When it comes to pricing its crude, Iraq’s tried and tested approach has long been to closely follow whatever Saudi Arabia does. Next month, Baghdad is deviating from that path — posing an intriguing question as to why — by announcing sharp cuts, writes Bloomberg oil strategist Julian Lee. Iraq …
Read More »World must Wait for Extra Oil as Ida Wipes Out OPEC+ Hike
Consumers should have been enjoying “solid gains” in production as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies continued their revival of idle capacity, the agency said in its monthly report. Instead, global supply fell by 540,000 barrels a day in August due to unexpected disruptions and will be …
Read More »Russian Oil Output Climbs in Line with OPEC Quota Deal
Russia’s crude oil and condensate output jumped in the first weeks of September as some of the nation’s key producers ramped up in line with the OPEC+ deal and Gazprom PJSC recovered from a fire at a facility in West Siberia. The nation pumped an average of 1,456.9 thousand tons …
Read More »Chevron Expands Renewable Fuels Output with more Lower Carbon Business Spending
Chevron plans to spend $10 billion through 2028 to expand its lower carbon businesses, including increasing output of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel first in markets with strong policy support for renewable fuels, CEO Mike Wirth said Sept. 14. Chevron will leverage its existing infrastructure, assets and markets to …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 Lifts Chinese Shares, as Firms Set to Benefit from Major Pipeline
The completion of the Nord Stream 2, an undersea natural gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea that will greatly improve Russia’s capacity to transport gas to Germany, continued to drive up share prices of some Chinese energy companies on Tuesday, as some analysts said that companies investing in the Yamal …
Read More »Iraq Cuts U.S. Oil Prices Sharply, Bucking Saudi’s Pricing Trend
Iraq cut the price of its banner crude for U.S. customers sharply, a bold deviation from what Saudi Arabia chose to do with its own barrels just a few days ago. The nation’s Basrah Light barrels will be sold at a discount of $1.15 per barrel to a regional benchmark …
Read More »IEA Estimates Oil Shortages from Hurricane Ida at 30 mln Barrels
The loss of oil supplies due to the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which hit the US oil-producing regions in the Gulf of Mexico at the end of August, is estimated at 30 mln barrels, according to the September report of the International Energy Agency (IEA). “Hurricane Ida is still causing …
Read More »Iraq Announces Plans to Use Clean Energy to Support Gas projects
Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar announced Saturday that Iraq would rely on green energy to invest in gas and produce renewable energy. During his participation at a workshop organized by the International Energy Organization (IEA), the Minister stressed the government and ministry’s keenness on supporting clean energy projects. This …
Read More »Major Oil Companies Need to Wind down Oil Production or Face Stranded Asset Risk
New oil and gas projects are incompatible with a future in which the world stays on track with its climate targets. Needless to say, that has enormous implications for the oil and gas industry. A new report quantifies what that would mean for individual companies. While the impact varies, the …
Read More »Brazil to Lead Americas Crude and Condensate Production
Brazil is expected to contribute about 48% (1.35 MMb/d) of the Americas crude and condensate production in 2025 from upcoming projects (excluding the US L48), according to GlobalData. The company’s latest report, ‘Americas Upstream Development Outlook, 2021–2025’, reveals that 1.164 MMb/d of crude and condensate production in Brazil in 2025 …
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