Thursday, March 6, 2025
Pioneer Energy awarded $27 million by DOE to advance methane emissions reduction- oil and gas 360

Pioneer Energy awarded $27 million by DOE to advance methane emissions reduction

(World Oil) – Pioneer Energy announced today they have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for four different awards which collectively total $27 million. Three of these are intended to advance the company’s Emission Control Treater™ (ECT), a breakthrough near zero emissions well pad production technology that can increase crude yield by 5-10%. The ECT is a closed

Chevron targets $6-8 bln in free cash flow growth by 2026- oil and gas 360

Chevron targets $6-8 bln in free cash flow growth by 2026

(Oil Price) – Chevron Corp.(NYSE:CVX) is well positioned to grow its free cash flow by $6 billion to $8 billion by next year, and lower expenses by “a couple billion dollars,” Chevron CEO Michael Wirth announced on Wednesday. America’s second largest oil and gas company expects to achieve these results thanks to the start of new or expanded oil production projects in Kazakhstan,

US oil imports from Canada hit record ahead of tariff threat, EIA data shows- oil and gas 360

US oil imports from Canada hit record ahead of tariff threat, EIA data shows

(Investing) – NEW YORK  -U.S. crude oil imports from Canada rose last week to the highest on record, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Wednesday, ahead of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s plans to levy a 25% tariff on Canadian imports. Trump, who has long complained about Canada’s trade surplus with the U.S., on Tuesday threatened to

Murphy Oil makes oil discovery in exploration well offshore Vietnam- oil and gas 360

Murphy Oil makes oil discovery in exploration well offshore Vietnam

(World Oil) – Murphy Oil announced that its subsidiary has drilled an oil discovery at the Hai Su Vang-1X exploration well in Block 15-2/17 in the Cuu Long Basin, located 40 miles offshore Vietnam. The well was drilled to total depth of 13,124 feet in 149 feet of water. Hai Su Vang-1X encountered approximately 370 feet of net oil pay

Alaska wildlife refuge drilling auction yields no bids, US says- oil and gas 360

Alaska wildlife refuge drilling auction yields no bids, US says

(Investing) – The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday a congressionally mandated oil and gas drilling lease auction in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge received no bids from energy companies. Outgoing President Joe Biden’s administration billed the outcome as proof the 19 million-acre refuge, home to species including polar bears and Porcupine caribou, should remain off-limits to fossil fuel development, even

U.S. crude oil inventories increase by 0.5 million barrels- oil and gas 360

U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 1.0 million barrels

Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of January 3, 2025 U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 1.0 million barrels from the previous week.  At 414.6 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are 6% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the EIA crude oil and petroleum weekly storage data,