Entries by Ranger Land and Minerals

Leading Oil and Gas Companies Investing Billions in Permian Basin

Some of the Permian Basin’s leading oil and gas companies announced plans to continue increasing extraction operations and investments. This is even as oil prices dipped due to an impending global recession. Much of the spending would go to decreasing the environmental footprint of fossil fuel extraction. Amid shifts in government policies and investor pressure […]

Oil Rises to Over $80/bbl as Dollar Slumps on Slowing Inflation

Oil rises to over $80 a barrel on Tuesday. It recorded its biggest daily gains in over a month. As investors bought up risk assets after U.S., data pointed to slowing inflation. The market was also buoyed by concerns about supply disruptions. It includes the ongoing shutdown of the Canada-to-United States Keystone crude pipeline. This […]

UAE To Expand Oil & Gas Production Capacity With $150 Billion Investment

With oil tumbling ahead of the grueling 2023 recession, the last thing OPEC+ and (bullish) oil traders wanted to see is even more supply coming online. Yet, that’s precisely what the core gulf hub is proposing. According to Bloomberg, the United Arab Emirates – which in recent years has aggressively sought to diversify away from […]

US. Oil Gas Rig Count Holds Steady This Week – Baker Hughes

U.S. energy firms this week left the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating unchanged for the first time since June, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said in its closely followed report on Friday. The US oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, remained unchanged at 784 in the […]

Chevron To Ship First Venezuelan Oil To The U.S. By Year-End

Chevron is getting ready to ship the first oil cargo from Venezuela to the United States. This is by late December after the U.S. Administration issued this weekend. It is a six-month license allowing the U.S. supermajor to extract and export oil from the South American country. This is what Bloomberg reports citing a source […]

US Oil Companies’ Cash Flow to Rise by 68% Per Barrel in 2022 – Deloitte

U.S. upstream oil companies are to bank 68% higher free cash flows per barrel. This was in 2022 as surging prices fuel profits. Output growth lingers at 4.5% year to date, Deloitte consultancy said on Monday. The study illustrates the clash between the White House and oil companies. It is over how skyrocketing profits from […]

Oil Recovers After Volatile Start Of The Week

– Oil recovers as earnings on the US Gulf Coast-to-China shipping route have soared above $100,000 per day. This is equivalent to $7 per barrel. This is demonstrating the shrinking availability of crude tankers lately. – The Russia-Ukraine war and subsequent sanctions have lengthened the average shipping voyage globally. So now, charterers have fewer options […]

India Is Bright Spot for World Oil Demand

Petroleum demand in the world’s third-largest oil consumer has been growing faster than anywhere else in 2022. It is rising by more than 400,000 barrels a day. That’s equivalent to more than 20% of the total global increase. Let’s learn more about why India is a bright spot for world oil demand. The country’s vigorous […]