By Geoffrey Cann Is green energy a luxury good? My spouse made this startling observation and I think she might be onto something. Here’s why. WHAT MAKES A LUXURY GOOD A LUXURY GOOD? What she actually said was “it’s a luxury to be a greenie”, while observing yet another Tesla on a recent highway excursion. I get that. My … Read more Is Green Energy A Luxury Good – Geoffrey Cann
By Naureen S. Malik Oct 19, 2020 (Bloomberg) Wind and solar power have become even cheaper compared to fossil fuels in the past year, making them an attractive way to stimulate economies recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Lazard Ltd. Without subsidies, the cost of energy from onshore wind has fallen to as low as … Read more Cheaper Renewable Power May Drive Economic Recovery, Lazard Says
By David Wethe Oct 19, 2020 (Bloomberg) Halliburton Co. expects the rout in North American shale to peter out after history’s worst crude crash decimated many of its customers. The world’s biggest provider of fracking signaled that attrition among oilfield service companies is beginning to show results and, in North America at least, a bottom may … Read more World’s Biggest Fracker Sees Signs of Rebirth as Slump Ebbs
By Alex Longley and Elizabeth Low Oct 19, 2020 (Bloomberg) The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee, which typically reviews compliance with the group’s pledged output cuts, will meet online Monday. While no supply decisions are expected until the conclusion of a two-day gathering on Dec. 1, leading members Saudi Arabia and Russia have stepped up diplomacy in … Read more Oil Slips Near $41 Before OPEC+ Meets to Assess State of Market
By Ron Bousso, Laura Sanicola LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – European and U.S. oil refineries face a wave of closures due to plateauing fuel demand, tightening environmental rules and overseas competition, prompting some owners to opt for an easier alternative – converting plants to produce biofuels. The shock of the coronavirus epidemic crushed global oil demand and … Read more Facing wave of closures, oil refiners turn to biofuels
By Shariq Khan, Liz Hampton Halliburton, the largest hydraulic fracturing provider in the U.S., still beat analyst estimates, earning 11 cents a share versus expectations of 8 cents per share. The Houston, Texas-based company has undertaken aggressive cost-cutting measures, including cutting thousands of jobs. Oil prices have recouped some of their losses from the historic lows … Read more Halliburton posts fourth straight quarterly loss as oil rout drags demand
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – ConocoPhillips COP.N said on Monday it will buy Permian-focused driller Concho Resources Inc CXO.N for $9.7 billion, the largest shale deal this year as oil and gas producers turn to consolidation to survive a slowdown in oil prices and demand. The all-stock deal comes as U.S. shale companies have posted big losses due to … Read more ConocoPhillips to buy Concho Resources for $9.7 billion in 2020’s top shale deal
Oct 16 (Reuters) – A Minnesota judge on Friday ruled that the state’s pollution regulator and Enbridge Inc used proper methods for water crossing for its Line 3 oil pipeline replacement, clearing another hurdle for the project that has faced years of delay. Judge James LaFave upheld the draft water quality certificate that Minnesota Pollution … Read more Minnesota judge upholds state decision on Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement
By Julian Lee Oct 17, 2020, (Bloomberg Opinion) I don’t know who’ll prevail in the U.S. election. But one thing we can probably all agree on is that incumbent leader President Donald Trump has had an extraordinary impact on the global oil market. From crippling the oil exports of Iran and Venezuela to taking credit for brokering the biggest-ever voluntary … Read more COMMENTARY: Joe Biden Would Be a Sea Change For the Oil Industry: Julian Lee
Gemini Fabrication has teamed up with HIVE Innovations for our first annual Green Shirt Day initiative. The purpose of our Green Shirt Day initiative is to team up with willing partners and engage in our community in a meaningful way while encouraging environmental mindfulness. 2020 has been a year of curveballs and new challenges; which of course means … Read more Gemini Fabrication Teams Up with Hive Innovations for Green Shirt Day 2020
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By Scott DiSavin Oct 16 (Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added the most oil and natural gas rigs since January as producers return to the wellpad with crude prices holding around $40 a barrel over the past several months. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose for … Read more U.S. oil and gas rig count rises by most since January – Baker Hughes
By Will Wade, Gerson Freitas Jr. and Jennifer A. Dlouhy Oct 17, 2020 (Bloomberg) During a town hall meeting Thursday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden again assured shale producers that he wouldn’t ban fracking if elected. Then, in virtually the same breath, he touted his $2 trillion clean-energy plan, which aims to edge natural gas out … Read more Biden Won’t Ban Fracking, But His Clean Grid Would Choke Gas
