Outlet profile

OilPrice.com

U.S./U.K. industry-oriented (pro-energy-sector)

Owned byPrivately owned by Advanced Media Solutions, a media company founded and run by James Stafford, who also founded and publishes OilPrice.com

FundingAdvertising and sponsorships from energy and resource companies, syndication deals, and a paid subscription newsletter ('Global Energy Alert'); also runs paid advertorials and press-release packages for client companies

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Founded in London in 2009 by James Stafford, OilPrice.com grew into one of the most widely cited independent energy-news sites, with articles regularly syndicated to outlets like CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq, and Business Insider. It targets an audience of traders, fund managers, and energy professionals, and beyond news reporting it sells advertising, sponsored 'advertorial' placements, and press-release distribution services to oil, gas, and mining companies, alongside a paid subscription research product called Global Energy Alert. This dual role as both a news publisher and a paid-promotion platform for resource companies has drawn criticism that some content blurs the line between journalism and marketing, even though the site states editorial and advertising operations are kept separate. Independent raters have given it mixed marks: Media Bias/Fact Check rates it 'least biased' with high factual reporting, while AllSides lists it as 'Center' but with low confidence due to limited data. Consumer review sites show a poor customer-service reputation tied mainly to its subscription products rather than its news content. Overall, OilPrice.com functions as a niche trade-press outlet whose coverage tends to reflect industry interests and market-focused framing rather than a clear partisan political stance.

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Profile compiled 2026-09-25; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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