Traders and refiners expect Saudi Aramco to cut pricing for its flagship crude to the lowest in at least two decades, escalating a price war with rival suppliers even as the coronavirus throttles global demand. The world’s biggest oil exporter is expected to slash its official pricing for May sales …
Read More »Russia’s Government Acquires Rosneft Assets in Venezuela
A company owned by the Russian government has acquired Rosneft’s assets in Venezuela, the cabinet’s press office told TASS on Saturday. “The government of the Russian Federation has acquired assets in Venezuela from Rosneft. A company 100% owned by the Russian Federation has become the owner,” the press service said. …
Read More »Shell Lowers 2020 Capex
British oil major Shell joined other companies in the sector in lowering capital expenditure for the current year by about $5 billion and suspended the next tranche of its share buyback plan to weather a hit from the recent oil price crash. The company said it would reduce 2020 cash …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Develops Contingency Plans to Meet Client Demand
Saudi Aramco’s reliable production and supply of energy is the cornerstone of the company, Amin Nasser, president and chief executive officer, said in a statement. “At all our sites, we have in place on-going, active prevention programs as well as detailed contingency plans and leading medical support services to minimize …
Read More »Total will Cut Spending Due to Low Oil Prices
French oil major Total will freeze recruitment, boost costs savings and halt its share buyback programme due to tumbling oil prices, chief executive Patrick Pouyanne told staff in a video message on Thursday, according to a union official. The group is the latest oil and gas producer to slash investment …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Unveils $32 Billion Stimulus to Save Economy From COVID-19
Immense damage to its revenue streams by the raging COVID-19 pandemic and an ill-timed oil price war has forced Saudi Arabia to unleash a massive emergency stimulus package worth $32 billion to succor its slowing economy. Saudi Arabia has 344 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Saturday but no deaths. The …
Read More »Ancala Wraps up Largest Wind Farm Acquisition in Cyprus
The wind farm comprises 41 wind turbines and produces around 5% of Cyprus’ entire electricity generation.
Read More »Saudi’s Aramco Sees Profits Fall By $22 Billion
Saudi Aramco reported a net profit of $88.2 billion for 2019, down from $111.1 billion a year earlier as low oil prices and production curbs took their toll on the world’s largest oil company. Free cash flow was also lower, at $78.3 billion, down from $85.8 billion in 2018, but …
Read More »Almost All New Wells Lose Money in Shale’s New Normal
America’s shale producers already had a profitability problem. It just got a lot worse.
Read More »OPEC’s Failure Impacts Every Corner of the Global Oil Market
The OPEC+ alliance’s dramatic failure to reach an output deal is most obviously being felt in oil futures, which plunged the most since 2008 in London. A look at the less-conspicuous corners of the market reveal the scale of the impact. The potential collapse of the group led by Saudi …
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