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Shell is starting one of the biggest reorganizations in its history as it pivots from a century-long structure that prioritized oil and gas production. There will be as many as 9,000 job losses over the next two years, with cuts already announced in The Netherlands, the UK and Malaysia. A second round of voluntary redundancies is also underway, Shell CEO Ben Van Beurden said last week. View the full article
Russia pumped 43.34 million tons of crude and condensate last month, according to preliminary data from the Energy Ministry’s CDU-TEK unit. That equates to 10.249 million barrels a day, based on 7.33 barrel-per-ton conversion ratio, or 1.3% more than in February. View the full article
Iran started its first transfer of crude oil via its strategic Goreh-Jask pipeline, allowing the country to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported. View the full article
Benchmark U.S. oil futures have advanced 45% this year and at that pace are on track for the biggest annual increase since 2016. In returning so much cash to shareholders, shale drillers are showing they will pass on gains from higher crude prices rather than use them to increase production. View the full article
Inmarsat has secured a contract for its new Fleet LTE service, covering the connectivity needs of several Solstad Offshore North Sea vessels. View the full article
OPEC said the global oil market will switch from being under- to over-supplied as early as next month as the economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic falters. View the full article
Assuming that comments from conference participants are reflective of the industry’s overall mood, then the pace of digital transformation in oil and gas is gaining momentum in 2022. View the full article
As the race to number 10 accelerates, Offshore Energies UK has written open letters to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss asking them to help consumers over the short and long term by ensuring the next cabinet prioritizes reliable and cleaner energy produced in the UK. View the full article
The Islamabad-based company is targeting oil production of about 50,000 bpd in the next four or five years, from 33,000 bpd currently, Chief Executive Officer Ahmed Hayat Lak said in an interview. The goal is for natural gas production to climb above 900 MMcfd from 720 MMcfd. View the full article
Cisneros, who is chairman of Cisneros Corporation, is entering a joint venture with PDVSA through Globalable Holding SL. The JV known as Petrocabimas is based in the western Zulia state and is projected to quadruple current production to 50,000 bpd by 2026, Cisneros said in a statement. PDVSA did not reply to a request for comment. View the full article
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
Russia’s crude shipments rose to the highest in three months, with more oil available for export after the country’s refineries embarked on seasonal maintenance. View the full article
(Bloomberg) – Exxon Mobil Corp. has withdrawn from an oil-exploration block off the coast of Suriname, not far from where it discovered more than 11 billion bbls in Guyanese waters. Exxon will transfer its 50% stake in the block to Malaysia’s Petronas, the project operator. View the full article
Energean sees potential to find about 110 billion cubic meters of gas that it could sell over the next 10-20 years, doubling the company's current reserves in Israel. View the full article
An estimated 10,000 people fleeing an insurgent attack in northern Mozambique have sought refuge in a village within the concession area of Total SE’s $20 billion natural gas project, with more still arriving, according to two people with direct knowledge. View the full article
The global natural gas industry is in an existential race: either find a way to be part of the next generation of energy or risk getting supplanted by alternatives. View the full article
US tight oil operators have for several months been depleting their inventory of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) and, amid a slower drilling response, the number of ‘live’ DUCs in the country’s major oil regions slumped to 2,381 wells in June 2021, the lowest level since 2013, a Rystad Energy analysis reveals. View the full article
OPEC sees oil demand continuing to grow to the middle of next decade, even as world leaders prepare for another attempt to avert catastrophic climate change. View the full article
Oil edged up after the Energy Information Administration said the impact of a potential release from U.S. emergency crude reserves would only be short-lived. View the full article
DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko said the Ukrainian people and armed forces of Ukraine have demonstrated persistent and strong resistance in facing the Russians, while DTEK Group has made its contribution to a Ukrainian victory. View the full article
Sabinal Energy, an oil producer backed by Kayne Anderson, is divvying up roughly 132,000 net acres in the Permian Basin for a sale of the company that could fetch more than $1 billion. View the full article
The World Oil judging team selected finalists for each of the 18 categories from a pool of 303 nominations. The winners will be announced at the 2022 World Oil Awards ceremony on Oct. 13 in Houston, Texas. View the full article
Weatherford will offer its Accuview downhole monitoring solutions with the AlphaVTM next-generation whipstock system. Notably, in 2023, Weatherford successfully introduced AlphaVTM, enabled by the Accuview platform in the North Sea for Equinor. View the full article
In June 2024, the U.S. oil field services sector experienced an increase in job gains, with a gain of 968 jobs. In total, the energy services sector currently supports 647,636 jobs across the United States. For the first time in 2024, employment growth outpaced 2023’s growth by almost 450 jobs. View the full article
Halliburton Co., the world’s biggest provider of fracing services, said it’s alerting customers and other stakeholders after an unauthorized third party gained access to some of its systems. 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.
