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The new name reflects the company’s focus on scaling up existing carbon capture technologies as well as its commitment to invest in research and development to ensure a pipeline of cutting-edge solutions that meet the evolving needs of industries worldwide. View the full article
(WO) — Israel refrained from striking Iran’s energy infrastructure in its long-awaited bombardment of the OPEC nation over the weekend, sending crude prices crashing, and turning many traders' options bets worthless
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SLB has secured an integrated services contract for all Petrobas' operated offshore fields in Brazil. SLB will oversee the construction of more than 100 deepwater wells, utilizing advanced drilling, cementing and drilling fluids technologies on up to nine ultra-deepwater rigs. View the full article
Shell Egypt and one of its affiliates have signed an agreement with a consortium made up of subsidiaries of Cheiron Petroleum Corporation and Cairn Energy PLC to acquire Shell’s upstream assets in Egypt’s Western Desert. View the full article
Neodrill has signed a frame agreement with major oil and gas operator Lundin Energy for the deployment of CAN-ductor technology. View the full article
Eni SpA and Vitol Group could lose a share of the proceeds from their offshore oil field in Ghana after resisting a government order to merge their asset with a domestic company’s neighboring field. View the full article
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries lifted output by 290,000 barrels a day, slightly more than stipulated by its road map for restoring output, according to a survey. Saudi Arabia and Iraq were the main drivers of the increase. View the full article
Time will tell which one is out of sync: Is it a forward oil curve that yields 11% on an annualized basis for investors, or is it a headline price of West Texas Intermediate crude near $83 a barrel? View the full article
Pemex is said to be planning to trim its crude oil exports next year as it cranks up domestic fuelmaking to supply an economy bouncing back from the pandemic. View the full article
Neptune Energy announced it will spend more than $1 billion over the next five years securing energy supplies for the UK and speeding the transition to net zero. View the full article
TechnipFMC will continue to provide a wide range of engineering, studies and technical services to Neptune Energy, including installation work and operational support for Neptune’s development projects and producing fields. View the full article
Global completions specialist Tendeka has signed a new multi-year contract extension to exclusively deliver standardized sand-face completion equipment across all Equinor’s assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. View the full article
The Italian oil and gas company is working with advisers including Standard Chartered Plc on the possible stake sale, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. Eni could sell up to 30% of the business and is drawing interest from other energy companies, including from Asia, the people said. View the full article
The international arbitration panel handling Exxon’s claim that Chevron’s acquisition does not give it the right to control Hess’ stake in a Guyanese oil project has scheduled the hearing for May, the companies said. View the full article
The open, secure and modular platform unlocks access to high-quality data across subsurface, surface, planning and operations, increasing cross-domain collaboration and releasing new intelligence and insights to improve the quality and speed of decision making at enterprise-level. View the full article
(WO) — A surge in energy demand from technology giants that are rapidly developing cloud computing and artificial intelligence — known as hyperscalers — is becoming a major boon for the fossil fuel industry. View the full article
Tenaris and IGI Poseidon, a joint venture between Greece’s DEPA International Projects and Italy’s Edison S.p.A., have joined forces to advance the hydrogen transportation via ultra-deep offshore pipelines. View the full article
The deal consists of Shell’s interest in 13 onshore concessions and in Badr El-Din Petroleum Co. The U.K.’s Cairn, together with Cairo-based Cheiron Petroleum Corp., will buy the assets for $646 million and make additional payments of as much as $280 million by 2024, “contingent on the oil price and the results of further exploration." View the full article
Baker Hughes has been awarded a subsea oilfield equipment contract from Petrobras as part of the Marlim and Voador field revitalization plan in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. View the full article
Baker Hughes is taking a 15% stake in a startup that aims to produce natural gas from hydrogen and carbon dioxide, the oilfield service company’s latest move to invest technology designed to capture emissions. View the full article
Most crude processors that were hit by Hurricane Ida escaped major damage and are expected to be back online within three weeks, according to IHS Markit. View the full article
Special-purpose acquisition companies have targeted electric vehicles, fintech, healthcare and even space this year, largely avoiding oil -- until now. View the full article
The Biden administration has ordered an immediate halt to new federal support for coal plants and other carbon-intensive projects overseas, a major policy shift designed to fight climate change and accelerate renewable energy worldwide. View the full article
The number of original drilling permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas in April 2022 rose 29% to 946, compared to the year-ago figure of 732. View the full article
Nigeria’s state energy company won a court decision temporarily blocking Exxon Mobil Corp. from selling assets in the country to Seplat Energy Plc. View the full article
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About this blog
I started this blog to express what I sense about the highs and lows of the oil realm, while cautiously analysing historical data, taking into account the geo-political development at the time of recording them.
I got into this field, having been a passive observer of fluctuations of crude oil prices and their global consequences for years.
Then, when on the day of Great Oil Crash in April, 2020, I made a decision to make my own blog, with the motto, ‘analysing data that really matters’.
Having come from an academic background in mathematics and physics, I analyse data using my own tools, created with JavaScript and Python, taking my decision on board while making decisions.
