US natural gas drillers will increase output in 2025, reversing a year-long cut
The U.S. Natural Gas producers will increase output in 2025 after a series production cuts this past year. Rising demand from LNG export plants should raise prices, which had dropped to multi-decade lows. According to the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration outlook, U.S. natural gas production will decline in 2024, for the first drop since 2020 when the COVID epidemic reduced demand. After the average monthly spot price at the U.S.
Euro Oil Giants Rethink Renewable Balance
Almost five years ago, BP embarked on an ambitious attempt to transform itself from an oil company into a business focused on low-carbon power. The British company is now trying to return to its roots as a big oil and gas player with a growth story to match rivals, revive its share price and allay investor concerns over future profits.Rivals Shell and Norway's state-controlled Equinor are also scaling back energy transition plans set out earlier this decade.
Baker Hughes: US drillers reduce oil and gas rigs in the US for the first time in 4 weeks.
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 time since four weeks. The number of oil and gas drilling rigs, a good indicator of future production, dropped by one in the week ending Nov. 15 to 584, the lowest level since early September. This is a reduction of 34 rigs, or 6% from the same time last year. Baker Hughes reported that oil rigs dropped by one this week to 478.
Oil drops as US storm threat subsides, China's stimulus disappoints
The oil prices continued to fall on Monday, as investors disappointed by China's stimulus program and the threat of disruptions in supply from a storm in the United States. Oil prices continued to fall on Monday as the threat of a supply disruption from a U.S. storm eased and after China's stimulus plan disappointed investors seeking fuel demand growth in the world's No. Brent crude futures fell 31 cents or 0.4% to $73.56 a bar by 0340 GMT, while U.S.
Baker Hughes: US Rig Count Remains Steady
U.S. energy firms this week kept the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating unchanged for a record third week in a row, according to energy services firm Baker Hughes' data going back to 1987.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, was steady at 585 in the week to Nov. 8, Baker Hughes said on Friday. Baker Hughes said that puts the total rig count down 31 rigs, or 5% below this time last year.
Ghana's oil production increases for the first time in five years
Ghana's crude output increased 10.7% on an annual basis in the first half of 2024. This reversed a five-year-old decline in production. Ghana, Africa's largest gold producer, started producing crude oil in 2010. However, output dropped to a 5-year low by 2023, due to declines in production from existing fields. This effectively erased gains made by new wells. PIAC, a government body tasked to monitor the oil sector…
Hurricane Rafael has caused a shutdown of 17% of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Oil Production
The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced on Wednesday that Hurricane Rafael had shut down approximately 17% of crude production and 7% of gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Bureau reported that energy producers have shut down 304,418 barrels of oil per day and 131,000,000 cubic feet of gas production from Gulf waters. According to the latest U.S. National Hurricane Center advisory…
Egypt's Petroleum Ministry ties arrears payment to production boost amid decreasing gas output
According to a statement from the petroleum ministry on Monday, Egypt plans to link arrears payment to increased production as part of its plan to settle outstanding debts with international oil companies. The statement said that the ministry recently introduced an incentive package to encourage partners to increase output above current levels. Additional revenue generated by this increase will be used to reduce existing debt.
Malaysia's natural gas and crude oil production will decline by 2025
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's government announced on Friday that it expects a lower crude oil and natural gas output in 2025 as a result of planned maintenance shutdowns and a softer demand for some export markets. In a report that was released along with its budget for 2025, the government stated that natural gas production would decline in 2025 as a result of the planned closures in the state of Sarawak due to maintenance. The government did not identify the two facilities.
Occidental Petroleum reports lower oil and gas prices in Q3
Occidental Petroleum, a U.S.-based oil producer, announced on Wednesday that its oil and natural gas production prices were lower in the third quarter compared with the previous period. The company reported that the realized prices or the prices it received for its production during the third quarter were about 6% lower in total for its oil output, and 26% lower in its U.S. Natural Gas output.
