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TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract by Shell plc for the Jackdaw development, located in the United Kingdom North Sea. View the full article
Guyana has been urging the Exxon-led consortium to develop its offshore natural gas reserves. Exxon plans to complete an appraisal of the natural gas findings by early next year and explore commercialization options. View the full article
The investments add to a buying spree this year for the Slim family, which continues to pour money into bets on oil exploration, production and refining both at home and across the Gulf of Mexico in the U.S. View the full article
While the storm is expected to strike the northeastern part of the Gulf, it has had an impact on some energy operations. Shell Plc shut the Appomattox and Stones oil facilities and evacuated non-essential personnel from assets in the Mars corridor, according to a company statement. Chevron Corp. also removed some crews from offshore installations. View the full article
With talent acquisition continuing to be a huge industry challenge, the global research project “Energy Sector Entry and the Perceived Barriers” was commissioned by OPITO to better understand young people’s perceived barriers to entering the energy sector. View the full article
Figures from China for the first two months of the year showed a surge in industrial output, underscoring the strength of its V-shaped rebound and reinforcing expectations for increased energy demand. View the full article
Oil posted a gain this week as expectations for growing economic activity in nations from the U.S. to Europe fueled optimism around stronger summer demand. View the full article
Reveal Energy Services has entered into a technology licensing and development agreement to commercialize ConocoPhillips’ patented poroelastic response measurement [PRM] technology, and the companies will perform joint research and development in the PRM technology space. View the full article
Natural gas won’t count as clean energy under a House Democratic plan that would eventually rid the electric grid of carbon and is part of the $3.5 trillion tax-and-spending package moving through Congress. View the full article
The Biden administration is poised to unveil a crackdown on methane leaks from oil and gas wells that will be its most consequential action yet to reduce greenhouse gases -- but is still likely to disappoint climate activists. View the full article
Mozambique has made gains against Islamic State-linked insurgents who disrupted the southeast African nation’s multibillion gas project, according to President Filipe Nyusi. View the full article
At the start of Q1 2022, global oil and gas industry contract activity was stifled due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. However, in the second half of the quarter a minor increase in the number of contracts was reported. View the full article
Canada’s export credit agency is targeting a 15% cut to its financing portfolio for upstream oil and gas production by 2030. View the full article
To be a first-of-its-kind sub-sea high-voltage direct current transmission network in the MENA region, this project rapidly progressed from concept to development phase with construction starting in early 2022. View the full article
Heirloom Carbon is banking on the region’s many oil workers contributing to its facility's buildout and operation thanks to their transferable skills with machinery and the wells needed to store carbon safely underground. View the full article
Diamondback, one of the largest independent operators in the oil-rich Permian basin of West Texas and New Mexico, expects to pumps as much as 276,000 bpd this year, up from an earlier top-end forecast of 275,000 bpd, according to a statement released Monday. View the full article
While the storm is expected to strike the northeastern part of the Gulf, it has had an impact on some energy operations. Shell Plc shut the Appomattox and Stones oil facilities and evacuated non-essential personnel from assets in the Mars corridor, according to a company statement. Chevron Corp. also removed some crews from offshore installations. View the full article
During its 95th Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., last week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) announced its new chairman for a two-year term while also revealing its first Chief Roughneck Award winner in five years. The two-day event hosted independent producers from across the U.S. View the full article
Seen from Moscow, the melting of the polar ice cap is as much economic opportunity as natural disaster, opening the Northern Sea Route from Asia to Europe for shipping and creating access to potentially vast new reserves of minerals, oil and gas. View the full article
The shutdown of America’s largest fuel pipeline after a cyberattack is threatening to send gasoline prices to the highest in seven years as suppliers work to stave off shortages from Atlanta to New York with tankers and barges. View the full article
Rally-to-rout oil price gyrations show how the cartel’s internal rifts threaten the stability of the global economic recovery amid concerns about inflation, and tarnished the group’s self-image as a reliable steward of the oil market. View the full article
California is asking the federal government to declare an “electric reliability emergency” so the Golden State can lean more heavily on fossil fuels to avoid blackouts. View the full article
Oil fell for a second day as one of the top energy diplomats in the U.S. urged producers to hike output. View the full article
Processing the high-sulfur crudes produced in the Gulf of Mexico hasn’t been this profitable since 2017, thanks largely to cheap shale gas. View the full article
Canada’s oil production could increase by 900,000 barrels a day to make up for supply losses from Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the premier of the province of Alberta. View the full article
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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.