By Grant Smith and Javier Blas (Bloomberg) When OPEC and its allies met last month, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister dared oil speculators to test his determination to stabilize global markets. Now that a resurgent pandemic is threatening demand once again, the moment of reckoning is getting closer. The coalition of crude producers gathers on Monday to assess the … Read more OPEC+ Faces Growing Pressure to Change Course as Ministers Meet
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By Reuters Staff MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed energy markets and the implementation of agreements by the oil producers group known as OPEC+, the Kremlin said in a statement on Saturday. “Both sides have reiterated their willingness to continue close coordination in this area in … Read more Putin and Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+ agreements and coronavirus
By Andres Guerra Luz Oct 16, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil posted a small weekly gain on tentative signs that demand is picking up even as a new wave of coronavirus cases casts a shadow over the market.Futures in New York edged lower on Friday, but still managed to record an advance of 0.7% this week on shrinking … Read more Oil Ekes Out Weekly Gain Even as Resurgence Threatens Demand
By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies fear a prolonged second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and a jump in Libyan output could push the oil market into surplus next year, according to a confidential document seen by Reuters, a gloomier outlook than just a month ago. A panel of officials from … Read more OPEC+ fears second virus wave could lead to oil surplus in 2021
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By Reuters Staff NEW YORK (Reuters) – Illinois regulators late on Wednesday approved an expansion of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, the largest pipeline running out of North Dakota’s Bakken shale basin, rejecting a bid by environmental groups to block the project. The Dakota Access Pipeline can transport about 570,000 barrels per day (bpd) of … Read more Illinois approves expansion of Dakota Access oil pipeline
By Reuters Staff WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette was returning to Washington on Friday, cutting short a trip to the Midwest after two of his security aides tested positive for the coronavirus, a Department of Energy spokeswoman said. Brouillette’s COVID-19 test results have been negative and he is not exhibiting any symptoms … Read more U.S. energy secretary cuts short Midwest trip after aides test positive for COVID-19
By Sharon Cho and Alex Longley Oct 16, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil dipped as the prospect of a resurgent virus, forcing more stay-at-home measures in Europe and the U.S., was weighed against signs of improved demand from China and India this week.Futures in New York dropped 0.5% Friday, paring earlier losses as the dollar erased gains. Covid-19 is … Read more Oil Slips Near $41 With Virus Curbs Dampening Demand Hopes
By Shariq Khan, Liz Hampton (Reuters) – Top oilfield services provider Schlumberger NV SLB.N on Friday posted its third straight quarterly loss as this year’s prolonged slump in oil prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic compelled its major energy customers to shun drilling. The company kicked off earnings from hard-hit U.S. oilfield service providers as new lockdowns … Read more Schlumberger posts third straight quarterly loss as oil rout hits services demand
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) – The two largest U.S. energy firms, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, have increased their share of campaign donations to Democrats this year, according to latest filings, amid a looming battle over fracking. The vast majority, 85% of all oil and gas donations this election, have flowed on behalf of U.S. … Read more U.S. oil majors pitch more campaign cash to Democrats as frack battle looms
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By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday said it would offer all available areas in the Gulf of Mexico for auction to oil and gas drillers on Nov. 18, the first major test of the offshore sector’s appetite for investment since early this year. The sale is the federal government’s first offshore … Read more Trump administration sets Gulf of Mexico drilling auction for Nov. 18
By Kevin Crowley October 14, 2020 Lost output due to Covid-19 too hard to claw back, CEO says Oil demand seen growing in long term, but only after a vaccine America’s oil production will never again reach the record 13 million barrels a day set earlier this year, just before the pandemic devastated global demand, … Read more U.S. Oil Production Has Already Passed Its Peak, Occidental Says
