Thursday, February 6, 2025

U.S. Refinery Rates at All-Time High: EIA

United States refineries have processed as much as 16.8 MMBOPD in each of the past two weeks, according to a report released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) on July 24, 2014. The historic mark, based on EIA data beginning in 1989, is the highest refinery rate in U.S. history. Capacity rates also set a record, breaking the previous mark

“Attention Delta Airlines’ Passengers: You may now thank the oilfield workers in the Bakken for today’s lower airfares…”

North Dakota crude will arrive at Delta’s in-house refinery by rail Delta Airlines (ticker: DAL), through its refining subsidiary Monroe Energy LLC, has inked a deal with midstream supplier Bridger LLC to supply 65,000 BOPD of Bakken crude oil to its Trainer, Pa., refinery, which Delta will use to power a portion of its 700+ passenger jets. Delta flies passengers

Fossil Fuel Powers Fortune’s Global 500

The top rung of Fortune Magazine’s 2014 Global 500 list is heavily skewed toward fossil fuel development and exploitation. Of Fortune’s ten largest global companies, half are integrated oil and gas companies. Two, Volkswagen and Toyota, are totally dependent upon petroleum for their success. Coming in at No. 7, State Grid Corp. is China’s state-owned electric utility, creating electrical energy

Bakken Update: The Top Five Producers in One of America’s Greatest Oil Fields

The Bakken Shale, the third largest regional oil producer in the United States, achieved the 1 MMBOPD milestone in June 2014. The announcement came just months after IHS announced the field had produced a total of 1 billion barrels in an April 2014 report. The Bakken is showing no signs of slowing down. At an Energy Information Administration conference in

Is OPEC Running Out of Gas?

Thanks in part to the U.S. shale oil boom, OPEC is predicting that its share of the world oil market will shrink in 2015 for a third year running, Reuters reported on Thursday. In its 2015 Oil Market Outlook, OPEC sees demand for its oil next year at 29.37 million barrels of oil per day (BOPD), down 0.31 million BOPD

ISIS Now Controls Six Syrian Oil and Gas Fields: CNN

CNN reported today that ISIS has taken over six Syrian oil and gas fields, as well as al-Omar, “Syria’s largest oil facility that can produce 75,000 barrels of oil a day.” Pakistan’s Dawn News reported that one of the oil fields taken over was Tanak, located in the Sheiytat desert area in the east of Deir Ezzour province, according to

Will North Dakota Push OPEC Members Out of the Top 20?

Driving around the oil fields of North Dakota outside of Minot, you’re struck by the fact that you are surrounded by thousands of square miles of rich, expansive farmland—green fields as far as the eye can see. But it’s what lies beneath North Dakota’s canola crop that kicked off a statewide celebration this week. The state achieved a notable milestone:

ExxonMobil Opens at Lifetime High, Holding onto Gas Opportunities from 2010 XTO Merger

ExxonMobil (ticker: XOM) is the largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, with an estimated 25.2 billion BOE of reserves in its 2013 year-end report. The company has a market cap of approximately $441 billion and is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products. ExxonMobil’s stock price opened at $104.25 per share on June 24, 2014 – a company

Pemex Awaits Approval from Energy Ministry; Production in Q1’14 Down 34% since 2006

Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is Mexico’s sole producer of crude oil, natural gas and refined products. The company provides Mexico with one-third of government income and was the ninth largest oil producer in the world in 2012. The oil and gas industry in Mexico has been nationalized since 1938, but production has declined every year since 2004 (24% overall). In

VAALCO Energy: An Introduction to this West Africa Oil Producer

VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil.  VAALCO places high emphasis on international opportunities and holds acreage in Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea in West Africa. A total of 2,500,000 gross acres (884,000 net) are in EGY’s portfolio, with the majority (roughly 89%) located offshore.

Penn Virginia Eagle Ford Success Continues; Well Results Complemented by Nearby Operators

Penn Virginia Corporation (ticker: PVA) is an independent oil and gas company engaged primarily in the development, exploration and production of oil and natural gas in various domestic onshore regions, including Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Pennsylvania – however, the company expects its Eagle Ford (EF) operations to fuel its growth and transition to oil thru 2015. PVA’s 2014 plans include

ExxonMobil Analyst Day: Production Estimates Drop, Unconventional Potential Rises

ExxonMobil (ticker: XOM), the largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, uses technology and innovation to help meet the world’s growing energy needs. ExxonMobil holds an industry-leading inventory of resources, is the largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products, and its chemical company is one of the largest in the world. ExxonMobil ‘s fiscal 2013 production averaged 4.0 MMBOEPD,