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Crude oil futures remain steady, supported by geopolitical tensions and a rebound in Chinese crude imports, according to a Pepperstone analyst. Given the prevailing geopolitical risks, the market is likely to maintain a bullish near-term outlook. View the full article
The Arctic blast gripping the central U.S. may threaten crude exports from one of the world’s top producers, amid rapidly-normalizing global stockpiles that point to the success OPEC has had in draining a surplus left in the wake of the pandemic. View the full article
The monthly Oilfield Services and Equipment Employment Report, compiled and published by the Energy Workforce and Technology Council, estimates a peak of 102,000 pandemic-related job losses. Since then, the industry has gained back more than 23,000 jobs. View the full article
“Much greater resources have to be mobilized and directed to clean energy technologies to put the world on track to reach net-zero emissions by 2050,” said Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director. Among other milestones, the IEA's 2050 plan depends on all new oil and gas exploration worldwide being halted several weeks ago. View the full article
Brazil’s state-controlled oil company saw its earnings surge to a record for the second quarter, providing relief to investors who were rattled by a messy management change earlier this year. View the full article
Oil closed the month almost 10% higher after a tumultuous session where China was said to order its top energy companies to secure supplies at all costs, prompting the White House to reiterate its concern over rising prices. View the full article
Oil companies spent $191.7 million buying drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, during a robust government auction that underscored the industry’s appetite for new crude as the White House seeks to shifts the U.S. away from fossil fuels. View the full article
The North Sea Transition Authority has reminded licensees of the obligation to collaborate effectively and ensure transactions are completed promptly, to support investment in the UK Continental Shelf. View the full article
Billionaire Harold Hamm may trigger a bidding war for Continental Resources Inc. with his $4.3 billion takeover offer for the shale powerhouse he founded. View the full article
A new round of windfall taxes would leave the UK facing decades of energy insecurity and heap further costs on consumers, Offshore Energies UK has warned. View the full article
Stable, long-term policies that enable fair returns are critical to ensure UK firms and their people can compete in the global race for energy investment. OEUK says over £200 billion can be unlocked and ploughed into our energy future this decade, but only if firms, skilled people and capital stay here in the UK. View the full article
Wood has secured a six-year contract to provide brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) solutions for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) facility in Western Australia. View the full article
Earlier this month, state-run Nile Petroleum Corp. assumed control of PETRONAS’ oil fields and assets – effectively repossessing the Malaysian company’s investment – and announced it would seek a new partner to ensure operations continue. View the full article
Subsea7 has secured a contract for a subsea tieback development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The company will be responsible for transporting and installing the flowline, umbilical, and other subsea components required for the project. View the full article
An influential forum of oil and gas operators with a vested interest in subsea operations is tackling the challenges of ageing offshore infrastructure through cross-industry collaboration. View the full article
At 04:27 GMT on Monday, Brent crude price went up by $1.09, a rise in 1.8%. WTI crude, meanwhile, gained $1.28. Analysts may think the stimulus package announced by the Biden administration and the hopes of success of the vaccination programmes across the world are behind the spike in crude price in the morning hours in Asia.
It, however, was triggered off by a drone operation aimed at Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels. According to Saudis, a drone, laden with explosives, was detected by the Sa
“A carbon tax would be bad for a lot of the industry, a carbon tax would be bad for the consumers and especially for those consumers who are more disadvantaged from an economic standpoint,” Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub said at a conference hosted by Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association. View the full article
Under an Interior Department order issued Tuesday, the agency is temporarily halting action on nine leases spanning more than 400,000 acres (161,870 hectares) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, while it conducts a fresh environmental analysis of the program. View the full article
Delta’s spread is challenging the global recovery, which had driven prices of commodities to multiyear highs late last month. The impact of the latest Chinese outbreaks can already be seen, with traffic thinning on some of the country’s typically busy city roads and raising concerns about near-term fuel demand. View the full article
Nigeria shouldn’t leave its gas in the ground and run the risk of ending up with an energy transition that unfairly deprives its citizens of energy, as well as opportunity. View the full article
Oil companies spent $191.7 million buying drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, during a robust government auction that underscored the industry’s appetite for new crude as the White House seeks to shift the U.S. away from fossil fuels. View the full article
Kazakhstan expects its main oil-export route via Russia to restore full operations in late April, but remains concerned about the possible impact of Western sanctions or shipping problems on the flow of crude. View the full article
In a move strongly endorsed by Offshore Energies UK it has launched the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round, offering 13 areas of the seabed as potential sites for permanently storing millions of tons of CO2. View the full article
Although natural gas exports from Mexico are today non-existent, seeing as it produces too little of the power-plant fuel to supply its own domestic needs, the country’s proximity to booming U.S. reserves positions it well to supply American gas to hungry buyers in Europe and Asia. View the full article
Seeq, a leader in industrial analytics, AI, and monitoring, and Equinor announced a multi-year commercial agreement for the Seeq Industrial Analytics and AI platform, to be leveraged across Equinor’s global assets to further accelerate digital transformation outcomes. 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.