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) – Global oil stocks which rose during the height of the pandemic are being steadily reduced, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, but a second wave is slowing demand and will complicate efforts by producers to balance the market OPEC+ producers – OPEC members and others including Russia … Read more IEA says oil producers may struggle to gauge demand amid second wave
By Sharon Cho and Alex Longley Oct 15, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil dipped below $41 a barrel as the dollar gained and European stock markets slumped.Futures in New York dropped 1.4%, after rising on Wednesday. Equities slid in Europe after corporate earnings failed to re-ignite rallies and prospects wilted for new stimulus from Washington before the November election. Paris … Read more Oil Falls Back Below $41 With Dollar’s Gain, Weaker Stock Market
By Stephen Stapczynski and Javier Blas Oct 15, 2020 (Bloomberg) “Get yours before they go,” says the headline on a home improvement article dedicated to the hottest housing trends. The must-have item? A patio heater. With winter in the northern hemisphere fast approaching, the Covid-19 pandemic is prompting families to buy outdoor heaters. Restaurants and bars … Read more Energy Demand to Receive a Work-From-Home Boost This Winter
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil and fuel stocks fell last week, data from industry group the American Petroleum Institute showed on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 5.4 million barrels in the week to Oct. 9 to about 495.4 million barrels, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a draw of … Read more U.S. crude, fuel stocks drop in most recent week: API
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – BP BP.L has raised £400 million ($517 million) from the sale of a stake in land leases of 199 British petrol stations to a UK pension fund. The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) acquired a 49% of the freehold leases, USS said in a statement dated Oct. 7. BP will hold the … Read more BP raises $500 million from sale of UK petrol station leases
By Ahmad Ghaddar, Alex Lawler LONDON – The OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at the end of November, OPEC’s Secretary General said on Thursday, adding that demand has been recovering more slowly than expected. “I want to assure you that the OPEC, non-OPEC partnership … Read more OPEC+ will ensure oil prices do not plunge again, says OPEC chief
October 14, 2020 | Source: Chaparral Energy Inc OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chaparral Energy, Inc. (the “Company” or “Chaparral”) announced today that it successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 as a private, non-SEC filing company. Through the efficient execution of its pre-packaged plan of reorganization, which received broad … Read more Chaparral Energy Successfully Completes Financial Restructuring and Raises $35 Million in New Capital
By Grant Smith Oct 14, 2020 (Bloomberg)The outlook for oil “remains fragile” as the pandemic depresses demand, and OPEC’s plans to increase supply next year will leave global markets precariously balanced, the International Energy Agency said. “There is a risk that the demand recovery is stalled by the recent increase in Covid-19 cases in many … Read more OPEC+ Oil Boost to Leave Market in Precarious Balance, IEA Says
By Sharon Cho and Alex Longley Oct 14, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil rose, reversing an earlier decline, as the dollar weakened. Crude futures gained 1.6% in New York. They earlier fell 1% as the International Energy Agency warned of a fragile market outlook and Russia indicated OPEC+ may stick with current plans to lift production starting January. Along with … Read more Oil Rises With Dollar’s Decline, Reversing Earlier Drop
By Jordan Fabian and Mario Parker Oct 13, 2020 (Bloomberg) Donald Trump accused Democratic candidate Joe Biden of wanting to cripple natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania during the president’s first visit to the battleground state since recovering from Covid-19. Trump said during a Tuesday evening campaign rally in Johnstown that Biden would abolish hydraulic fracturing, or … Read more Trump Hits Biden on Fracking in Appeal to Pennsylvania Voters
By Yaacov Benmeleh Oct 14, 2020 (Bloomberg) Israel’s OPC Energy Ltd. will invest nearly $200 million in the “rapid growth” of a recently-acquired renewable energy business in the U.S., according to its chief executive officer.The firm expects half the solar projects developed by Competitive Power Ventures, which an OPC-led group agreed to buy for $630 million … Read more Israel’s OPC to Invest $200 Million in U.S. Solar Projects
By Mark Chediak Oct 14, 2020 (Bloomberg) PG&E Corp. is preparing to cut the lights to 162,000 Californians in 24 counties in its latest effort to keep strong winds from knocking down live wires and igniting wildfires. PG&E will make a final decision on the outages Wednesday morning, with the first customers expected to go dark … Read more PG&E May Cut Power to 162,000 Californians for Days
