The total number of active drilling rigs in the United States fell by 1 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published Friday. The total rig count fell to 631 this week. So far this year, Baker Hughes has estimated a loss of 148 active drilling rigs. This …

Washington has weighed into a dispute between Cyprus and international companies led by Chevron over how to develop a giant offshore gas field, backing the US company’s plan to link it to neighboring Egypt, two industry sources and a US source said on Friday. The Chevron-led consortium proposed connecting the …

Oil prices hit multi-month highs to snap a two-week losing run amid expectations of further supply cuts by Opec+ members. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, rose 1.98 per cent, or $1.72, to settle at $88.55 a barrel. It hit a session high of $88.75, its …

Canada’s oil and gas companies have managed to boost production from conventional resources while reducing carbon dioxide and methane emissions over the decade to 2021, the industry association CAPP has reported. Between 2012 and 2021, CAPP said, Canada’s oil and gas producers increased their total conventional hydrocarbon output by 21%, …

The world’s largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, is considering the world’s largest offering, according to the Wall Street Journal. According to Saudi officials and “other people familiar with the plan,” Saudi Aramco is considering selling off as much as $50 billion in shares. If The Kingdom goes through with the …

India is on track to install a record-high capacity of solar rooftops in the 2024 fiscal year as solar module prices are falling and enterprises are looking to source greener energy, a new report showed on Friday. Rooftop solar is booming in India and the country is expected to install …

Kazakhstan is buying tankers to transport its oil through the Caspian and Black seas. Thus, the country can look for an alternative to the main export pipeline through the Russian Federation. A division of the state-owned company “KazMunayGaz” has already purchased two tankers with a deadweight of 8,000 tons each …

The EU’s liquefied natural gas imports from Russia jumped by 40% between January and July 2023 compared to the same period of 2021, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, campaign NGO Global Witness said on Wednesday. Unlike Russian oil, Russian gas is not banned or under sanctions in Europe. But …

Russia’s gas giant Gazprom has reported a massive drop in its first-half net profit as deliveries to Europe have slumped compared to 2022 when Russia was still supplying pipeline gas to its European customers for most of the first half of last year. Gazprom’s net profit plunged by 8.5 times …

Egypt plans to drill 35 new natural gas wells in the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile Delta in the next two fiscal years to boost its production. The country already drilled 10 natural gas wells during the fiscal year 2022-2023, which ended on June 30, 2023, Tarek El-Molla, Egyptian Minister …