Critical Issue Paper is written as a primer for the general public, journalists, and even resource professionals who may have difficulty finding objective, credible information about hydraulic fracturing of shales and other unconventional sources and related environmental concerns.
OEF REVIEW:“The energy markets are tanking and are at levels that have not been seen since “The Recession” of 2009. Opinions are divided on the effects of the fall. Some say it is good for consumers, whereas, others say it is bad for the global economy. This article will analyze the overall effects of low crude oil prices on the industry, the major oil-producing nations, consumers and the overall global economy.
OEF REVIEW:Oil prices crashed 6 percent on Friday to close below $30 a barrel for the first time in 12 years, resuming this year’s breathtaking rout as Chinese stock markets fell further and traders braced for an imminent rise in Iran’s exports.