October 13, 2020 | Source: Viper Energy Partners LP MIDLAND, Texas, Oct. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Viper Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: VNOM) (“Viper” or the “Company”) today provided an operational update for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. THIRD QUARTER 2020 UPDATE Q3 2020 average production of 15,829 bo/d (26,409 boe/d) Q3 2020 hedged realized prices of … Read more Viper Energy Partners LP, a Subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., Provides Third Quarter 2020 Operational Update
October 13, 2020 | Source: Diamondback Energy, Inc. MIDLAND, Texas, Oct. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback” or the “Company”) today provided an operational update for the third quarter of 2020. HIGHLIGHTS Q3 2020 average production of 170.0 MBO/d (287.3 MBOE/d) Q3 2020 average realized hedged prices of $38.17 per barrel … Read more Diamondback Energy, Inc. Provides Third Quarter Update
October 13, 2020 | Source: Centennial Resource Development DENVER, Oct. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (“Centennial” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CDEV) today announced that its bank group, led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., has reaffirmed the Company’s $700 million borrowing base. As a result, given a reduction in revolver borrowings and outstanding … Read more Centennial Resource Development Announces Reaffirmation of Borrowing Base and Improvement to Liquidity Position
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By Ed Hammond, Kiel Porter and Scott Deveau Oct 14, 2020 (Bloomberg) ConocoPhillips is in talks to acquire rival Concho Resources Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, as one of America’s largest independent oil explorers looks to make a bold bet on shale during an historic industry downturn. The companies may announce a deal … Read more ConocoPhillips in Talks to Buy Concho Resources in Big Shale Bet
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – World oil demand will rebound more slowly in 2021 than previously thought as coronavirus cases rise, OPEC said on Tuesday, adding to headwinds faced by the group and its allies in balancing the market. Demand will rise by 6.54 million barrels per day(bpd) next year to 96.84 million bpd, … Read more OPEC cuts 2021 oil demand forecast again as virus cases rise
By Reuters Staff MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the current situation in the energy markets during a telephone call, the Kremlin said in a statement on Tuesday. During the call, they stressed the importance of continuing joint work, including in the OPEC+ format, the Kremlin … Read more Putin, Saudi crown prince discuss energy markets – Kremlin
OCTOBER 13, 2020 By Reuters Staff NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. shale oil output is expected to decline by 123,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November, the biggest drop since May, to about 7.69 million bpd, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a monthly forecast on Tuesday. Overall output is expected to drop for … Read more U.S. shale oil output to drop 123,000 bpd to 7.69 million bpd in November: EIA
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By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – World oil demand will rebound more slowly in 2021 than previously thought as coronavirus cases rise, OPEC said on Tuesday, adding to headwinds faced by the group and its allies in balancing the market. Demand will rise by 6.54 million barrels per day(bpd) next year to 96.84 million bpd, … Read more OPEC cuts 2021 oil demand forecast again as virus cases rise
By Davide Barbuscia, Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco 2222.SE is in talks with BlackRock BLK.N and other investors on a planned deal worth over $10 billion to sell a stake in its pipeline business, sources said. The deal, internally dubbed “Project Seek”, is still in its initial phase and there is no formal decision on the … Read more Saudi Aramco and BlackRock, others, discussing deal worth over $10 billion: sources
By Sharon Cho and Alex Longley Oct 13, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil edged higher as data showed Chinese crude imports rose last month.Futures in New York rose around 1.3% toward $40 a barrel. Chinese crude imports climbed 2.1% in September from August, the General Administration of Customs said Tuesday, in a positive sign for global demand. Buying … Read more Oil Rises Near $40 After Recovery in Chinese Crude Imports
LONDON (Reuters) – A slow economic recovery from the pandemic threatens to delay a full rebound in world energy demand to 2025, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. In its central scenario, a vaccine and therapeutics could mean the global economy rebounds in 2021 and energy demand recovers by 2023, the IEA, which advises … Read more Pandemic could delay energy demand recovery to 2025
By Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) – Solar output is expected to lead a surge in renewable power supply in the next decade, the International Energy Agency said, with renewables seen accounting for 80% of growth in global electricity generation under current conditions In its annual World Energy Outlook on Tuesday, the IEA said in its … Read more Solar the new ‘king of electricity’ as renewables make up bigger slice of supply: IEA
