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After 21 years of exemplary service as Executive Director of the Oilfield Energy Center, Sandra Mourton is setting her sights on a well-deserved retirement, effective June 30, 2021. View the full article
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP raised its hostile offer for Canada’s Inter Pipeline Ltd. in another push to break up the agreed C$8.3 billion ($6.6 billion) takeover by Pembina Pipeline Corp. View the full article
ExxonMobil and Pertamina, the state-owned energy company for Indonesia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate the potential for large-scale deployment of low-carbon technologies in Indonesia. View the full article
Oil rose in tandem with equity markets as investors weighed the rapid spread of omicron against signs it may be milder than previous variants. View the full article
A Nigerian lawyer warned that international oil companies divesting from the West African country will abandon their obligations to compensate and clean up communities polluted by decades of crude production. View the full article
ADNOC Drilling secured $2 billion wroth of contracts from state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for its Ghasha offshore mega gas project, which ADNOC says is the world’s largest sour gas development. View the full article
The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a statement from API Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers applauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ‘Good Neighbor Rule,’ ensuring the oil and gas industry can continue to provide affordable, reliable energy to American consumers at a time of persistent inflation and geopolitical uncertainty: View the full article
On Monday, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, James Murray MP, co-hosted a Fiscal Forum at Offshore Energies UK’s Aberdeen offices with senior industry leaders. The impact of changes to further extend and raise the Energy Profits Levy (EPL), or windfall tax, and the potential removal of critical capital allowances for the sector were central to discussions.
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The search for carbon storage sites, wind farm locations and potential hydrocarbon fields has received a significant boost as more than 132 terabytes of seismic data has been uploaded on to the National Data Repository. View the full article
The 6-3 decision, which came in a fight over a fishing-industry regulation, is a long-sought triumph for opponents of big government. The court overturned Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a 1984 ruling that Democratic administrations had used as a legal building block for new regulations. View the full article
Pulitzer-prize winner, respected author, and leading energy expert, Dr. Daniel Yergin, is being recognized for his “exceptional contribution to the oil, gas and energy industry” with the highest honor of the World Petroleum Council, the Dewhurst Award. View the full article
An oil pipeline capable of hauling 180,000 barrels a day across Nigeria has ceased transporting crude since mid-June due to theft, according to a person familiar with the information. View the full article
The probe is being led by Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, a known industry foe. He has requested documents from 18 oil companies — including Exxon Mobil Corp., BP PLC, and Chevron Corp. — on so-called allegations that evidence suggests the oil and gas industry may be trying to depress production. View the full article
The newly named Seatrium New Energy Laboratory will continue to drive innovation, focusing on addressing challenges related to new energies, offshore renewables, marine decarbonization, and digitalization within the Offshore & Marine (O&M) industry. View the full article
Iran’s Petropars Ltd. will be awarded a $1.78 billion contract by the National Iranian Oil Co. to develop the giant Farzad-B gas field that was previously intended to be tapped by a group of Indian companies. View the full article
“Looking ahead to 2022, risks and uncertainties loom large and require careful monitoring to ensure the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic,” OPEC said in its monthly report, which contained the first detailed estimates for next year. View the full article
The world is facing high energy prices for the foreseeable future as oil and natural gas producers resist the urge to drill again, according to Chevron Corp.’s top executive. View the full article
“It’s hypocritical to kill clean fossil fuel jobs here in America claiming it ensures a clean environment, and then beg our foreign adversaries to produce more using much less environment-friendly methods," Railroad Commission of Texas Chairman Wayne Christian said in a statement. View the full article
Mexico plans to end crude oil exports in 2023 as part of a strategy by the nationalist government of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to reach self-sufficiency in the domestic fuels market. View the full article
In 2019, BEAC took several measures to restrict the flow of foreign currency. The intention was to tackle the problems of low foreign exchange reserves, capital flight, money laundering, and terrorism funding. However, these regulations have only served to kill business in the region — particularly for the energy industry. View the full article
The reforms – first submitted to parliament in 2008 and conceived at the start of the millennium – are intended to remove legal and regulatory uncertainty that has held back progress on numerous deferred oil and gas projects. View the full article
TDI-Brooks recently completed a Geotechnical Site Investigation for Beacon Exploration and Production LLC in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The project consisted of heavy geotechnical coring/cone penetration testing with TDI-Brooks’ research vessel, the R/V GYRE. View the full article
The new taxes imposed on the UK’s offshore oil and gas operators are a backward step by a government which, just weeks ago, was pledging to build a greener and more energy-independent nation, Offshore Energies UK said. View the full article
Baker Hughes has announced it is acquiring AccessESP, a provider of advanced technology for artificial lift solutions, to further transform core oil and gas operations by reducing costs and downtime for operators. View the full article
Heerema Marine Contractors crossed the Storebaelt Bridge, known as the ‘gate to the Baltic Sea' with the semi-submersible crane vessel Thialf, marking the first time a Heerema crane vessel has accessed the region. 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.