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Output from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries slumped by 480,000 bpd in September, according to a Bloomberg survey. Libyan production plunged by 38% after one of its rival governments halted exports in a fight for control of the central bank. View the full article
Oilfield-service costs for U.S. shale drillers are expected to rebound in 2025, clawing back some of this year’s drop, as explorers expand the hunt for natural gas and extend sideways wells, according to industry consultant Enverus. View the full article
Kazakhstan is in talks with China about increasing gas exports and is even considering building an additional pipeline to boost flows, underscoring the growing significance of its role in the region’s fuel market. View the full article
TotalEnergies announced FID for the GranMorgu project, which will develop the Sapakara and Krabdagu oil discoveries, on which a successful exploration and appraisal campaign was completed in 2023. View the full article
Leading oil-and-gas multinational ExxonMobil is progressing several energy initiatives on the African continent, consolidating its status as one of the drivers of the industry on the continent. View the full article
Output from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries slumped by 480,000 bpd in September, according to a Bloomberg survey. Libyan production plunged by 38% as after one of its rival governments halted exports in a fight for control of the central bank. View the full article
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana announced that the extraordinary maintenance activities of the FSRU Toscana terminal have been successfully completed. View the full article
Axis Energy Services LLC and Brigade Energy Services LLC jointly announced the closing of an agreement to merge and form the nation's largest well servicing company. View the full article
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana announced that the extraordinary maintenance activities of the FSRU Toscana terminal have been successfully completed. View the full article
Baseline Energy Services LP has recently opened a new facility to serve
customers in the Uinta Basin. This new Baseline location is fully equipped to support this region’s mobile power generator fleet and will provide a full range of maintenance and repair services.
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ADNOC Drilling Company announced today the creation of the Turnwell joint venture with SLB and PattersonUTI and the acceleration of its 144 unconventional oil and gas well program, following the successful and efficient delivery of the first wells in the campaign. View the full article
Today, the Energy Workforce & Technology Council (EWTC) announced the release of the 2024 Workforce Report developed in collaboration with Accenture. The report provides a detailed analysis of the current state of employment within the energy services sector, focusing on job growth, workforce composition, and granular insights into diversity metrics. View the full article
Notably, the top six energy-producing states account for 76% of jobs in the sector, with Texas taking a significant lead at 317,199 positions, followed by Louisiana, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, and California. 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
The agreement marks the second time this year the FTC has barred a senior oil executive from joining a suitor company’s board. The agency reached a settlement with ExxonMobil in May that blocked Pioneer Natural Resources Founder Scott Sheffield from obtaining a directorship over similar accusations, bringing wide condemnation from the industry. View the full article
The JV will allow the three companies to leverage leading innovations in AI, smart drilling design, completions engineering and production solutions. View the full article
The scope includes engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) for topside modification. The purpose is to prepare the Troll A platform for receiving and processing gas from eight new wells at Troll West. View the full article
The FEED contract scope of work includes the modular design of a greenfield LNG production facility in Afungi, all associated gas pre-treatment units and the utilities and offsite systems to support the LNG production. The plant will have an overall production capacity of 18 million tons per annum. The scope of work also includes the engineering, procurement and construction proposal. View the full article
From operator reports, BSEE estimates that approximately 3.35% of the current oil production and 0.91% of the current natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is shut-in. View the full article
To finalize the deal, however, Chevron and Hess still need to prevail in arbitration against Exxon Mobil Corp. and Cnooc Ltd., who claim a right-of-first-refusal on Hess’ biggest asset — a 30% stake in a massive oil field offshore Guyana. The case, currently being administered by the International Chamber of Commerce, is likely to be settled in the third quarter of 2025. View the full article
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Lewis Energy Group to acquire a 45% interest in dry gas producing assets owned and operated by Lewis Energy Group in the Eagle Ford basin in Texas. View the full article
The Onshore Block 2, located within the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi covering an area of over 7300 km2, is PETRONAS Abu Dhabi’s third concession, following the Unconventional Block 5 in 2024 and the Unconventional Block 1 in 2022. View the full article
The main production facilities include a new fixed production platform and three centralized subsea wellheads, with 12 development wells planned to be commissioned. It is expected to reach peak production of 162 MMcfgd and 3,931 bpd in 2025. View the full article
The supermajor is working on developing the deepwater Owo project, Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima said after meeting Exxon Nigeria chairman Shane Harris. The company also proposed to spend $2.5 billion annually to boost oil output by 50,000 bpd over the next few years, Shettima said. View the full article
In the nine months through March, South Sudan produced 150,000 bpd. This plunged 70% in the final three months of the fiscal year after its main export pipeline ruptured in February. Last week, President Salva Kiir’s office signaled progress in plans to restore production after a meeting with Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in Juba. 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.