October 12, 2020 | Source: Devon Energy Corporation OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) today released its 2020 Sustainability Report which highlights the company’s performance and efforts related to emissions and flaring reductions, environment preservation, pandemic and crisis management, employee empowerment and community investment. “At Devon we are providing … Read more Devon Energy Releases 2020 Sustainability Report Highlighting Emissions and Flaring Reductions, Crisis Management, Conservation and Community Partnerships
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OSLO (Reuters) – The International Energy Agency (IEA) has nudged up its global gas demand forecast for this year, but still sees the biggest fall on record due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Paris-based agency said on Monday it now expected gas demand to drop by 3% year-on-year, or 120 billion cubic … Read more IEA nudges up 2020 gas demand forecast, but still sees record fall
By Brian Eckhouse Oct 11, 2020, (Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said in a proclamation that it’s necessary to eliminate a loophole his administration granted in 2019 that’s helped solar developers avoid tariffs on certain imported panels. In Saturday’s proclamation, Trump said it’s necessary to revoke the exemption for two-sided “bifacial” panels, contending that the loophole has “impaired … Read more Trump Pushes to Cut Solar-Tariff Loophole for Two-Sided Panels
By Bloomberg News Oct 12, 2020 (Bloomberg) China’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2060 includes all greenhouses gases, not just carbon dioxide, according to one of the country’s top climate researchers. He Jiankun, who chairs the academic committee at the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development at Tsinghua University, made the clarification at a … Read more China Aims to Cut All Greenhouses Gases by 2060, Researcher Says
By Alex Longley Oct 12, 2020 (Bloomberg) —Oil dropped for a second day as operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico started to resume following Hurricane Delta making landfall and Libya took a major step toward reopening its biggest field.Futures in New York fell to near $40 a barrel. Crude explorers and tugboat operators got … Read more Oil Falls Near $40 With Supply Constraints Beginning to Ease
By Liam Denning Oct 12, 2020 (Bloomberg Opinion) Oil executives are just like you and me: They worry about the election. A Biden administration would absolutely kill our industry. Such comments from oil and gas chiefs featured in the Dallas Fed’s latest sector survey. It is received wisdom that, if elected president alongside a few more Democratic senators, an administration led … Read more COMMENTARY: Why Big Oil May Want to Vote for Joe Biden – Liam Denning
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. energy companies were returning workers and restarting operations at storm-swept production facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday, two days after Hurricane Delta barreled through the area. Chevron Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BHP Group all said workers were headed back to production platforms in the … Read more U.S. energy companies begin restoring oil and gas output after hurricane
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By Scott DiSavino Oct 9 (Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week in a row for the first time since June 2018 as producers start drilling again with prices holding around $40 a barrel over the past few months. The oil and gas rig count, … Read more U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for fourth week in a row -Baker Hughes
By Julian Lee Oct 10, 2020 (Bloomberg Opinion) Covid-19 may do for Big Oil what the Chicxulub asteroid did for the dinosaurs when it struck Earth 66 million years ago.Much like the “terrible lizards,” Big Oil was already in decline before the novel coronavirus hit. The world in which they thrived is changing around them and they face … Read more COMMENTARY: Covid-19 Is Big Oil’s Asteroid Strike: Julian Lee
LONDON, September 23, 2020 – Reuters Events is connecting more than 30 downstream leaders and 5,000 industry representatives this November to investigate how the sector can deliver value through uncertainty. The virtual Downstream Leadership Forum on November 19 and 20 will feature speakers such as Dow chairman and CEO Jim Fitterling, Chemours president and CEO … Read more Downstream Leadership Forum seeks to create smarter, more resilient and sustainable downstream business strategies
By Vanessa Dezem Oct 10, 2020 (Bloomberg) Germany won’t need additional gas flows this season, giving Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin another reason to bide their time on the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline. After two warm winters and the coronavirus pandemic, demand for the fuel used for heat and power generation is … Read more Gas Market Buys Merkel and Putin Time on Nord Stream 2
