Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) is partnering with a Saudi-based research university and investing millions of dollars in future projects. The national oil company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to support research that aims to deliver environmental and commercial benefits, …
Read More »Shell and PetroChina Invest in Australian Gas Project Expansion
Shell and PetroChina will invest in the second phase of a coal seam gas project in northeast Australia to boost supply to domestic customers and long-term LNG shipments, the UK-based supermajor said on Monday. Arrow Energy, a 50/50 joint venture between Shell and the Chinese giant, announced plans to develop …
Read More »Gazprom Exports to Europe via Ukraine Continue despite Fighting
Natural gas flows from Russia to Europe via Ukraine continued on Thursday despite clashes at the Russia-Ukraine border near the only gas metering station that still sends Russian gas west to Europe. Unconfirmed reports emerged on Wednesday that Ukraine had seized Sudzha gas metering station in the Russian region of …
Read More »Saudi Aramco’s Profit Slides as Economic Woes Dampen Energy Prices
Saudi oil giant Aramco on Tuesday reported $56.3 billion in profits for the first half of the year, down from the year before due to weakening volumes sold amid worries about the global economy. Aramco, formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., said its overall revenue for the half-year …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Sees Oil Demand Rising by 1.6 Million Bpd in Second Half of 2024
Global oil demand is expected to rise by between 1.6 million and 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second half of the year, Saudi Aramco’s chief executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday, noting that the past week’s selloff in oil doesn’t reflect fundamentals. Aramco sees total global oil …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Hikes Oil Prices for First Time in Months
Saudi Aramco raised the official selling prices of its light crude for Asian clients for the first time in three months, with the September price for flagship Arab Light up by $0.20 per barrel for September delivery. Aramco kept Arab Medium and Arab Heavy crude prices unchanged for Asian buyers. …
Read More »Exxon Tops Q2 Estimates on Record Permian and Guyana Production
ExxonMobil beat Wall Street estimates with the second-highest earnings for the second quarter in a decade as the acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources fueled a record quarterly production and the highest oil production since the Exxon and Mobil merger. Exxon said on Friday that its second-quarter 2024 earnings came in …
Read More »Russia’s Novak Says no Friction with OPEC+ over Exceeding Production Quotas
Russia said today that there was no friction with OPEC+ due to Moscow exceeding crude production quotas and that the world’s second largest oil exporter would compensate for its overpumping, Reuters reports. Russia yesterday unexpectedly announced that its crude oil production in June exceeded quotas set by the OPEC+ group …
Read More »China’s Sinochem Looks to Sell its 40% Stake in Brazilian Oilfield
Chinese energy and chemicals giant Sinochem Group is in discussions to sell its 40% stake in a producing oilfield offshore Brazil, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the talks. Sinochem, which paid $3.07 billion for a 40% stake in the Peregrino oil and gas field in the …
Read More »Eni Beats Earnings Forecasts as Oil and Gas Production Grows
Eni SpA raised its oil and gas production guidance and said it would accelerate the pace of share buybacks after reporting on Friday better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter, driven by its upstream division. The Italian energy major booked an adjusted net profit of $1.63 billion (1.5 billion euros) for …
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