Naftogaz CEO: Ukraine produces 53 mcm gas per day
The CEO of Naftogaz said that Ukraine produces 53 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, including 43-44 Mcm produced by the state energy group. Oleksiy Cernyshov said Naftogaz had prepared for different scenarios in advance of the winter months, and that it ensured appropriate quantities of gas were stored. According to him, Ukraine currently has less than 13 billion cu m of natural gas in underground storage.
Oil and Gas Rig Numbers Drop in the US
U.S. energy firms today cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes stated in its closely followed report on Friday.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by three to 586 in the week to Aug. 2. the overall rig count down 73, or 11%, below this time last year. Baker Hughes said oil well were consistent at 482 this week, while gas rigs fell by three to 98.
PetroVietnam Beats Q1 Crude Output Target
Vietnam's state oil firm PetroVietnam said on Monday its crude oil output was 2.6 million tonnes in the first quarter this year, 12.6% higher than its target.The figure, however, is lower than the company's crude oil output of 2.74 million tonnes in the same period last year. PetroVietnam, formally known as Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, reported natural gas output of 1.97 billion cubic metres in the January-March period, 17.6% higher than its target.
Wintershall Dea Looks to Domestic Production as Russia has 'Destroyed' Trust
Germany's Wintershall Dea, a shareholder of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline and longstanding Gazprom partner, on Tuesday said it would look to increase domestic oil and gas output since Russia has lost its status as a reliable energy supplier.If Europe wants to reduce its dependence on imports it has to look at domestic energy supplies, Chief Executive Mario Mehren told journalists after second-quarter…
U.S. Natgas up 2% on Higher Demand, Soaring Global Prices
U.S. natural gas futures edged up about 2% on Tuesday on record power demand in Texas, forecasts for more gas demand over the next two weeks than previously expected, a reduction in gas output, low wind power and much higher global gas prices.Power demand in Texas failed to hit a new all-time high on Monday due to less hot weather, but will likely break peak use records on Tuesday and later this week as homes and businesses keep air conditioners cranked up to escape a lingering heatwave.
LOOP Did Not Deliver Sour Crude from Storage in September
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), the largest U.S. privately owned deepwater crude terminal, said on Friday it made no deliveries of sour crude from storage last month, following two storms that hit the U.S. Gulf Coast.The facility closed on August 28 ahead of Hurricane Ida, which damaged production and processing facilities in the U.S. side of the Gulf of Mexico, forcing the suspension of millions of barrels of crude and gas output.
Chevron Shareholders to Vote on Climate Change Proposals, Emissions Targets
Chevron Corp shareholders will vote on proposals aiming to require the No. 2 U.S.
Total Keeps Dividend But Cuts Investment Target
Total trimmed its 2020 investment target on Friday after a sharp drop in third-quarter net profit, though the French oil and gas producer maintained its dividend.The company cut its investment target to $13 billion from $14 billion and said it was keeping a lid on operating costs too, even as it strives to grow in renewable energy and electricity markets.Energy companies were hit hard by COVID…
Offshore Oil Wells, Ports Shut as Hurricane Sally Advances on U.S. Gulf
Energy companies, ports and refiners raced on Monday to shut down as Hurricane Sally grew stronger while lumbering toward the central U.S. Gulf Coast, the second significant hurricane to shutter oil and gas activity over the last month.The hurricane is disrupting oil imports and exports as the nation's sole offshore terminal, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), stopped loading tanker ships on Sunday, while the port of New Orleans closed on Monday.The U.S.
US LNG Exports at 20-month Low
Natural gas flows to U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants plunged this month after falling to a 20-month low in June as coronavirus lockdowns cut global demand for the fuel.Before the pandemic slashed energy demand, U.S. producers counted on LNG exports to keep growing fast as an outlet for their record gas output. But after soaring 68% in 2019 and 53% in 2018, U.S. LNG exports were only expected to rise about 7% in 2020.Gas pipeline flows to U.S.