By Will Wade Oct 9, 2020 (Bloomberg) U.S. coal miners are searching for an exit from the power business, or getting pushed there. Activist investors are urging Contura Energy Inc. to accelerate its plan to get out of mining thermal coal for power plants, to focus instead on the more lucrative type that’s used to make steel. And … Read more U.S. Miners Are Trying to Get Out of the Thermal Coal Business
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Thursday the energy sector will bounce back one day but shareholders need to be very patient and he is not urging people to buy. Icahn, with stakes in CVR Energy CVI.N, Cheniere Energy LNG.A and Occidental Petroleum OXY.N, said the key to making money is to buy … Read more Icahn sees energy sector rebound but urges patience
By Andres Guerra Luz Oct 9, 2020, (Bloomberg) Crude prices slid after oil workers in Norway called off a strike that had shut down about 8% of the country’s production.Futures in London and New York both fell over 1% on Friday. The settlement will restore production at six fields already shut down by the dispute and prevent an … Read more Oil Falls With Norway Strike Set to End After Successful Talks
By Rachel Adams-Heard Oct 9, 2020 (Bloomberg) Kelcy Warren, the Dallas billionaire known for controversial pipelines and aggressive deal making, is stepping down as chief executive officer of Energy Transfer LP. But if the move is anything like those of fellow moguls in the pipeline industry, he isn’t going far.The company late Thursday named Chief Operating … Read more Pipeline Billionaire Follows Playbook, Stepping Down But Staying
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – A Myanmar-born perfume entrepreneur and missionary has snapped up nearly half of the oil and gas leases offered by the Trump administration since August, saying the coronavirus pandemic created an opportunity to buy them cheaply. Levi Sap Nei Thang, who boasts a large social media following and said she is … Read more Myanmar-born ‘dreamer’ snaps up U.S. drilling leases amid industry malaise
October 9, 2020 Reuters U.S. natural gas futures were on track to reach their highest close since November on Friday as production fell to its lowest in over two years after Gulf Coast energy firms shut wells ahead of Hurricane Delta and on forecasts for colder weather and higher demand in mid October. That price … Read more U.S. Natgas Futures on Track to Hit Highest Since November as Hurricane Shuts Output
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. utility Duke Energy Corp plans billions of dollars of new spending this decade as it ramps up efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions, executives told Reuters The move comes amid growing pressure from Democratic politicians and activist investors for power producers to reduce their hefty contribution to … Read more Duke Energy boosts capital spending to fight climate change
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian oil workers could end their 10-day strike later on Friday if a set of new proposals from the oil industry proves satisfactory, the head of the Lederne trade union told Reuters. Oil firms and union officials were meeting on Friday with a state-appointed mediator to try to end … Read more Norwegian union says oil strike could end on Friday
By Elaine Chen Oct 8, 2020 (Bloomberg) Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is starting a group focused on investment opportunities in clean energy, waste and other sustainability industries, joining several major banks in making climate commitments in recent weeks. Ken Pontarelli will return to the firm as a partner to lead the team, which will fall under … Read more Goldman Expands Sustainability Efforts With New Investing Team
By Rachel Adams-Heard Oct 8, 2020 (Bloomberg) An oil well site in the Permian Basin owned by a bankrupt shale producer has spewed polluting gases into the atmosphere for 10 months, despite being investigated by Texas regulators, according to an environmental group.Infrared video footage collected during multiple visits from November 2019 through September show “continuous intense … Read more Oil Site Leaked Gases Uncontrollably for Months, Group Says
By Dana Hull and Akshat Rathi Oct 8, 2020 (Bloomberg) Tesla Inc.’s new factory in Austin, Texas, won’t build only the Cybertruck: State filings suggest the company also plans to make batteries on site as part of an ambitious strategy to further integrate its supply chain. “The facility is proposing to operate a cell-manufacturing unit to … Read more Tesla Seeks Approval for Battery-Cell Output at New Texas Plant
By Gernot Wagner Oct 9, 2020 (Bloomberg) Exxon Mobil Corp. is no longer the most valuable energy company in the U.S. That distinction now goes to NextEra Energy Inc., the world’s largest provider of wind and solar power. Exxon isn’t even the most valuable American oil company—as of this week that’s Chevron Corp. What was once the world’s largest … Read more The Numbers Behind Exxon’s Support for a Carbon Tax
By Reuters Staff HOUSTON (Reuters) – A strengthening Hurricane Delta dealt the greatest blow to U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico production in 15 years, halting most of the region’s oil and nearly two-thirds of its natural gas output. An already large and powerful storm, Delta could intensify further on Friday as it churns through the … Read more Hurricane Delta shuts most U.S. offshore oil output in 15 years
