OilPrice.com
global energy-industry trade; market-focused
Background
OilPrice.com was founded in 2009 by James Stafford, a British media entrepreneur with a background in financial institutions including Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. It grew quickly to become one of the most widely read energy-focused news platforms globally, regularly syndicated by Yahoo Finance, CNBC, Nasdaq, and Fortune. The site is privately held by Stafford's company, Advanced Media Solutions, which also operates other web properties. Revenue comes from display advertising, sponsored content, and a paid subscription service called Global Energy Alert, launched around 2014 to serve energy traders and institutional investors with curated market intelligence. Tom Erik Kool, Head of Operations since 2015, helps oversee day-to-day operations. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it 'Least Biased' with high factual reporting, citing transparent ownership and a clean fact-check record; AllSides similarly places it at center. The publication's editorial perspective is shaped primarily by its industry audience — it covers fossil fuels, renewables, and energy geopolitics through a market and investment lens rather than an ideological one, and it does not have a notable history of partisan controversy.
Sources
- About OilPrice.com
- OilPrice – Bias and Credibility – Media Bias/Fact Check
- OilPrice.com Media Bias – AllSides
- James Stafford – Founder @ OilPrice.com – Finnotes
- Tom Erik Kool – Head of Operations at OilPrice – The Org
- Global Energy Alert – OilPrice.com
- Trump Admin Takes Aim at Oil, Gas Drilling Costs – OilPrice.com
- Why Solar Power Is Booming Under Trump – OilPrice.com
Profile compiled 2026-06-27; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.