Entries by Ranger Land and Minerals

Oil prices jump more than 4% in the wake of Hamas attack on Israel

Oil prices jump with more than 4% on Monday as the Israel-Hamas conflict extended into its third day following a surprise attack on Israel by Palestinian militants Hamas. Global benchmark Brent settled 4.2% higher at $88.15 a barrel, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate gained 4.3% to $86.38 per barrel. At dawn on Saturday during a major […]

Middle East Gas Giants Look To Capitalize On Booming Demand

Global gas, specifically the Middle East gast giants, demand is projected to rise in the next decade. This is influencing a 12.5% surge in production between 2023 and 2030. However, Rystad Energy forecasts that even in scenarios of 1.9 and 2.5 degrees Celsius warming. This is with the rapid growth in renewable energy sources. The […]

OPEC Optimistic on Demand, Calls for More Oil and Gas Investment

OPEC is optimistic on demand and sees under-investment as a risk to energy security. This is what Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghais said on Monday at an energy industry event in Abu Dhabi. He stressed the importance of continued investment in the oil and gas industry. He said he sees a call to stop investing in oil […]

US Oil And Gas Production Growth Accelerates Despite Higher Costs

US Oil And Gas Production expanded at a faster pace during the third quarter of the year despite still rising costs, the latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey has shown. Costs have now been on the rise for 11 quarters in a row, the Dallas Fed said, with the situation particularly difficult for oilfield service providers. […]

Oil Moves Higher On EIA Inventory Draw

Crude oil prices moves higher today after the Energy Information Administration reported a crude oil inventory draw of 2.2 million barrels for the week to September 22. This compared with an inventory draw of 2.1 million barrels for the previous week, which in turn followed a build of around 4 million barrels for the week before that. […]

12,100 New Jobs in Texas Oil and Gas This Year So Far

The Texas upstream oil and natural gas industry has added 12,100 jobs in 2023, Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) noted in a media release, citing newly-released data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). In August alone, employment in the sector rose by 1,200 jobs, TXOGA highlighted. “The oil and natural gas industry serves as […]

Tighter Oil Market Supports Prices

Despite lingering concerns about China’s economy, global oil demand hit a record high in June. It could be on track for another form of tighter oil market move in August. This is what the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest monthly report. The cuts from OPEC+ and Saudi Arabia are coupled with expected […]

US Gas Prices Climb to Highest Level in Nearly 10 Months

US Pump gas prices are creeping toward $4 a gallon nationally. According to AAA, the national average for regular gasoline hit $3.85 a gallon on Monday. That’s the highest level since October 19 and comes just weeks ahead of Labor Day weekend when millions of Americans will hit the roads. The summer spike in gas prices […]

Chevron Acquires PDC Energy, Creating the Largest Oil & Gas Business in Colorado

Denver-based PDC Energy in acquisition by Chevron Corporation, creating Colorado’s largest oil and gas company. The deal comes three years after Chevron acquired Noble Energy. The new company will now hold 600,000 acres statewide. It is about half of that in the Denver-Julseburg Basin adjacent to Chevron’s existing operations. This will produce 400,000 barrels of […]

Oil and Gas Companies Increase Production Plans for Permian Basin

Oil and gas companies in the Permian Basin are planning to ramp up production of fossil fuels. This is despite a slight dip in crude oil production expected this month. Chevron reported record Permian Basin production during the second quarter of 2023. It has an 11% increase compared to the same period last year. The […]