Friday, February 14, 2025
OPEC aims for price stability, ignores political pressure- oil and gas 360

OPEC aims for price stability, ignores political pressure

(Investing) – Tuesday at the India Energy Week conference, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais emphasized the organization’s commitment to long-term market stability over political considerations. This stance comes in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls for increased oil production to lower prices. Al Ghais stated that OPEC’s decisions are based on technical analysis of the market, focusing on supply

Aggressive activist investor is gunning for Phillips 66- oil and gas 360

Aggressive activist investor is gunning for Phillips 66

(Oil Price) – Elliott Investment Management is at it again, this time sinking its teeth into U.S. refiner Phillips 66 with a $2.5 billion stake and a laundry list of demands. The aggressive activist investor—best known for shaking up boardrooms and strong-arming CEOs into “unlocking value” (i.e., making changes that boost Elliott’s returns)—wants Phillips 66 to spin off its midstream business

Oilfield services company SLB reorganizes, expects more job cuts, source says- oil and gas 360

Oilfield services company SLB reorganizes, expects more job cuts, source says

(BOE Report) – Top oilfield services provider SLB is reorganizing certain functions within its business and continuing to reduce its workforce, according to a source familiar with the matter and an internal email seen by Reuters. As part of its reorganization, SLB will create a new performance function, led by a new chief performance officer, it said in an internal

BP teases fundamental reset of strategy to boost returns and cash- oil and gas 360

BP teases fundamental reset of strategy to boost returns and cash

(Oil Price) – BP (NYSE: BP) on Tuesday pledged to fundamentally reset its strategy as it booked its lowest annual and quarterly profits in years and seeks to push up its stock performance and regain investor trust. “Building on the actions taken in the past 12 months, we now plan to fundamentally reset our strategy and drive further improvements in performance,

Equatorial Guinea plans licensing round in 2025 to boost exploration, production- oil and gas 360

Equatorial Guinea plans licensing round in 2025 to boost exploration, production

(World Oil) – Equatorial Guinea is taking decisive steps to revitalize its upstream sector, with plans to launch a new licensing round in 2025 aimed at increasing exploration and production. With the global energy landscape evolving and production from mature fields declining, the promotion of new acreage is essential to ensuring long-term energy security and continued revenue generation for Equatorial

Oil prices climb on supply worries, US tariffs check gains- oil and gas 360

Oil prices climb on supply worries, US tariffs check gains

(Investing) – NEW YORK  -Oil prices edged up for a third straight day on Tuesday as sanctions raised concerns about Russian and Iranian oil supplies, outweighing worries that escalating trade tariffs would boost prices and inflation and dampen global economic growth. Brent futures rose 86 cents, or 1.1%, to $76.73 a barrel by 11:06 a.m. EST (1606 GMT), while U.S. West Texas