Oil News

Major Banks, Industry Players to Launch Blockchain-Based Commodities Platform

SEP 19, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

A joint Swiss-based venture made up of banks and industry players will oversee a new blockchain-based platform for financing commodity trading.

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'No Sign of the Petro Here': Mystery and Confusion Besets Venezuela's Crypto 'Revolution'

AUG 30, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

An investigative report into Venezuela’s national oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro (PTR), has attempted to square government claims with facts on the ground...

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Petro: Stable Coin for Crypto Economy or Illegal Oil Futures?

FEB 22, 2018 | by Thomas Meyer

Venezuela launched Petro pre-sale. What is the economic nature and implications of the world’s first government-issued cryptocurrency?

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S&P Global Platts Launches Blockchain Network To Track Oil Data In UAE

FEB 22, 2018 | by Helen Partz

S&P Global Platts has started the deployment of its Fujairah Oil Industry Zone Blockchain network, bringing the ‘first’ DLT implementation to the energy sector.

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Venezuela Parliament Calls President’s $5.9 bln Petro Cryptocurrency ‘New Fraud’

JAN 10, 2018 | by William Suberg

Petro, the oil-backed cryptocurrency planned by Venezuela’s president, is “a new act of fraud”, according to a member of the country’s parliament.

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Crypto - The Answer For Russia's Petrodollar Woes?

DEC 11, 2017 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Russia could consider using cryptocurrencies to trade oil.

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How Much Oil Goes into One Bitcoin?

OCT 30, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

Bitcoin mining of just one coin burns a lot of crude oil.

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Major Oil Producing Regions Move to Adopt Blockchain in Their Operations

AUG 19, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

Several countries in the biggest oil producing regions in the world are moving to adopt Blockchain technology in their operations as of mid-2017.

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World’s First Bitcoin-Based Oil Market Launched - Will It Be A Success?

AUG 24, 2016 | by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Every country needs US dollars if it wants to buy crude oil. This may soon change as a market selling crude oil for Bitcoin has emerged.

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The Drum Beat of Deflation is Growing Louder: The Intermarket Picture

JAN 08, 2015 | by George Samman

The global macroeconomic picture is sending out a message and that is one of deflationary forces starting to take hold.

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Venezuela Parliament Calls President’s $5.9 bln Petro Cryptocurrency ‘New Fraud’

JAN 10, 2018 | by William Suberg

Petro, the oil-backed cryptocurrency planned by Venezuela’s president, is “a new act of fraud”, according to a member of the country’s parliament.

46024 | 12

Petro: Stable Coin for Crypto Economy or Illegal Oil Futures?

FEB 22, 2018 | by Thomas Meyer

Venezuela launched Petro pre-sale. What is the economic nature and implications of the world’s first government-issued cryptocurrency?

33255 | 10

S&P Global Platts Launches Blockchain Network To Track Oil Data In UAE

FEB 22, 2018 | by Helen Partz

S&P Global Platts has started the deployment of its Fujairah Oil Industry Zone Blockchain network, bringing the ‘first’ DLT implementation to the energy sector.

18492 | 4

How Much Oil Goes into One Bitcoin?

OCT 30, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

Bitcoin mining of just one coin burns a lot of crude oil.

16897 | 10

Major Oil Producing Regions Move to Adopt Blockchain in Their Operations

AUG 19, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

Several countries in the biggest oil producing regions in the world are moving to adopt Blockchain technology in their operations as of mid-2017.

16601 | 8

Crypto - The Answer For Russia's Petrodollar Woes?

DEC 11, 2017 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Russia could consider using cryptocurrencies to trade oil.

15732 | 2

Major Banks, Industry Players to Launch Blockchain-Based Commodities Platform

SEP 19, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

A joint Swiss-based venture made up of banks and industry players will oversee a new blockchain-based platform for financing commodity trading.

4398 |

'No Sign of the Petro Here': Mystery and Confusion Besets Venezuela's Crypto 'Revolution'

AUG 30, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

An investigative report into Venezuela’s national oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro (PTR), has attempted to square government claims with facts on the ground...

4044 | 4

World’s First Bitcoin-Based Oil Market Launched - Will It Be A Success?

AUG 24, 2016 | by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Every country needs US dollars if it wants to buy crude oil. This may soon change as a market selling crude oil for Bitcoin has emerged.

2532 | 2

The Drum Beat of Deflation is Growing Louder: The Intermarket Picture

JAN 08, 2015 | by George Samman

The global macroeconomic picture is sending out a message and that is one of deflationary forces starting to take hold.

263 |

Venezuela Parliament Calls President’s $5.9 bln Petro Cryptocurrency ‘New Fraud’

JAN 10, 2018 | by William Suberg

Petro, the oil-backed cryptocurrency planned by Venezuela’s president, is “a new act of fraud”, according to a member of the country’s parliament.

46024 | 12

Petro: Stable Coin for Crypto Economy or Illegal Oil Futures?

FEB 22, 2018 | by Thomas Meyer

Venezuela launched Petro pre-sale. What is the economic nature and implications of the world’s first government-issued cryptocurrency?

33255 | 10

How Much Oil Goes into One Bitcoin?

OCT 30, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

Bitcoin mining of just one coin burns a lot of crude oil.

16897 | 10

Major Oil Producing Regions Move to Adopt Blockchain in Their Operations

AUG 19, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

Several countries in the biggest oil producing regions in the world are moving to adopt Blockchain technology in their operations as of mid-2017.

16601 | 8

S&P Global Platts Launches Blockchain Network To Track Oil Data In UAE

FEB 22, 2018 | by Helen Partz

S&P Global Platts has started the deployment of its Fujairah Oil Industry Zone Blockchain network, bringing the ‘first’ DLT implementation to the energy sector.

18492 | 4

'No Sign of the Petro Here': Mystery and Confusion Besets Venezuela's Crypto 'Revolution'

AUG 30, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

An investigative report into Venezuela’s national oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro (PTR), has attempted to square government claims with facts on the ground...

4044 | 4

Crypto - The Answer For Russia's Petrodollar Woes?

DEC 11, 2017 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Russia could consider using cryptocurrencies to trade oil.

15732 | 2

World’s First Bitcoin-Based Oil Market Launched - Will It Be A Success?

AUG 24, 2016 | by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Every country needs US dollars if it wants to buy crude oil. This may soon change as a market selling crude oil for Bitcoin has emerged.

2532 | 2