BP and Shell, among others have scaled back promises to cut back oil and gas production and have signalled they would be there to provide the world with fossil fuel energy as long as it needs it. This is despite all European majors continuing to target net-zero emissions by 2050. …
Read More »Equinor more Optimistic of Building Canada Offshore Oil Project
The head of Canadian operations for oil producer Equinor said on Tuesday he is more optimistic the Norwegian company will proceed with its Bay du Nord offshore project, four months after delaying the project for up to three years due to soaring costs. “That’s our sentiment now, we really want …
Read More »Exxon to Increase Oil Production in Nigeria
Exxon will boost crude oil production in Nigeria by an additional 40,000 barrels per day, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement on Tuesday. Nigeria has long had aspirations for increasing its crude oil production, most recently promising to boost production to 1.7 million barrels per …
Read More »Gazprom Ships its First Cargo of LNG to China via Arctic Waters
Russian state energy giant Gazprom has shipped its first consignment of LNG to China through Russia’s Arctic waters, duplicating the delivery route used by Russian natural gas producer Novatek. In January, Gazprom opened an LNG liquefaction plant on Russia’s Baltic coast, about 100 miles to the northwest of St. Petersburg. …
Read More »Aramco to Acquire a 100pc Equity Stake in Esmax
Aramco has agreed to purchase a 100 per cent equity stake in Esmax Distribusción from Southern Cross Group, a Latin America-focused private equity company. The transaction is subject to certain customary conditions, including regulatory approvals. Esmax is a leading diversified downstream fuels and lubricants retailer in Chile. Its national presence …
Read More »TotalEnergies Plans Jumbo Green Hydrogen Tender to Cut Emissions
TotalEnergies SE is launching a “massive” green hydrogen tender to reduce the carbon emissions of its six European refineries and two French biofuel plants as pressure mounts on the industry to fight climate change. The French energy giant plans to replace the entire 500,000 tons of gray hydrogen used annually …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Relaunches $1.8-Billion Oilfield Tender after Snubbing McDermott
Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco has relaunched a tender for $1.8 billion worth of contracts for the expansion of the Zuluf offshore oilfield, having canceled deals previously awarded to U.S. firm McDermott, Upstream reported on Monday, quoting several sources with knowledge of the plans. Last month, Saudi Aramco called off …
Read More »SOMO Reports Average Daily Oil Exports of 2.5 Million Barrels in September
Iraq’s government-owned oil marketing company, SOMO, announced that the average daily oil exports during the first week of September reached 2.5 million barrels. According to a table, SOMO reported that “the average daily export during the first week of September reached 2.504 million barrels at an average price of $89.203 …
Read More »US Backs Chevron in Dispute with Cyprus over Giant Gas Field
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 …
Read More »Aramco Looks to Break another Record with $50 Billion Share Offering
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 …
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