Ovintiv strengthens portfolio with core oil-rich Montney asset acquisition
(Oil & Gas 360) – Transaction to Significantly Expand Existing Montney Premium Oil Inventory, Company to Exit Uinta Basin with Asset Sale Highlights: Agreement reached to acquire approximately 109,000 net acres and approximately 70 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (“MBOE/d”) in the
Pemex CEO faces tough road to fix world’s most indebted major oil producer
(World Oil) – National oil companies tend to be more bloated and less efficient than their private-sector counterparts. Yet Petroleos Mexicanos, with a workforce of about 128,000, stands out even among its state-owned peers. The amount of crude Pemex pumps per employee has slipped
Note on the News: Strategy transition?
(Oil & Gas 360) – After three decades of foreign policy based on Fukuyama’s End of History, The Strategy of Wishful Thinking, it is over. Trump is putting his foreign affairs team together and we do not know what strategy they will develop, and
Trafigura facing $1.1B in losses after multi-year fraud
(Oil Price) – Back in June, we reported that Singapore-based oil and commodities trading powerhouse Trafigura Group was still dealing with the fallout of a massive nickel scam that rocked global metal markets in 2023, as well as the effects of past corruption scandals. Trafigura has grown into one
Oil steadies as Sverdrup field restart counters geopolitical concerns
(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices steadied on Tuesday as the restart of production at Norway’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield offset investor concerns about an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war. Equinor resumed partial production from the North Sea oilfield, Western Europe’s largest, after a power outage there
Halliburton opens new facilities in Namibia to strengthen oil and gas operations, economy
(World Oil) – Halliburton announced it will open new facilities in Namibia highlighting the importance of the country’s growing oil and gas industry. The facilities, which will support the company’s in-country operations, are located in Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Lüderitz. With a combined footprint
Saipem wins contract for $10-billion Suriname oil project
(Oil Price) – Saipem has won a $1.9-billion contract from TotalEnergies for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) at the $10.5-billion GranMorgu oil project offshore Suriname, the Italian engineering group said on Thursday. Saipem will work on the engineering, procurement, supply, construction, installation, pre-commissioning, and assistance for
Egypt seeking long-term LNG deals with U.S. companies
(Oil Price) – Egypt is currently in talks with U.S. and other foreign companies to purchase long-term volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of relying on the more costly spot market, according to an exclusive Reuters report, as the country’s gas production continues to
Crude oil edges higher on raised Ukraine/Russia tensions
(Investing) – Oil prices rose Monday as more intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine raised the possibility of a disruption to supplies, although gains have been limited by concerns about fuel demand in China and the potential of a global oil surplus next year. By