By Nathaniel Bullard Oct 8, 2020 (Bloomberg) We’ve passed a major milestone in sustainable finance: one trillion dollars in issuance of green bonds. As of last quarter, companies, financial institutions, governments and municipalities raised more than $215 billion dollars in green bonds. That’s not far off the more than $270 billion raised in all of 2019, and it’s … Read more GREEN ON TOP: Sustainable Debt Is Piling Up – and for Good Reason
By Kevin Crowley, Will Wade and Brian Eckhouse Oct 8, 2020 (Bloomberg) Chevron Corp. overtook Exxon Mobil Corp. as the largest oil company in America by market value, the first time the Texas-based giant has been dethroned since it began as Standard Oil more than a century ago. The reordering of the oil giants says more … Read more Exxon’s Market-Value Crown in Energy Passes to Chevron, NextEra
By Grant Smith Oct 8, 2020 (Bloomberg) OPEC expects to emerge from the pandemic with a greater share of global oil sales, after 2020’s price downturn battered rivals in the U.S. and elsewhere. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries boosted forecasts for the amount of oil it will need to supply over the next four years, … Read more OPEC Expects to Gain Oil-Market Share After Virus Wounds Rivals
By Ann Koh and Alex Longley Oct 8, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil rose beyond $40 a barrel in New York, buoyed by supply disruption in the U.S. and the threat of a slump in Norwegian output. Energy operators in the Gulf of Mexico have shut 80% of oil output in preparation for Hurricane Delta, which barreled across … Read more Oil Gains Above $40 With Hurricane Delta Threatening Gulf Output
By Gram Slattery, Carolina Mandl RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A consortium of Brazil’s 3R Petroleum and Norway-linked DBO Energy is in bilateral talks with Brazil’s Petrobras to purchase a cluster of offshore natural gas fields, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The Peroa cluster, located off the coast of Espirito … Read more Foreign-backed consortium in talks for Petrobras gas fields in Brazil, sources say
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – A strike by oil workers in Norway could cut output from western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer by almost a quarter, operators said on Thursday, though the striking union said a resolution was possible. Widening strike action raised the prospect of further price rises on the international oil … Read more Norway strike could cut a quarter of oil, gas output next week
By Reuters Staff HOUSTON (Reuters) – Hurricane Delta began its march through prime U.S. offshore oil producing areas in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Thursday as energy companies moved drilling rigs and pulled workers off platforms. The storm, expected to intensify over the Gulf’s warm waters to a Category 3 hurricane with winds of … Read more Hurricane Delta steams across Gulf of Mexico, halting 80% of oil output
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – World oil demand will plateau in the late 2030s and could by then have begun to decline, OPEC said on Thursday, in a major shift for the producer group that reflects the lasting impact of the coronavirus crisis on the economy and consumer habits. The prediction from the Organization … Read more OPEC, in major shift, says oil demand to plateau in late 2030s
08.10.2020, Oslo – “The demand for renewable energy documented with Guarantees of Origin shows record growth during the first half of 2020, despite the negative effect COVID-19 is having on global and local economies. The fact that especially corporate demand for renewables seems unaffected is truly inspiring during these unusual and trying times,” says Tom Lindberg, Managing Director in ECOHZ, commenting on … Read more Record European demand for renewable energy in the first half of 2020 – despite COVID-19
By Jennifer Hiller, Devika Krishna Kumar HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chevron Corp CVX.N employees worldwide are being asked to reapply for positions as part of a cost-cutting program expected to eliminate up to 15% of its workforce, people familiar with the matter said. The No. 2 U.S. oil producer has begun taking steps to streamline its organization this … Read more Chevron workers face demands to reapply for jobs under global restructuring – sources
By Jeffrey Bair, Saket Sundria, Jack Wittels and Javier Blas Oct 7, 2020 (Bloomberg) The global network of tankers, pipelines and refineries that makes useful fuels out of crude oil is built on long-standing patterns of consumption: so much gasoline for the world’s drivers, a certain amount of diesel for trucks and a proportion of jet … Read more Oil’s Three-Speed Recovery Has Turned the Industry Upside Down
