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The transaction still needs to get past the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as well as the ongoing arbitration case brought by Exxon over control of Hess’ interest in the oil field offshore Guyana. Exxon has said the proceedings may drag into 2025. View the full article
Net production was 494,000 boepd in the second quarter of 2024, compared with 387,000 boepd in the second quarter of 2023, primarily due to higher production in Guyana and the Bakken. In the third quarter of 2024, E&P net production is expected to be in the range of 460,000 boepd to 470,000 boepd, primarily reflecting planned downtime in Guyana and Southeast Asia. View the full article
To finalize the deal, however, Chevron and Hess still need to prevail in arbitration against Exxon Mobil Corp. and Cnooc Ltd., who claim a right-of-first-refusal on Hess’ biggest asset — a 30% stake in a massive oil field offshore Guyana. The case, currently being administered by the International Chamber of Commerce, is likely to be settled in the third quarter of 2025. View the full article
The Hess Corp. chief executive officer is telling investors he got the best deal possible, and that Chevron could walk away if the merger doesn’t get voted through at a May 28 shareholder meeting, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. View the full article
Through the transaction, H&P will increase its Middle East rig count from 12 to 88 rigs, 71 of which are in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait. Based on award activity to date, the pro forma company would be one of the larger rig providers in the Middle East. View the full article
The new partnership will integrate Trendsetter’s 15,0000psi Subsea Tree Injection Manifold and experienced personnel into Helix’s state-of-the-art fleet of well intervention vessels and equipment used to perform well services globally. View the full article
Heerema Marine Contractors' semi-submersible crane vessel, Thialf, crossed under the Storebaelt Bridge, known as the ‘gate to the Baltic Sea,' marking the first time a Heerema crane vessel has accessed the region. View the full article
Heerema Marine Contractors crossed the Storebaelt Bridge, known as the ‘gate to the Baltic Sea' with the semi-submersible crane vessel Thialf, marking the first time a Heerema crane vessel has accessed the region. View the full article
Hedge funds and other investors looking to cash in on Brazil’s surging oil and gas output are turning to a new breed of drillers as an alternative to turmoil-wracked Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the state-owned producer that’s had four CEOs since early 2019. View the full article
Harold Hamm, one of the richest and most prominent shale wildcatters, is finally taking a stake in North America’s biggest oil field. View the full article
Billionaire oil wildcatter Harold Hamm is donating $50 million for a new research center at Oklahoma State University focused on “securing America’s energy future,” a move that comes as the industry debates how to transition to cleaner fuels. View the full article
A new company soon to be created by Chrysaor Holdings Ltd and Premier Oil Plc will likely retain its stake in the giant Zama oil development in Mexico, reversing an earlier decision by the indebted North Sea driller to exit the project. View the full article
After extensive repairs and improvement work, Norway’s Hammerfest LNG is back in production after the fire in September 2020, Equinor announced. The first LNG is now on tank at Melkøya. View the full article
Harold Hamm, who took Continental Resources Inc. public 14 years ago, says right now his closely held competitors can do what he simply can’t: increase oil production to meet rising demand. View the full article
Billionaire Harold Hamm is poised to throw off the shackles of shareholder discipline so that Continental Resources Inc. can maximize windfall profits. View the full article
SK E&S, a South Korean energy producer with operations in the U.S., has entered into a significant multimillion-dollar agreement to support energy research at the Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University. View the full article
Hamm Institute founder Harold Hamm called Dr. Ann Bluntzer an extraordinarily talented leader who will continue to build the Hamm Institute for American Energy as it tackles the world’s greatest energy challenges and works to secure America’s energy future. View the full article
“This solution enables enhanced reservoir understanding for our customers with a lower total cost of ownership relative to conventional 4D seismic,” said Jan Schoolmeesters, executive vice president of TGS Operations and New Energy Solutions. View the full article
C-5H will be operator Empire Energy’s longest drilled and stimulated horizontal shale well and will target a ~3,000 m horizontal section and ~60 fracture stimulation stages. C-5H will integrate the best completion practices from North American shale analogues and incorporate learnings from Carpentaria-2H and Carpentaria-3H. View the full article
AIQ’s RoboWell autonomous well control (AWC) solution will be made available through Halliburton’s Landmark iEnergy hybrid cloud. This agreement marks a step in AIQ’s goal to expand the adoption of AI-enabled AWC tools to help optimize and increase production in the global upstream sector. View the full article
Halliburton will provide a wide range of services to include fluids, completion equipment, wireline, slickline, flowback services, and coiled tubing, integrating and coordinating these services through Halliburton’s project management service line to ensure efficient and effective execution. View the full article
Halliburton Co. said that sanctions imposed by the U.S., the EU and others require the company to wind down certain contracts in Russia by May 15. View the full article
Halliburton Co. denied reports that it’s in talks to buy Exxon Mobil Corp.’s stake in the huge West Qurna-1 oil field in southern Iraq. View the full article
“I expect international activity growth to accelerate, and the early positive momentum in North America gives me confidence in the activity cadence for the rest of the year,” CEO Jeff Miller said in a statement. “I am optimistic about how this transition year is shaping up.” View the full article
Halliburton Company released DS365.ai cloud service to help customers accelerate their digital transformation with intelligent automation. 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.
