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Mexicos finance ministry has revised the countrys crude oilproduction rate for the year by 129,000 bpd less than previously expected. Instead of 1.8 million bpdthe target set by President Claudia SheinbaumMexico is seen producing 1.762 million bpd, Reuters reported, citing the ministry.
percent stake during the exploration and appraisal phases. Algeria’s national oil and gas company Sonatrach SpA has the majority stake of 51 percent in accordance with Algerian law. square miles) onshore Algeria. square miles) onshore Algeria. square miles) onshore Algeria. State-owned QatarEnergy also owns 24.5
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Increasing financial constraints, a low commodity price environment and a shrinking pool of prospective basins have transformed how oil and gas players explore for new barrels.
Global oil markets are entering a pivotal phase as exploration-driven reserve replacement lags. With only a few bright spots like Namibia and Guyana, estimates suggest that just 2530% of the oil consumed each year is currently being offset by new discoveries.
Nigerias government is urging the oil companies operating in the country to collaborate to increase oil output in the producer that hasnt been able to pump to its OPEC quota for years. Nigerias crude oilproduction averaged 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in the first quarter of the year, well below the 1.8
million barrels of oil equivalent. million barrels of oil equivalent. Image by Ole Arnesen via iStock The Norwegian Offshore Directorate said ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, operator of production license 891, had confirmed the Slagugle oil discovery.
Image by JHVEPhoto via iStock TotalEnergies SE said Monday it has acquired a 25 percent stake in a Gulf of America exploration portfolio operated by Chevron Corp. Image by JHVEPhoto via iStock TotalEnergies SE said Monday it has acquired a 25 percent stake in a Gulf of America exploration portfolio operated by Chevron Corp.
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(Oil Price) –Crude oil and natural gas investments in Colombia could rise to $4.68 billion in 2024, the countrys oil and gas industry association said, adding that this will not lead to higher production. billion, would be spent on production, with the remainder of $740 million channeled into exploration.
(World Oil) –MOL has discovered a new oil field near Somogysmson in Western Hungary. During the exploration drilling carried out in December 2024, oil was found at a depth of 1,250 meters. We will continue our investments and will do our utmost to maintain and, if possible, increase production.
(Investing) – bp today announced an oil discovery at the Far South prospect in the deepwater U.S. bp drilled the exploration well in Green Canyon Block 584, located in western Green Canyon approximately 120 miles off the coast of Louisiana in 4,092 feet of water. bp expects to grow its global upstream production to 2.3
(Oil & Gas 360) –HOUSTON(BUSINESS WIRE) Chevron Corporation ( NYSE: CVX ) announced today that it started oil and natural gas production from the Ballymore subsea tieback in the deepwater Gulf of America. This reduces our development costs and is expected to drive higher returns for shareholders. Malo facilities.
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(World Oil) – Slowing global oil demand amid extreme uncertainty about the future of U.S. oilproduction growth later this year and could lead to an annual decline in output in 2026, according to a new analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights. oilproduction growth this year.
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million net acres and more than two billion barrels of oil equivalent in undeveloped net resource. Encino assets offer a rare combination of scale, liquids-rich production and development upside. EIR) is a subsidiary of Enverus that publishes energy-sector research focused on the oil, natural gas, power and renewable industries.
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(World Oil) – bp has received final government ratification for its contract to invest in the redevelopment of several giant oil fields in Kirkuk, in the north of Iraq. This is an enormous opportunity as we grow bps oil and gas business and fully aligned with our strategy of strengthening our upstream portfolio.
(World Oil) –Murphy Oil Corporation today announced that a subsidiary has signed a Sales & Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire the BW Pioneer floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) from BW Offshore. Hambly, President and CEO of Murphy Oil.
(World Oil) –Vista Energy has acquired Petronas’ 50% stake in a region of the Vaca Muerta shale basin in a deal valued at $1.5 LACh spans across 46,594 acres in the black oil window of Vaca Muerta. As of December 31, 2024, it had 247 wells on production. billion USD.
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(Oil Price) –Following several months of delays due to inclement winter weather in the waters in Norways Arctic, Equinor started up the Johan Castberg oilfield on Monday, which will add 220,000 barrels of oil per day at peak production rates. Norway expects its oil liquids production to rise by 5.2%
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(World Oil) –Nigerian President Bola Tinubu hired the former head of a unit of Shell Plc to run the state oil company, as Africas biggest crude producer works to boost output and prepare the firm for an initial public offering. and previously led Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co.
(Oil Price) –Economic headwinds and record electric vehicle sales are set to materially slow down global oil demand growth for the rest of the year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. World oil demand rose by 990,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the first quarter of 2025.
(Oil Price) –Ever since BP admitted that its attempt to go green had ended in a disaster, the flow of news from the energy industry has been in one single direction: back to oil and gas, which make money. It also got an approval from the Iraqi government to start the development of two oil fields in the north.
(BOE Report) – Oil and gas operators in North Dakota have indicated they plan to drop rigs and frac crews due to weaker oil prices, a move that is likely to impact output in the third largest U.S. oil producer, the states Department of Mineral Resources said on Friday.
(World Oil) –Chevron Corp. plans to lay off nearly 800 employees in the Permian basin, its biggest oil-production operation globally. Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth is looking to reduce structural costs by $3 billion, making the company more efficient and better able to withstand low oil prices.
(Oil Price) – Chevron will boost the so-called triple fracs fracturing three wells with one frac spread at one time to more than half of its wells in the Permian basin, a Chevron executive told Reuters , amid efforts to reduce the costs and times of fracking at the worlds top shale basin. supermajor, told Reuters in an interview.
(World Oil) –Colombias state-owned Ecopetrol SA is considering buying Carlyle Groups oil driller in the nation as it looks to boost reserves and output, its top executives said in an interview. Colombias biggest independent oil producer, for $1.5 Meanwhile, its oil reserves rose to 7.8 years last year, down from 7.2
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Iraqs Oil Ministry announced that it plans to increase oilproduction to more than 6 million barrels per day (mmbbl/d) by 2029, while confirming an agreement with bp to develop four oil fields in Kirkuk, Iraq News Agency reported.
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