Turkey expects to raise its estimate for the amount of natural gas discovered in the Black Sea and plans to announce the new guidance as early as next week, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. The government will outline a sizable revision to the initial discovery of …
Read More »Chevron Overtakes ExxonMobil’s Market Value for 1st Time
Chevron’s market value overtook ExxonMobil for the 1st time on October 7, during the same week in which it closed a $4.1 billion all-stock deal for Noble Energy. According to a Reuters article, Chevron’s market cap ended the day around $142 billion, topping ExxonMobil’s $141.65 billion market value at the …
Read More »Russia Says Poland’s Nord Stream 2 Fine was to “Please Washington”
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday that a decision by Poland to impose a hefty fine on Gazprom for its part in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project was taken to please Washington, Interfax news agency reported. Poland on Wednesday fined the Russian gas giant more than …
Read More »OPEC Expects to Gain Oil-Market Share after Virus Wounds Rivals
OPEC expects to emerge from the pandemic with a greater share of global oil sales, after 2020’s price downturn battered rivals in the US and elsewhere. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries boosted forecasts for the amount of oil it will need to supply over the next four years, shifting …
Read More »Oil Prices Head for 10% Weekly Jump as Norwegian Supply Faces Drop
Oil prices eased on Friday, slipping at the end of a week of big gains made on the risk that supplies from Norway could be slashed by up to 25% due to a strike by oilworkers. Brent was down by 14 cents at $43.20 a barrel by 0740 GMT, having …
Read More »OPEC Says Demand for Oil will Flatten after 2030
World oil demand will plateau in the late 2030s and could by then have begun to decline, OPEC said on Thursday, in a major shift for the producer group that reflects the lasting impact of the coronavirus crisis on the economy and consumer habits. The prediction from the Organization of …
Read More »European Parliament Demands Steeper Cut in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The European Parliament has voted for a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (from 1990 levels) – a steeper cut than the at least 55% the European Commission (EC) had proposed as part of its ambition for climate neutrality by 2050. “It’s a great victory for the climate …
Read More »Pandemic Pushes up Cost of Norway’s Oil and Gas Projects
The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the development of Norway’s offshore oil and gas projects, pushing up costs and postponing startups, the government and oil company Equinor said on Wednesday. The costs of ongoing projects rose by 13.2 billion Norwegian crowns ($1.4 billion) from a year ago on an inflation-adjusted basis, …
Read More »Oil Prices Rebound 2% on Trump’s Health Improvement, Norway Strike Escalation
Oil prices rose more than two per cent on Monday, lifted by comments from doctors for U.S President Donald Trump, suggesting he could be discharged from hospital as soon as Monday. This is just a few days after his positive coronavirus test sparked widespread alarm. Mr Trump’s health update eased …
Read More »Libya’s Central Bank Calls for Resumption of Oil Output, Exports
Libyan Central Bank Governor Sadiq Al-Kabir called for an immediate resumption of oil operations to shore up the economy amid an unprecedented decline in monetary reserves. “We need to raise the production to 1.7 million barrels per day to cover the country’s spending,” Al-Kabir said at a forum that centered …
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