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The U.S. has sent nearly three quarters of all its LNG to Europe in the first four months of 2022, with daily shipments to the region more than tripling from last year’s average, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday. 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
South Sudan is taking steps to take over the operations of international oil companies in the country to increase its share of revenue, even as production declines, according to a government official. View the full article
TotalEnergies has signed with the Ministry of Energy and Minerals of the Sultanate of Oman a series of agreements for the sustainable development of the country’s natural gas resources. View the full article
As companies target net zero emissions by 2050, industrial decarbonization gathers momentum to embrace novel technologies, smart policies, robust investments, and new business models. To drive such initiatives, talent hiring is on the rise across industries. 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
Spot freight rates for liquefied natural gas tankers in the Asia-Pacific have surged to record highs as a steady flow of U.S. cargoes to the region boosts demand for ships. View the full article
UK oilfield service provider Petrofac Ltd. must pay a $95 million penalty by a London judge for failing to prevent bribery between 2011 and 2017. View the full article
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s multiyear effort to extricate itself from a groundbreaking Iraqi oil deal may hinge on the involvement of one of the world’s biggest frackers. View the full article
Oil climbed after Saudi Arabia signaled confidence in demand with a bigger-than-expected price increase of its crude for Asia. View the full article
The National Ocean Industries Association announced that TechnipFMC and Aker Solutions are the winners of the 2022 NOIA Safety in Seas Awards competition. View the full article
KCA Deutag, a global drilling, engineering and technology provider, secured contract extensions and options totaling over $170 million, with the majority focused on extensions with existing clients across core markets in the Middle East. View the full article
The OPEC cartel – which has struggled for many months to revive oil supplies halted during the pandemic – effectively failed to increase output at all in April as members remained plagued by capacity constraints. View the full article
Oil majors that want to reduce their carbon footprint will have to shift their activities to energy basins where drilling rigs can be powered by renewables and which have ample space for carbon sequestration, a report indicates. View the full article
Baker Hughes agreed to sell its Oilfield Services business in Russia to its local management team, and the business will operate independently going forward, the company announced. 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
TDI-Brooks has completed six geotechnical coring programs in the Gulf of Mexico for numerous operators from its research vessel the RV Gyre, the company announced on Monday. View the full article
The U.K. has given permission for new drilling in the countryside south of London to establish the size of a natural gas field, as the government seeks to boost domestic energy production due to price volatility amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. View the full article
Malaysian state oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. has started inviting bids for its upstream assets in Africa, which could fetch as much as $3 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. View the full article
In an effort that has been underway for several years and is now set against a backdrop of triple-digit oil prices, oil and gas companies are continuing attempts to devise new methods of increasing production from existing unconventional wells. View the full article
Contrary to the tone of some news coverage, we see the overnight news that Senator Manchin convened a bipartisan group, together with Senator Murkowski (R-AK), to discuss a bipartisan energy bill, as bad news, not good news, for the prospects of energy legislation before the midterm elections. View the full article
The Biden administration is poised to unveil a crackdown on methane leaks from oil and gas wells that will be its most consequential action yet to reduce greenhouse gases -- but is still likely to disappoint climate activists. View the full article
BG International Ltd., an affiliate of Shell U.K. Ltd., has taken the final investment decision (FID) to develop the Jackdaw gas field in the UK North Sea, following regulatory approval earlier this year. View the full article
More than 100 people died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria over the weekend, demonstrating the dangers associated with an illicit industry that thrives in the crude-producing region. View the full article
Oil rebounded from another sharp drop as OPEC ministers prepared to meet amid booming volatility. 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.