Friday, January 24, 2025
Falling crude inventories pin WTI oil price near $83- oil and gas 360

Falling crude inventories pin WTI oil price near $83

World Oil (Bloomberg) –Oil swung between gains and losses as traders weigh the ongoing impact of a global energy crunch and dwindling inventories at a key U.S. storage hub. Front-month futures in New York traded below $83, paring an earlier drop as the dollar cooled. While headline prices have been volatile over the last two sessions, the market’s structure has

Shell may restart hurricane-hit Gulf platforms ahead of schedule- oil and gas 360

Shell may restart hurricane-hit Gulf platforms ahead of schedule

World Oil (Bloomberg) –Royal Dutch Shell is hoping to restart its Ursa oil and gas platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as early as the first half of November, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. The 100,000-barrel-a-day Ursa and the Shell’s other 60,000-barrel a day Mars

Canada oil producers grapple with Trudeau's demand for faster emissions cuts- oil and gas 360

Canada oil producers grapple with Trudeau’s demand for faster emissions cuts

Reuters WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canada’s oil producers face new pressure from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reduce emissions in just three years, a sudden acceleration of their plans that at least one major company said looks unrealistic. Suncor Energy, the second-largest Canadian crude producer, says it remains focused on cutting emissions by 2030, not 2025 as the Canadian government

Oilfield data startup Zeno plans to streamline fossil fuel asset valuation-oil and gas 360

Oilfield data startup Zeno plans to streamline fossil fuel asset valuation

World Oil HOUSTON (Bloomberg) –An oil-data startup backed by Palantir Technologies Inc. co-founder Joe Lonsdale plans to help energy explorers, bankers and investors figure out how much crude and natural gas reserves trapped underground are really worth. Zeno Technologies wants to replace the “patchwork of tools” oil executives and erstwhile investors currently rely on to do everything from assessing new

Big Oil to attend U.S. House climate disinformation hearing- oil and gas 360

Big Oil to attend U.S. House climate disinformation hearing

Reuters WASHINGTON – Top executives from Exxon Mobil Corp, BP America, Chevron Corp and Shell Oil will testify on Oct. 28 at a congressional hearing examining whether the fossil fuel industry led an effort to mislead the public and prevent action to curb climate change warming, a House panel said on Friday. Democratic lawmakers who called for the hearing, which

U.S. rig count had an increase of 1 this week, at 585- oil and gas 360

U.S. rig count decreased by 1 this week, at 542

Oil and Gas 360 This week’s Baker Hughes rig count shows that U.S. had a decrease of 1 over last week, resulting in a total count of 542 rigs. Canada had a decrease of 4 over last week, resulting in a total Canadian count of 164 rigs. Breakdown by region Of the regions tracked by Baker Hughes, only the Permian

Oil inventory at Cushing crude hub nears critically low levels- oil and gas 360

Oil inventory at Cushing crude hub nears critically low levels

World Oil (Bloomberg) –Stockpiles at the biggest U.S. crude depot are quickly approaching critically low levels. The last time that happened, crude cost more than $100 a barrel. The storage tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma, require a minimum level of oil to maintain normal operations, which traders generally believe is around 20 million barrels. Unusually for this time of year, stockpiles

Schlumberger beats Q3 profit estimates as oilfield activity recovers- oil and gas 360

Schlumberger beats Q3 profit estimates as oilfield activity recovers

Reuters Oilfield services giant Schlumberger NV issued a bullish forecast for 2021 on Friday as second-quarter profit topped estimates due to surging margins, with a rebound in oil prices boosting demand for its software and equipment. Energy services firms are benefiting from a resumption of drilling driven by rising crude prices, which are up 18% in the latest quarter and