Much lower natural gas prices this year compared to 2023 dragged down profits at some of the largest oil and gas companies, which have so far reported a mixed bag of earnings for the first quarter of 2024. U.S. supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron, as well as France’s TotalEnergies, all cited …
Read More »Iraq to Start First West Qurna Gas Production this Year
Iraq will see first natural gas production at its supergiant West Qurna field by the end of this year, Iraqi News reports, citing the Iraqi prime minister and federal energy authorities on Monday. ExxonMobil withdrew from southern Iraq’s West Qurna 1 field in January, handing operations over to PetroChina, which …
Read More »Rystad: Global Upstream could See another $150B Merger this Year
So far this year, the global upstream oil and gas market has seen more than $64 billion in mergers and acquisitions, and the year could still see more mega-deals, according to the latest report from Rystad Energy on Monday. While recent deals have focused on the Permian Basin, Rystad says …
Read More »PetroChina Books its Highest ever Q1 Profit
PetroChina reported on Monday its highest net profit for a first quarter as its revenues rose by 11% thanks to steady oil prices and higher domestic natural gas demand and production. The Chinese state-held oil and gas giant booked $6.3 billion (45.681 billion Chinese yuan) in net profit for the …
Read More »G7 Nations Discuss Phasing out Coal-Fired Electricity by 2035
The G7 group of the world’s most industrialized nations are discussing a common target to end their coal-fired power generation by 2035 at an energy ministers’ meeting in Italy, a source close to the talks told Reuters on Monday. The energy, climate, and environment ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Seeks Investment Opportunities in New Energies Abroad
Saudi Aramco is currently eyeing potential investments in new energies outside Saudi Arabia, the state oil giant’s chief executive officer Amin Nasser said on Monday. Aramco’s top executive was speaking on the sidelines of the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development by the World Economic Forum …
Read More »The Future of Plastics will Determine the Future of Oil Demand
The UN is this week discussing the future of plastic—or so it would seem on the surface. The UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations aim to curb plastic pollution by essentially curbing the use of plastics globally. And they look set to fail. The goal is certainly noble. Reducing the massive …
Read More »UAE may Surpass Goal of Tripling Renewable Energy Capacity by 2030
The UAE may surpass its target of tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 due to low clean energy prices and as more solar capacity is installed to produce green hydrogen, the country’s energy minister said on Sunday. Renewable energy is the cheapest and reduces the levelised cost of electricity – …
Read More »OPEC’s next Production Decision could be Decided in the UAE
As the global oil market eagerly anticipates the upcoming OPEC(+) production decision—a potential shift in the current production cut strategy—most eyes are on Saudi Arabia or Aramco leaders. However, there’s a new player in town, already hinting at a dramatic strategy change without OPEC’s approval. Sources in Abu Dhabi suggest …
Read More »U.S. Drilling Activity Slips
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count fell by 6 to 613 this week, compared to 755 rigs this same time last year. The number …
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