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At the start of Q1 2022, global oil and gas industry contract activity was stifled due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. However, in the second half of the quarter a minor increase in the number of contracts was reported. View the full article
INEOS is renewing its offer to the UK government and the new Prime Minister Liz Truss to drill a shale gas test well in the UK. View the full article
The deal includes all INEOS Oil and Gas interests in production, licenses, fields, facilities and pipelines, on the Norwegian continental shelf and continues to rebalance INEOS’ oil and gas portfolio. View the full article
INEOS and its partners in the Solsort Unit, Danoil and Nordsøfonden, have agreed to develop the Solsort West field in the Danish part of the North Sea after having received the approval of the development from the Danish Energy Agency. View the full article
Offshore Energies UK thanked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for a “candid and constructive” meeting with the nation’s gas and oil producers - but warned that his new energy profit levy risks undermining attempts to attract capital investment to the UK. View the full article
The American Petroleum Institute and American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers called the meeting “a constructive discussion.” While no concrete solutions emerged, both sides promised to keep talking and working together in good faith. View the full article
Industry groups reacted to the Department of Interior’s release of its five-year offshore drilling plan that seeks to block new offshore drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, saying it would be an overall disadvantage to America and its energy security. View the full article
The groups argue that this ruling threatens U.S. energy security, potentially disrupting a crucial source of oil and natural gas. They warn it could lead to job losses, reduced state and local revenues, and negatively impact energy affordability amid ongoing inflation and geopolitical tensions. View the full article
Indian Oil Corp., the country’s biggest refiner, said it plans to spend 2 trillion rupees ($25 billion) to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations by 2046. View the full article
India’s windfall tax on domestic crude oil production and fuel exports may help the government bring in 1 trillion rupees ($12.7 billion) in revenues, Press Trust of India reported. View the full article
India’s Swan Energy Ltd. plans to sell its stake in a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to Turkey’s state-run Botas for $399 million. View the full article
The United Arab Emirates and Reliance Industries Ltd. agreed to build a $2 billion petrochemical plant, the Indian company’s first such investment in the Middle East. View the full article
Reliance Industries Ltd., which operates the world’s largest crude oil refining complex, plans to invest 750 billion rupees ($10.1 billion) in clean energy over three years, paving way for a crucial transformation as investors, consumers and governments world over seek sustainable growth. View the full article
In a financial update, India’s ONGC revealed that it has made five new discoveries in FY’ 25 so far. Since May 2024, ONGC has made three more discoveries (one onshore and two offshore) in its operated acreages. View the full article
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. is exploring a purchase of a significant minority stake in the $4 billion-plus Sangomar oil project off the coast of Senegal from Woodside Petroleum Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter. View the full article
India’s top energy companies, Petronet LNG Ltd. and ONGC Videsh Ltd., are having discussions about buying a stake in Russia’s planned liquefied-gas project Arctic LNG 2 as their government seeks to secure supplies of the cleaner burning fuel. View the full article
India slapped taxes on fuel exports and local crude oil production to tap windfall gains from surging global prices. View the full article
Saudi Arabia’s push to restrain oil supply to buoy prices is spurring India to speed up plans to diversify its crude sources and pursue alternative energy, the chairman of one of the nation’s biggest refiners said. View the full article
Saudi Arabia’s push to restrain oil supply to buoy prices is spurring India to speed up plans to diversify its crude sources and pursue alternative energy, the chairman of one of the nation’s biggest refiners said. View the full article
It’s not the first time India, one of the biggest buyers of the producer group’s crude, has urged the Organization of Exporting Petroleum Countries and its partners to pump more oil. View the full article
India is looking to double down on its Russian oil imports with state-owned refiners eager to take more heavily-discounted supplies from Rosneft PJSC as international buyers turn down dealings with Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. View the full article
Denbury Inc., an independent oil company based in Plano, Texas, has been exploring options including a sale, according to people with knowledge of the matter. View the full article
Petrobras ended Q2 2024 with an average production of 2.7 MMboed, an increase of 2.4% compared to the same period of the previous year. The increase was driven by the increase in production ( ramp-up ) of the FPSOs Almirante Barroso, P-71, Anna Nery, Anita Garibaldi and Sepetiba, in addition to the entry into production of 12 new wells from complementary projects, eight in the Campos basin and four in the Santos basin. View the full article
Area 2 lies within the emerging South Africa and Namibia (SANAM) super-basin, which stretches from northernmost Namibia to the Durban basin of eastern South Africa. The Block shares the same prolific petroleum play as is currently being successfully explored in the Orange basin of Namibia, and further proven by the Brulpadda and Luiperd discoveries in South Africa’s Outeniqua basin. View the full article
As the Biden Administration aims to significantly increase federal investment in renewable energy under the American Jobs Plan, the United States already ranks as the most attractive market for renewables investment, according to results from a new ranking by IHS Markit. 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.
