Trinidad: Key gas project in Venezuela is not slowing down, despite US pressure
Trinidad Prime Minister Stuart Young stated on Thursday that companies planning an offshore gas project between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have "not slowed down" their work despite increased pressure from the United States on Venezuela and uncertainty regarding the extension of the license for the project. After talks with U.S.
Sinopec will prioritise risk management in its Russian oil purchases.
Sinopec Corp, the top Chinese refinery, will prioritize "risk management" when purchasing Russian oil. The quality of Russian oil is comparable to that of competing global supplies and its price is similar, according to a senior executive. These remarks follow a recent decision by China's oil importers, including Sinopec…
Baker Hughes reports that US oil and gas rigs have risen for the first time in 3 weeks.
Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that the U.S. added oil and gas rigs this week for the first time since three weeks. The number of oil and gas drilling rigs, a good indicator of future production, increased by one in the week ending March 21. Baker Hughes reported that despite this week's increase…
Shell plans to deliver gas from Venezuela to Trinidad by 2026, according to sources
Shell Plc aims to start producing natural gas in Venezuela's Dragon field and export it to Trinidad and Tobago, an hour earlier than the initial 2027 start date. The project demonstrates the industry's hope that sanctions against Venezuela will remain in place despite recent tighter enforcement. The people stated…
Executives say that AI will lead to cheaper and faster oil production. CORRECTED.
Executives at the CERAWeek Conference in Houston explained that artificial intelligence has accelerated oil and gas drilling, and has prompted companies to reconsider areas they previously deemed too expensive or difficult to develop. AI was a major topic in several sessions of the largest energy conference. Oil…
Executives say AI will lead to cheaper and faster oil production.
Executives at the CERAWeek Conference in Houston explained that artificial intelligence has accelerated oil and gas drilling, and is prompting companies take a second glance at areas they previously deemed too expensive or difficult to develop. AI was a major topic in several sessions of the largest energy conference.
US drillers reduce oil and gas rigs in the US for the first time in six-weeks - Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that the U.S. oil and gas companies have cut back on the number of oil rigs for the first six weeks. The number of oil and gas rigs, a good indicator of future production, dropped by one in the week ending March 7 to 592. Baker Hughes reported that the total number of rigs is 30 or 5% lower than it was at this time last week.
Baker Hughes reports that US drillers have added oil and gas rigs to their fleet for the fifth consecutive week.
Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that U.S. firms added oil and gas rigs this week for a fifth consecutive week for the first since May 2022. In the week ending February 28, the oil and gas rig counts, an early indicator for future production, increased by one, to 593, its highest level since June.
EU energy plan could save 45 billion Euros on fossil fuel import bill
According to an analysis by the EU executive, plans due to be released on Wednesday by the European Commission could save 45 billion euros (47.3 billion dollars) from the EU's import bill for fossil fuels this year. The Commission will propose a number of measures that aim to help European industries who are struggling to cope with a weak demand…
British Business – February 26
These are the most popular stories in the British business pages. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. BP, the oil major in Iraq, and the Iraqi government have agreed to allow the energy group work on the redevelopment and exploitation of four large gas and oil fields in Kirkuk.
After Halliburton layoffs, the Argentine oil union has threatened to strike
The union of oil and gas workers in Argentina's oil rich Chubut province, which has hundreds of employees laid off by Halliburton and a local office closing, threatened to strike after Halliburton closed its local office and dismissed hundreds. Carlos Gomez said that the Chubut Private Oil and Gas Union's deputy secretary…
US drillers added oil and gas drilling rigs in the third week of a row, according to Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that U.S. firms added oil and gas rigs this week for the third consecutive week for the first since December 2023. The number of oil and gas rigs, a good indicator of future production, increased by two in the week ending February 14 to 588. Baker Hughes reported…
Trump announces that the US will increase its military sales to India and eventually provide F-35 Jets
Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said that the United States would increase its military sales to India beginning in 2025. It will also eventually provide F-35 jet fighters. "We will increase military sales to India many billions dollars." Trump told reporters that we're also clearing the path to eventually provide India with F-35 stealth aircraft.
Sources: Validus Energy will buy natural gas producer, 89 Energy III, for $850 Million.
Sources familiar with the deal said that Validus Energy, a privately owned U.S. gas and oil producer, has agreed to purchase 89 Energy III, a rival company, for $850 million including debt. According to sources, the deal will add more than 25,000 barrels equivalent to oil per day to Validus’s growing footprint in Oklahoma's Anadarko Shale Basin…
Chevron is struggling to replace its oil and gas reserves amid uncertainty surrounding the Hess deal
Chevron’s oil and natural gas reserves are at their lowest level in more than a decade. This highlights the importance of its planned acquisition of oil producers Hess, which has been stalled by a legal battle with Exxon Mobil. Investors in energy companies use reserve replacement as a key metric. It gives them an idea of how much gas and oil the company could produce, and how long.
Marubeni targets a net profit of over $4 billion in FY 2027/28
Marubeni, a Japanese trading company, said it aims to achieve a net profit in excess of 620 billion yen (about $4 billion) during fiscal 2027/2028. It also aims for a return on total shareholders of 40%. The company reported a 14.5% increase in its April-December net income to 425.2 billion Japanese yen. It also revised its forecast for the full year to March…
Baker Hughes reports that US drillers have added oil and gas rigs to their fleet for the first time in 8 weeks.
Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that the U.S. added oil and gas rigs this week for the first eight-week period. The number of oil and gas drilling rigs, a good indicator of future production, increased by six in the week ending January 31. Baker Hughes reported that despite this week's increase…
Trump calls for OPEC price reductions
The oil prices dropped more than 1% Monday, after U.S. president Trump asked OPEC for a price reduction following his announcement of sweeping measures to increase U.S. gas and oil production in his first weeks in office. Brent crude futures fell 87 cents or 1.11% to $77.63 per barrel at 0043 GMT, after closing up 21 cents Friday. U.S.
Trump's complaint about the trade deficit with EU and what could come next
Donald Trump, President of the United StatesTrump has pledged to reduce a long-standing trade deficit between the United States and the European Union. He says he will do this by imposing tariffs, or forcing the EU to buy more U.S. gas and oil. In a memo entitled "America First Trade Policy", issued by Trump on his first day in the White House…
India is likely to increase its purchases of US gas and oil following Trump's announcement
After President Donald Trump announced that he would increase U.S. production of oil and natural gas, India will likely increase its purchase of U.S. gas and oil. The Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said to reporters at the sidelines of an event that there was a chance of a larger energy purchase between India & U.S. The arrival of more U.S. Energy on the market will be welcomed.
