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The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and global oilfield services provider Schlumberger have announced the launch of the Egypt Upstream Gateway, an innovative national project for the digitalization of subsurface information. This digital platform will also enable global access to the country’s subsurface data, which is kept evergreen by enhancing legacy …

The number of rotary drilling rigs operating in the United States remained flat this week, Baker Hughes Co. reported Friday. Against figures from a week ago, the latest 397-rig U.S. count reflects a one-unit drop in oil rigs (to 305) and a one-unit increase in gas rigs (to 90). Baker …

An anomalous cold snap disrupted well operations across the central United States, prompting total US oil production to contract by approximately 40 percent, with crude output dropping by more than 4 million barrels a day nationwide, according to traders and industry executives cited by Bloomberg. US crude prices soared to …

The US remains on standby to impose sanctions against companies involved in completing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, while diplomatic efforts to reach a compromise over the controversial project continue. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said late Feb. 16 in a briefing that Washington …

Oil prices jumped on Tuesday due to weather affecting wells and refineries in Texas, the world’s biggest oil producer. Concerns of supply in the world’s biggest oil exporter also edged prices higher due to tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude was up 35 cents, or 0.6%, at $63.65 a …

Iran said an attempt by the U.S. government to seize 2 million barrels of oil aboard a Greek-owned tanker was “an act of piracy,” as tensions between Washington and the Islamic Republic show little sign of easing under Joe Biden’s presidency. Washington claims the crude on the Achilleas ship was …

EIA estimates that wind accounted for 9% of US electricity generation in 2020.

The U.S. oil industry has a message to President Joe Biden’s recent climate executive orders involving the oil and gas sector—restricting America’s oil production would increase its reliance on foreign imports of oil with more emissions than the crude pumped from America’s oilfields. Over the past two weeks, President Biden …

The oil industry is now supporting U.S. federal methane regulations, after having opposed them in the past. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and emissions have climbed over the past two decades as oil and gas production continued to rise. Now, global efforts to rein in methane pollution are receiving …

U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. on Jan. 29 swung to an $11 million fourth-quarter loss and missed Wall Street expectations as low margins on fuel, acquisition costs and foreign currency effects overwhelmed improved drilling results. Oil companies are expected to benefit from a bounce-back in oil and gas prices after …