Editorial Standards
How Oil Authority writes, sources, and corrects its news coverage.
Editorial team
Oil Authority editorial coverage is written and edited by Adam Humphreys, the founder and editor of the publication. Articles attributed to “Oil Authority” are produced under the same editorial direction.
Sources we cite
Oil Authority uses primary sources by default. Where a figure, projection, or decision is reported, the issuing institution is named in the article:
- Regulators and statistical agencies: AER (Alberta Energy Regulator), BC-ER, BOEM, CER, Sodir, NSTA, Texas Railroad Commission, NDIC, EIA, IEA.
- OPEC and intergovernmental bodies: OPEC Secretariat communiqués, JMMC statements, IEA Oil Market Report.
- Companies: press releases, investor presentations, 10-K / 10-Q / 40-F / annual reports, project FID announcements.
- Wire services and business press: Reuters, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Argus Media, S&P Global Commodity Insights.
- Sell-side research: projections from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Wood Mackenzie, JPMorgan, Citi, BMO Capital Markets — always attributed by name.
Forecasts are attributed to the institution making them. Production figures and reserve numbers are sourced to filings or regulator data, not third-party rewrites.
Editorial coverage versus press releases
Oil Authority publishes two distinct kinds of content under the news section, and they are not the same:
Editorial articles are researched and written by our editorial team. Topic selection, angle, and conclusions are determined independently. Editorial articles are not for sale and do not change for advertisers, paid company-profile tiers, or marketplace customers.
Company press releasesare submissions from companies and are clearly labelled as such on the page. They appear in a separate stream and represent the company’s own statement, not Oil Authority’s reporting. They are reviewed for accuracy and for compliance with our content rules before publication, but the content itself originates from the company.
Corrections
If an article contains a factual error, use the correction form at the bottom of any article page. Each editorial article on /news includes a correction submission form below the byline. Submissions are reviewed by the editor and corrections are applied directly to the article. Significant corrections are noted at the top of the updated article along with the date the correction was made.
For corrections to a company profile’s details (address, phone, website, services, certifications), use the “Suggest an edit” link on the company page itself, not the news correction form.
Conflicts of interest
Oil Authority is published by Making 8 Inc, the digital strategy agency founded by the editor. From time to time, an article may cover a company that has a separate commercial relationship with either Oil Authority (a paid company profile, marketplace listing, or advertising placement) or with Making 8 Inc. Where such a relationship materially affects the subject of the article, that relationship is disclosed in the article itself.
Editorial coverage decisions are not granted or withheld in exchange for any commercial relationship. Companies that pay for profile tiers do not receive favourable editorial coverage as a result.
What we don’t do
- We don’t republish wire copy as our own.
- We don’t use unnamed analyst projections. The institution is always named.
- We don’t write under pseudonyms or generic group bylines that obscure authorship. Articles are attributed either to a named author or to Oil Authority under a named editor.
- We don’t accept payment to publish or to suppress editorial coverage.
Contact
For corrections, use the form on the relevant article. For company profile changes, use the “Suggest an edit” link on the company page. For other editorial matters, including pitches and tip-offs, contact the editor through the channels listed on the author page.