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This move is part of bp’s broader strategy to cut emissions and enhance efficiency through advanced infrastructure, including the development of centralized processing facilities and innovative drilling technologies. View the full article
The U.S. expects crude production to grow by just 320,000 bpd next year, much slower than previously estimated. View the full article
Petrobras achieved the main target of the Uchuva-2 well, confirming the extent of the natural gas discovery made in 2022 while drilling of the Uchuva-1 well. This well adds relevant information for the development of a new frontier of exploration and production in Colombia, reinforcing the volumetric potential for natural gas in the region. View the full article
Kent will support the portfolio with their highly experienced CSU workforce while implementing its best-in-class commissioning processes, systems, and tools throughout the program of works, including its custom-built Commissionability (TM) software. View the full article
It is important for oil and gas companies to have adaptable, low maintenance corrosion solutions to preserve topside and subsea infrastructure in case of delayed commissioning from unexpected market drops. View the full article
Shale producers are pumping more oil per dollar invested in oil fields by drilling wells with fewer rigs and using better fracing techniques, BloombergNEF said in a report published Thursday. The U.S. will increase production 4.5% to a record 13.9 MMbpd next year. View the full article
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) has exceeded key performance goals set by the Texas Legislature for Fiscal Year 2024, continuing its strong record of protecting public safety and the environment. View the full article
Autry Stephens, the petroleum engineer raised on a Texas peanut and watermelon farm who became the richest U.S. oilman, has died. He was 86. View the full article
The partners will transition Aker BP’s current application portfolio to the cloud and create one integrated platform for subsurface workflows. The high-performance computing speed of the cloud will enable the platform to leverage advanced AI and domain expertise from SLB and Aker BP to reveal new insights from previously untapped data, driving substantial efficiency and performance improvements. View the full article
Petrobras is pushing to extract as much oil as possible from its existing fields in Brazil while simultaneously hunting for new reserves to prevent production from starting to decline in the 2030s. View the full article
The Liwan 4-1 well was tested to produce 430,000 cmd of absolute open flow natural gas. The well is located in Baiyun Sag, the largest oil and gas-rich sag in the Pearl River Mouth basin, about 300 km southeast of Shenzhen, with a water depth of nearly 1,640 m. View the full article
bp has chosen ABS to support its deepwater Kaskida project in the Gulf of Mexico. ABS will provide classification and engineering verification for the project's new semisubmersible production unit. View the full article
Set to face a shortfall of natural gas at the start of next year, Colombia’s hopes are riding on the future potential of its deepwater wells. Ecopetrol’s offshore chief, Elsa Jaimes, said in an interview last month that production from Caribbean waters could come online as early as 2029, depending on approvals from local communities and securing environmental licenses. View the full article
Equatorial Guinea has bolstered the work of its national oil company with a $350 million contract award to Petrofac in April. It also plans to rely on other producers operating in the country including Chevron, Marathon Oil and Kosmos Energy to raise output. It recently held talks with oil trader Trafigura Group over financing. View the full article
TÜV Rheinland has acquired Safetec Nordic AS, a leading Norwegian risk management consulting firm, to enhance its global risk, safety, and integrity management services. View the full article
Viper Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy Inc., has announced that it completed the previously announced acquisition of certain mineral and royalty interest-owning subsidiaries of Tumbleweed Royalty IV LLC. View the full article
This digital twin can increase production by roughly 1%. After two years of tests, the technology developed by the Brazilian company ESSS, based in Florianópolis (Santa Catarina), was validated and is ready for use. View the full article
Argo Cassiopea plays a central role in Eni's strategy to increase the use of domestic natural gas for energy security and as a low-emission source. Argo Cassiopea's reserves are estimated at around 10 Bcmg, with peak annual production expected to 1.5 Bcmg. View the full article
Woodside Energy has announced the successful completion of the installation of the Scarborough Energy Project trunkline which will transport offshore gas to the onshore Pluto LNG processing facility in Karratha. View the full article
Fulkrum has announced the expansion of its service portfolio with the introduction of new Asset Integrity Management (AIM) Services. View the full article
Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty for failing to reduce emissions of methane and volatile gases in New Mexico. 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
The discussions are over blocks in nations including Namibia, South Africa and Angola, Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s head of exploration and production, Sylvia dos Anjos, said in an interview. Petrobras is studying a total of 10 opportunities to partner with oil majors in Africa as the Latin American company tries to capitalize off its expertise in developing deep-water wells, Anjos said. View the full article
Arbol Grande is a construction and subsea vessel, delivered in 2003 with specifications tailor made for the Mexican market. The vessel has been used as an accommodation and topside maintenance support vessel for several IMR contracts involving saturation- and air diving, as well as other light construction support operations. View the full article
Nigerian regulators said they expect to formally consent to ExxonMobil’s sale of its oil and gas assets to Seplat Energy Plc within four months, ending a hiatus that has stalled the conclusion of a transaction that was first announced in February 2022. 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.