A surge in final investment decisions (FIDs) this year on new petroleum projects worldwide could see sanctioned volumes of oil and gas – excluding shale and tight oil and gas prospects – nearly triple compared to last year’s tally, business inte... Read more
Norwegian oil and gas intelligence firm Rystad Energy expects 33 floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels to be sanctioned from 2019 to 2021 as oil and gas activity picks up in the offshore sector. One of Petrobras’ FPSOs in B... Read more
According to its report on Wednesday, Aker BP’s fourth quarter 2018 total operating income rose to $886 million from $726 million in the prior-year quarter. The increase was mainly driven by higher production volume, which increased 15 percent c... Read more
We’ve talked before about how the United States is basically the only country on earth that imposes a tax on the worldwide income of not just its residents, but its citizens. Even being born in a US hospital with foreign parents on vacation coul... Read more
You’re living wherever you want. You know your assets are safe. Your privacy is intact. And your tax obligations? Zero. It almost sounds too good to be true… But the strategies behind Flag Theory can lead to a life just like the one you’re pictu... Read more
We frequently discuss what I call my “Five Magic Words”; the concept that each of us should “go where you’re treated best”. This idea is not only rooted in a simple understanding of human nature of how people and wealth work, but it is based on... Read more
It’s my first trip to South America and I’m quickly realizing that I know absolutely nothing about the place. While I’ve traveled other parts of the world extensively, South America has always been a place that has eluded me for one reason or an... Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has found a way to make life more difficult for immigrants – make them wait longer. As a result of longer USCIS processing times, employers and high-skilled foreign nationals are less likely to v... Read more
