TotalEnergies SE has signed up for the supply of four million barrels of oil per month from a pending project of Energy Transfer LP in the United States Gulf of Mexico. Energy Transfer has yet to make a final investment decision on the Blue Marlin Offshore Port project, a deepwater …
Read More »India’s Top Oil Producer Misses Profit Estimate on Weak Prices
State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s quarterly earnings missed estimates as a slump in production and crude prices offset gains from higher gas rates. The New Delhi-based company’s net income declined 20% from a year earlier to 102.2 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) in the quarter ended September, according to a …
Read More »Woodside: Developing Asia to Drive LNG Demand for Decades
Demand for oil and natural gas will stay resilient for decades, driven by population growth and industrialization in developing economies across Asia, according to Woodside Energy Group Ltd., a key supplier of fossil fuels to the region. “Growth in demand for LNG in particular is expected to continue as buyers …
Read More »Oil Strategists Look at USA Oil Production
Despite pervasive narratives around a supposed lack of shale supply response, monthly U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) data shows U.S. oil production reaching a record 13.1 million barrels per day in August. That’s what strategists at Macquarie stated in a report sent to Rigzone on Wednesday, adding that they believe …
Read More »Chevron to Explore Lower Carbon Opportunities in Angola
Chevron Corp. has pledged to look into potential carbon capture and biofuel operations in Angola through a pact involving its lower carbon division in the USA and the government in Luanda. “Chevron and the Angola Government plan to evaluate various projects related to nature-based and technological carbon offsets, lower-carbon intensity …
Read More »Qatar Doubles Down on Europe Gas Market with Eni Deal
QatarEnergy signed a 27-year deal with Eni SPA to supply up to one million tons per annum (MMtpa) of Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Italy. The signing in Doha follows separate LNG contracts scored by state-owned QatarEnergy from two other European energy heavyweights in France’s TotalEnergies SE and Britain’s …
Read More »Exxon Makes up for Lost Time with $60B Shale Deal
Three years ago, oil prices dipped below zero and Scott Sheffield’s company — like so many other producers — was in trouble. The long-time oil man had built Pioneer Natural Resources Co. from a family-run domestic driller into one of the largest acreage holders in the Permian Basin, a massive …
Read More »QatarEnergy Inks LNG Supply Deals with TotalEnergies for 3.5 MTPA
Affiliates of QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies SE have signed two long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreements for the supply of up to 3.5 million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG from Qatar to France. Under the agreements, LNG will be delivered ex-ship to the Fos Cavaou LNG receiving …
Read More »Saudi Plans to Study Small Nuclear Reactor Tech
Saudi Arabia said it’s interested in studying technology for small modular nuclear reactors, as the Middle East’s largest oil producer looks to diversify its energy sources and generate cleaner power for domestic use and export. The kingdom is “a late-comer” to nuclear power and aims to study all types and …
Read More »EU Energy Imports Slip for Second Quarter in a Row
The European Union’s energy imports slipped for the second quarter in a row compared to the previous year, a reversal of a trend of significant increases in energy imports between 2021 and 2022, the European Commission said Monday. In the second quarter of 2023, compared with the same quarter of …
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