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 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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
A surge in United States crude gains made oil exports change the face of the global market and how oil is priced. This is with the price of U.S. crude gaining weight against other benchmarks. This is what traders and analysts have observed this year. Now, as Europe became a major destination for U.S. oil […]
Global oil prices strongest run have gained more than 16% since late June. Moreover, it is heading for their fifth-straight week of gains. It is the longest rally since before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine upended energy markets. The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark, ticked down 0.1% to $84 a barrel in Friday. […]
