Entries by Ranger Land and Minerals

Africa’s Most Interesting Untapped Oil Play

Writing the article on this year’s Top Oil Wildcats! And guess what? It is not because the prospect turned out to be sub-commercial. It remains one of Africa’s most interesting untapped plays. Potentially opening up a new country with no previous exposure to the world of energy. Senegal and Mauritania started to break their way […]

The 5 Most Influential Oil Companies In The World

Oil remains, by far, the most dominant source of energy worldwide, with the EIA estimating that the world consumed 92.2 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum and other liquid fuels in 2020, despite a 9% decline due to the pandemic. As the world’s biggest polluters such as the U.S. and China become more aggressive […]

The U.S. Could See Record Natural Gas Production In 2022

Natural gas production in the US is set to grow to a new record in 2022, at 93.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) and will continue to rise further, exceeding 100 Bcfd in 2024, a Rystad Energy analysis shows. As a result, the performance of the country’s key gas basins is going to attract […]

How Accurate Are Peak Oil Demand Projections?

Jet fuel and petrochemicals are expected to fuel crude demand this decade. Moreover, oil demand in the transport sector is set to peak by 2026. This is one year earlier than originally anticipated. Goldman Sachs believes oil demand will peak in 2026. Then, BP Plc believes the highest global demand growth is already over. Now, […]

The Best Is Yet To Come For The World’s Hottest Oil Play

By now, those of you who read about my top New Year’s stock pick, Recon Africa, will have learned that this small-cap explorer may have just moved one giant step forward in Namibia’s Kavango Basin. Beyond my wildest imagination, this small-cap explorer set out to drill three wells to prove up the existence of indicators […]

The World Still Needs Hundreds Of Billions Of Barrels Of Oil

Has peak oil demand already come and gone? That’s an exceptionally hard question to answer. There are some experts that say unequivocally, yes. They claim that peak oil is already upon us, thanks to the crushing blow that the Covid-19 pandemic dealt to global oil demand as well as the ever-escalating worldwide transition toward clean […]

U.S. Oil Production By President | From JFK To Trump

Over the past 60 years, U.S. oil production has seen its ups and downs. From the decline that began in 1970 through the fracking boom of the 2000s, U.S. presidents have overseen a wide range of oil production changes. As I have explained previously, a president often benefits from the actions of his predecessor. For […]

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1031 Exchange Foreign Property [Ultimate Guide]

Foreign property is exciting to purchase, but can often be excruciating to sell. Depending on the country in which you’ve invested, you may be seeing a huge developmental gain. You may also see a staggering financial loss if the time has come to sell your foreign property. That’s why knowing all about the right process […]