Tuesday, December 17, 2024

BP

BP Chief says North Sea Costs are $15 per Barrel

Dudley credits standardization, simplification In a talk he gave last week at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Offshore Europe conference in Aberdeen, BP CEO Bob Dudley said his company has cut production costs by half in the North Sea. “This focus on standardization, simplification and discipline on cost has contributed to our average production costs in the North Sea coming

BP Makes Moves

Out of Azerbaijan, and Into India A current existing deal between international oil giant BP (ticker: BP) and SOCAR in the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) field is due to expire in 2024. A new plan will take SOCAR’s stake in the field to 20% from the current 11.6% while BP’s share is predicted to drop to 30% from the current 35.8%, according

BP Sees Its Unit Production Costs 40% Lower than 2013

International oil giant BP (ticker: BP) reported that its Q2 2017 production—at 2.431 MMBOEPD was 10% higher than Q2, 2016. The company earned $144 million during the second quarter, bringing its profit to $1.593 billion during the first half of 2017. This compares to a loss of approximately $2 billion during the first half of 2016. BP’s capital expenditure was

Rosneft

BP and Rosneft Expand Natural Gas Cooperation

A new MoU between BP and Rosneft will see more Russian natural gas flowing to Europe BP (ticker: BP) and Russian oil giant Rosneft signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in St. Petersburg Friday to bring a new stream of Russian natural gas to Europe by the end of this decade. Previously, BP said it could receive between 7 and

BP Moving to Denver from Houston

BP Moving to Denver from Houston

BP seeks access to key producing basins in Rockies, sees move as strategic platform for growth BP (ticker: BP) is moving a U.S. headquarters from Houston to Denver. The company said its U.S. Lower 48 onshore Denver headquarters operations will be closer to its asset position in the Rocky Mountain region, which the company designated as “an important energy hub of

BP CEO Sees Market Balance

Markets are essentially balanced, but it may not become apparent until stocks drain After two years of low oil prices caused by global oversupply, markets have found balance, according to BP (ticker: BP) CEO Bob Dudley. “The oil market is pretty much in balance,” Dudley said on the sidelines of the World Energy Conference in Istanbul. “[We’re] within half a

Shale Boom

BP Deepens Shale Ties with China

BP signs second shale gas production sharing contract with China National Petroleum Corporation International oil major BP (ticker: BP) said Thursday that the company has signed its second shale gas production sharing contract with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC). The contract with the state-owned company covers an area of about 1,000 square kilometers at Rong Chang Bei in the Sichuan

BP More Bullish for Oil in Q2 Call

BP sees market balance in the second half of the year, oil at $50-$60 in 2017 BP (ticker: BP) released its second quarter earnings today, reporting the third consecutive loss as the international oil major continues to struggle with low oil prices. The company reported a $2.3 billion loss this quarter, but BP Group Chief Bob Dudley was more bullish

Value of Norway’s Oil and Gas Fields Down 34%

Natural gas “is the single most important driver” in the $50 billion decline in the value of Norway’s oil and gas assets Low oil and gas prices have hit Norway hard, according to the country’s government. The value of Norway’s state-owned oil and gas fields dropped 34%, or $50 billion, after oil prices plummeted in late 2014. A report from

Offshore

BP’s $1.3 Billion Norway Spinoff Results in Europe’s Largest Independent E&P

BP mergers Norway assets Det Norske for $1.3 billion London-based BP (ticker: BP) announced that it will spin off its Norwegian oil and gas fields, combining them in a new, publicly traded company with Norwegian firm Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA. The new company will be the largest independent European oil and gas E&P, producing 122 MBOEPD. Under the agreement, Det