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Touchstone Exploration Inc. is preparing for the Trinidad and Tobago Environmental Management Authority to make a final decision on a Certificate of Environmental Clearance for its oil and gas exploration project by September 15. View the full article
CGG announced that Sercel has won a second major contract to supply land seismic equipment to a leading seismic acquisition contractor for a 3D mega-crew survey in Saudi Arabia. View the full article
The coalition led by Saudi Arabia was widely criticized three weeks ago when it rebuffed calls to revive some of the crude production halted during the pandemic. As OPEC prepares for another decision on oil output, the producers believe their defiantly cautious approach is paying off. View the full article
In the UK, the oil and gas industry has committed to working in line with the Paris Agreement and recently passed the landmark North Sea Transition Deal which included a pledge to cut production emissions by 15 million tons by 2030. View the full article
Europe’s largest oil and gas companies are showing confidence that the era of big profits is back by significantly boosting returns to shareholders. View the full article
Almost four weeks after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico oil producers are far from calling it over. View the full article
Eni SpA, one of Europe’s largest oil companies, said it unwittingly purchased a consignment of crude from Iran -- an act that would have breached U.S. sanctions. View the full article
CGG announced phase three of its dual-azimuth multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea. Initial data from the phase three acquisition are expected to be available in early 2023, and final processed data in early 2024. View the full article
The European Union’s ban on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will lead to an 18% drop in the country’s fuel output by the end of next year, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a monthly report. View the full article
While oil companies could benefit from the bill, which could mandate more federal oil and gas lease sales and boosts an existing tax credit for carbon capture, API President and CEO Mike Sommers said the package falls short in addressing America’s energy needs. View the full article
Oil is poised to close out a fourth quarterly advance on Wednesday, but the past week has seen volatility climb amid the Suez Canal blockage. While fuel consumption is rising in many parts of the world, risks remain, with the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning of “impending doom” as cases and deaths in the country pick up. View the full article
With the busiest part of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico hurricane season fast approaching, the U.S. oil and natural gas industry is taking steps to ensure the safety of facilities, employees and communities during heavy weather events. View the full article
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland suggested a sharply limited role for fossil fuel extraction on U.S. federal lands and waters in her most expansive comments yet on the administration’s overhaul of oil and gas leasing. View the full article
With the world gripped by high energy costs and soaring inflation, oil options that would profit a buyer from Brent crude hitting $250 a barrel are changing hands. View the full article
Inmarsat, a leader in global, mobile satellite communications confirmed the successful launch of its first Inmarsat-6 satellite, I-6 F1, by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. View the full article
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s plan to auction oil exploration blocks next month threatens to disrupt some of the world’s most important carbon sinks and could jeopardize a $500 million forest preservation agreement. View the full article
OSI Renewables has entered into an agreement with Barge Master BV based in Rotterdam, Netherlands to be the exclusive distributor of the Barge Master Next Generation Gangway in North America. View the full article
The head of oil trader Gunvor Group Ltd. expects prices to remain stuck where they are as draws of excess stocks slow amid rising coronavirus cases in Europe. View the full article
Gasoline demand in the world’s largest economy is heading into one of its traditional peak seasons with some of the lowest stockpiles in almost three decades. View the full article
A Romanian and a U.K. citizen died on the 600-foot oil tanker Mercer Street when the vessel came under attack on Thursday while sailing from Tanzania’s Dar es Salam to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, said Zodiac Maritime Ltd., the manager of the tanker. View the full article
The free ride for methane, a climate-warming gas 84 times stronger than carbon dioxide, is nearing an end in Washington. View the full article
The indecision had dragged out any real action from the administration as gasoline prices have soared to seven-year highs. It also underscores how the pressure to tamp down inflation has pitted the Biden administration’s own policies on energy, free trade and climate change against each other. View the full article
Oil jumped by the most in month after Jerome Powell’s comments to the Senate Banking Committee appeared to be less hawkish than the Federal Reserve had recently telegraphed. View the full article
The U.S. may allow more sanctioned Iranian oil onto global markets even without a revival of the 2015 nuclear accord, according to the biggest independent crude trader. View the full article
Collectively, the bill would “hurt American energy producers and drive up energy costs for the American people,” said Anne Bradbury, chief executive officer of the American Exploration and Production Council. 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.
