Oil prices fell on Thursday, slipping back from four-month highs as investors focused on the risk that emerging market crises and trade disputes could dent demand even as supply tightens.Benchmark Brent crude oil was down 65 cents a barrel at $79…
U.S. refiners ran full-tilt in the second quarter, fueled by cheap domestic crude and fat margins that should boost earnings, though their heavy activity could eventually saturate the market with gasoline, sapping profits down the road.U.S. independent refiners…
U.S. energy companies added oil rigs for a third week in a row even though crude prices have declined about 8 percent over the past three weeks.Drillers added one oil rig in the week to June 8, bringing the total count to 862, the highest level since March 2015…
Texas's energy regulator issued a third more oil and gas drilling permits in April than a year ago, according to data released on Thursday, as higher prices continue to spur an increase in activity.The Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates the state's oil and gas industry…
Oil prices jumped on Wednesday, hitting their highest in more than three years on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia said it intercepted missiles over Riyadh and U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia of imminent military action in Syria.Both U…
Petronas will relinquish Blocks 1 and 2 offshore Vietnam to host authority PetroVietnam once the production sharing contract (PSC) for the blocks expire on 9 September. Petronas subsidiary PC Vietnam Ltd.’s (PCVL) 26-year PSC for the blocks…
Geology Without Limits (GWL), working with Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) and Ministry of Mine, Industry and Trade (MMIT) are planning a 4800 km, 2D seismic, gravity and magnetic data survey in the Iranian sector of the Caspian Sea. The…
Offshore exploration could, finally, soon be on the agenda in Lebanon after the country's first offshore licensing round was opened. Lebanon’s Energy Minister Cesar Abi Khalil announced on 26 January the opening and timetable for the round…
Total investment in oil and natural gas extraction in Norway was 21% lower in 1H 2016 compared with 1H 2015, a decline of about US$3.5 billion (NOK 20.9 billion). However, investment cuts have affected some segments of the industry more than others…
Noble Energy started production at Gunflint in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, the Houston-based explorer announced today (21 July). Map of Gunflint, from Noble Energy. The Gunflint oil development…
While the US is only on the verge of bringing its first wind farm online, Audrey Leon surveys some of the prospects slated for the country’s federal waters. LEEDCo’s mono bucket foundation. Photo from DOE…
After many years of decline, production of petroleum and other liquids in the United Kingdom (UK) increased by about 100,000 b/d in 2015, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The largest contribution to this…
In response to the decline in crude oil prices since mid-2014, the number of active offshore rigs has declined worldwide, dropping close to 20%, says the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). There were 304 offshore rigs operating in August 2015…
The recent rise in domestic crude oil production from 5.6 MMb/d in 2009 to 8.7 MMb/d in 2014 and the prospect of continued supply growth have sparked interest in the question of how the relaxation or removal of current policies, which restrict…
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) published its Annual Energy Outlook 2015 report, authored by Adam Sieminski, today. A key finding of the report is that US net energy imports, including all fuels, are expected to decline and…
