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Upstream M&A activity notched its third consecutive quarter of heightened value with more than $30 billion transacted. That brings year-to-date activity, including July deals, to nearly $90 billion and nearly $250 billion transacted in the last 12 months. Prior to the latest run of consolidation, quarterly M&A value had only topped $30 billion three times since the start of 2017. View the full article
MAN PrimeServ – the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions – will offer a retrofit package for the conversion of conventional MAN four-stroke engines already in the field to dual-fuel methanol operation. View the full article
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd., an oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, has announced its audited results for the year ended March 31, 2024. View the full article
Kaskida will be bp’s sixth hub in the Gulf of Mexico, featuring a new floating production platform with the capacity to produce 80,000 bopd from six wells in the first phase. Production is expected to start in 2029. View the full article
The disruption caused by Hurricane Beryl led to temporary reductions in U.S. LNG exports, contributing to fluctuations in global gas prices. Freeport LNG's gradual return to full production is a significant step towards stabilizing these markets. View the full article
The contracts were awarded to Exxon Mobil and Macquarie. The oil will be delivered to the reserve’s Bayou Choctaw storage site from October 1 through December 31, the Energy Department said. View the full article
Viaro will take full ownership of the Bacton onshore gas terminal and 11 offshore facilities that produced around 28,000 boe last year, according to a statement from the company on Tuesday. That’s equivalent to about 5% of total UK gas production, and the company said it sees potential to expand production further. View the full article
The cost to drill and frac new wells in U.S. shale basins is expected to drop about 10% this year as explorers look to get more for less amid record output, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie. View the full article
European energy companies have been grappling with competing forces — the negative impact of low natural gas prices and falling refining margins due to weak fuel demand, against the positive effect of higher crude prices amid OPEC+ supply cuts. For Eni, the upside outweighed the downside. View the full article
Subsea7 has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract by bp for the Murlach development, formerly known as the Skua field, located 149 miles east of Aberdeen in the UK North Sea. View the full article
The Biden administration wants more money to purchase oil as it seeks to expand its efforts to refill the depleted U.S. emergency cache. View the full article
Seatrium Financial Services has secured a three-year $810 million syndicated bank guarantee facility. The facility, coordinated by DBS Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, involves eight leading financial institutions. View the full article
Post Oak Minerals V, an affiliate of Post Oak Energy Capital LP, has completed 10 acquisitions valued at over $475 million since early 2024, primarily focusing on the Permian basin. View the full article
TotalEnergies has announced its withdrawal from offshore Blocks 11B/12B and 5/6/7 off the southern coast of South Africa. This decision follows the exit of partner CNRI from Block 11B/12B, where TotalEnergies EP South Africa holds a 45% interest. View the full article
The deal is part of Occidental’s previously announced plan to divest assets to help fund its acquisition of closely held CrownRock LP. View the full article
Post Oak Minerals V, an affiliate of Post Oak Energy Capital LP, has completed 10 acquisitions valued at over $475 million since early 2024, primarily focusing on the Permian Basin. View the full article
Vital Energy and Northern Oil and Gas have agreed to acquire Point Energy Partners for $1.1 billion. The acquisition will increase Vital Energy’s Delaware Basin assets by 25%, bringing its total to 84,000 net acres. View the full article
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign said she doesn’t support a ban on fracing, reversing a stance she took on the hot-button oil and gas extraction technique as a presidential candidate in 2019. View the full article
The project aims to transport and store up to 500,000 metric tons of CO2 annually from CF Industries' nitrogen products complex, reducing the site's CO2 emissions by approximately 50%. The startup is planned for 2028. View the full article
Noble Corp. and Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for their pending merger. View the full article
TotalEnergies sold its stake in 18 Nigerian onshore oil licenses to Chappal Energies. This reflects a trend of junior explorers and African national oil companies acquiring onshore assets as global majors focus on offshore projects. View the full article
National energy associations strongly support the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, introduced by Senate Energy Chairman Joe Manchin and Ranking Member John Barrasso. View the full article
The contracts involve both conventional and in-field processing services for 2D and 3D seismic surveys in countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Ukraine, the USA, Colombia, and Brazil. View the full article
Adena Power has joined Halliburton Labs, marking a new collaboration aimed at advancing energy storage solutions. View the full article
Leading national energy associations have expressed strong backing for the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, introduced by Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY). 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.
