(Investing) – Crude prices have traded lower Friday, on course for a negative week, as demand concerns and a stronger US dollar weighed on investor sentiment. But UBS cuts its 2025 Brent forecast, but sees room to recover from current levels. By 07:20 ET (11:20 GMT), the U.S. crude futures (WTI) dropped 1% to $68.03 a barrel, while the Brent contract fell 0.9% to
(World Oil) – Nighthawk Completion Services has received a majority investment and growth equity commitment from an investor group led by Bruce Ross, including Backcast Partners and certain energy service executives. “This investment will help Nighthawk accelerate its growth,” said Cody Nevilles, CEO of Nighthawk. “Due to Bruce’s operating and transactional experience in the energy sector, he quickly delivered a
(Oil Price) – BP (NYSE: BP) booked third-quarter earnings above analyst expectations, although the profit was lower from a year earlier and the second quarter amid weaker oil prices and low refining margins. BP reported on Tuesday an underlying replacement cost (RC) profit – its key earnings metric closest to net profit – of $2.3 billion for the third quarter, down by 30%
(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 to just under 14 bpd, less than any other Latin American state producer except Petroleos de
Oil Price Despite lower international oil prices, Chinese state-held oil and gas giant CNOOC reported on Monday its highest-ever profit for the third quarter, on the back of record oil and gas production. CNOOC, which specializes in offshore oil and gas developments in China and internationally, booked a net profit of $5.2 billion (36.93 billion Chinese yuan) for the third quarter, up
(World Oil) – Suriname, which is on the verge of becoming a major South American energy producer, is ruling out more borrowing against future oil production, according to its finance minister. TotalEnergies SE and APA Corp. earlier this month announced a $10.5 billion offshore project that will begin pumping crude as soon as 2028. Minister of Finance and Planning of
(CNBC) – Oil prices were heading for a weekly gain of more than 2%, with Friday’s prices were little changed on the day as traders were kept on edge by simmering tensions in the Middle East ahead of a planned resumption in Gaza ceasefire talks in the coming days. Brent crude futures rose 71 cents, or 0.95%, to $75.09 a barrel,
(World Oil) – Eni and KKR have signed an agreement under which KKR will take a 25% stake in Enilive’s share capital, for a total agreed consideration of €2.938 billion. The transaction will be funded through: 1) the subscription of a capital increase in Enilive reserved to KKR amounting to €500 million; 2) the purchase of Enilive’s shares from Eni
(Oil Price) – One of the biggest U.S. refiners, Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), beat Wall Street estimates even as it reported a widely expected plunge in its third-quarter earnings due to slumping refining margins. Valero reported on Thursday earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14 for the third quarter, down by a massive 86% compared to the EPS of $7.49 for the same period
(World Oil) – Matador Resources Co. plans to produce more oil in 2024 than previously planned, a signal that wells in the western part of the Permian basin — the busiest U.S. oil field — continue to lead national oil growth. Dallas-based Matador now plans to produce an average of 98,500 to 101,500 bopd in 2024, a 5% increase from
(Oil Price) – Peak oil has been a hot topic lately. Usually, it’s about demand and whether it would peak before 2030 or well after that. Sometimes, however, it’s about supply—and investment. Sometimes, it’s about whether U.S. shale has a future. The Wall Street Journal recently posed this question in an article about an oil county in New Mexico, where some are preparing
(Yahoo Finance) – NEW YORK – U.S. oil refiners’ third quarter profits are expected to fall from last year on weakening margins as fuel demand softened and new refining capacity came online, energy analysts said. Refiners have come off favorable pricing and strong demand after the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boosted margins to record levels. U.S. gasoline and diesel
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