Saudi Arabia’s energy minister held talks with counterparts from China and India, two of the kingdom’s biggest oil customers, amid a standoff with the U.S. over OPEC+’s decision to cut production. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman held an online meeting with China’s National Energy Administrator Zhang Jianhua, during which they agreed …
Read More »Halliburton Introduces HalVue for Wireline Data Visualization
Halliburton Company introduced the HalVue® service for real-time wireline data visualization to expand current features on the platform. HalVue is a real-time data monitoring application that gives customers a consistent view of data across operations as it comes in from the rig to help maximize asset value. Halliburton recently updated …
Read More »Mexico Plans to be LNG Export Hub with U.S.-Drilled Natural Gas
Mexico — which imports nearly all of the natural gas it burns — has laid out a somewhat surprising mission: to become one of the world’s top exporters of the fuel, and fast. Although natural gas exports from Mexico are today non-existent, seeing as it produces too little of the …
Read More »Shale Drillers Continue Consistent Output as Oil Field Costs Rise
U.S. shale oil drillers continue to show little sign of responding to high global prices with more production, only now it’s not just their focus on rewarding shareholders that’s holding them back, but also a preoccupation with soaring costs. The combined oil and gas production forecasts from a dozen companies …
Read More »G-7 Says OPEC has Key Role to Play to Ease Tight Energy Markets
The Group of Seven urged OPEC to pump more oil, even as it made new pledges to try to fight climate change. “We call on oil and gas producing countries to act in a responsible manner and to respond to tightening international markets, noting that OPEC has a key role …
Read More »Russia Says Half of Gazprom Clients Abroad Opened Ruble Accounts
Around half of Gazprom PJSC’s foreign clients have complied with a request from Russia’s president to open accounts with Gazprombank JSC, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. The shift in procedure follows a demand by Vladimir Putin in March that foreign buyers open ruble and foreign-currency accounts at the …
Read More »Drilling Rig Prices are Spiking in the U.S. Shale Patch
After driving up prices for everything from steel pipes to frack sand to labor, inflation has finally ensnared the centerpiece of oilfield equipment: the drilling rig. Rig prices are spiking in the U.S. compared to the rest of the world, promising profits at multiyear high for oilfield contractors. Three of …
Read More »Russia Oil Flow Jumps to 4 Million Barrels a Day as Asia Buys
Asia is still snapping up cheap Russian oil that European buyers don’t want. Seaborne exports of the nation’s crude rebounded in the seven days to April 22. One-fifth of the volume shipped from ports on the Black Sea, Baltic and Arctic coasts is on tankers showing no final destination, with …
Read More »Italy Steps up Push to Cut Russian Gas with Egypt Agreement
Eni SPA signed a framework agreement to boost flows of liquefied natural gas from Egypt to Italy, as European nations step up efforts to wean themselves off Russian energy in the wake of Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. “The agreement aims to promote Egyptian gas exports to Europe, and specifically to …
Read More »OPEC Says the U.S. must Trust Its Oil Production Strategy
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said the U.S. must trust OPEC+’s strategy, as Washington and other major importers call on the group to hike oil production following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Crude prices surged to almost $140 a barrel soon after Moscow’s attack last month, though they’ve eased …
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