The Challenge Deltastream Energy Corporation is a Canadian private start-up exploration and production company. In 2019, Scovan was contracted to design a 12,500 barrel per day Oil Battery and Shipping Terminal in Marten Hills, which has been running above capacity of up to 18,000 bbl/d. The Marten Hills Clearwater heavy oil play, northeast of the … Read more Scovan Completes Oil Battery for Deltastream Energy In Marten Hills
Breakwater Energy Partners Oct 05, 2020 HOUSTON, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Breakwater Energy Partners, LLC (“Breakwater”), is pleased to announce that it has constructed the largest produced water recycling facility in the Permian Basin. The 80-acre facility, known as the Big Spring Recycling System (BSRS), has a throughput capacity of over 250,000 barrels per day of recycled … Read more Breakwater Energy Partners Constructs Largest Produced Water Recycling Facility In The Permian Basin
By Bloomberg News Oct 6, 2020, (Bloomberg) China is investing tens of billions of dollars in new mega-refineries even as its fuel demand is expected to peak within five years, raising the risk it will flood the region with cheap exports. At least four projects with about 1.4 million barrels a day of crude-processing capacity, more … Read more China’s Building Mega Refineries Just as Fuel Demand Stalls
By Laura Hurst Oct 7, 2020 (Bloomberg) None of Europe’s largest oil, gas and coal companies are on track to limit global warming to within 2 degrees Celsius, according to a report by money managers overseeing more than $22 trillion. Energy and mining companies have been under increasing pressure, from both environmental groups and their own … Read more Fossil Fuel Firms Not Doing Enough on Emissions, Funds Say
By Tim Quinson Oct 7, 2020 (Bloomberg)The investing world of environmental, social and governance just broke through another barrier, and the growth is starting to raise questions (and even concern) about how much bigger it can get. Total green bond issuance topped $1 trillion in the past week, joining ESG-focused funds that have a similar … Read more ESG Market Record Is Causing Bubble Anxiety
By Ann Koh and Alex Longley Oct 7, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil retreated after an industry report saw U.S. crude stockpiles growing and President Donald Trump halted stimulus talks until after the election. Trump told his negotiators to stop talks with Democratic leaders just hours after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stepped up his call for more spending to avoid damaging … Read more Oil Falls After Stimulus Talks End and Stockpiles Seen Swelling
By Rania El Gamal, Davide Barbuscia, Marwa Rashad DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – The slump in demand for crude during the coronavirus pandemic has forced oil companies to contemplate the possibility that the fossil fuel market has peaked and the time for a global energy transition has come. But Saudi Aramco plans to boost its production capacity so it … Read more Sole survivor? Saudi Aramco doubles down on oil to outlast rival
(Reuters) – The Trump administration rejected two-thirds of royalty relief requests from onshore oil and gas companies struggling with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, according to a government watchdog report released on Tuesday. Bureau of Land Management offices approved 581 out of 1,689 requests for temporary royalty relief between March 24 through … Read more Trump administration rejected most royalty cut requests from drillers this spring: GAO
(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas production and demand will drop in 2020 from record highs last year as coronavirus lockdowns cut economic activity and energy prices, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday. The EIA projected dry gas production will drop to 90.64 billion cubic feet … Read more U.S. natgas output, demand to fall in 2020 from peaks due to coronavirus
By Reuters Staff HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil and gas workers withdrew en masse from offshore production facilities as Hurricane Delta grew into a powerful storm over the Caribbean on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. Delta’s winds reached 145 miles per hour (235 kph) as the storm sped toward Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula and eventual … Read more Storm-weary offshore energy firms prep for massive hurricane
October 07, 2020 | Source: Enservco CFO Marjorie Hargrave Elected President Amanda Dalbey Appointed Vice President of Operations DENVER, Oct. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enservco Corporation (NYSE American: ENSV), a diversified national provider of specialized well-site services to the domestic onshore conventional and unconventional oil and gas industries, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Marjorie Hargrave has been elected to the … Read more Enservco Announces Management Promotions Following Refinancing
by Frederick Lea, Jr. “Shaft alignment is likely the most misunderstood facet of rotating installation and maintenance. Most shaft alignment today is done by laser alignment tools. But, the laser alignment tools are a “black box”. The problem with a black box is that you only get outputs with no knowledge of what is going … Read more Shaft Alignment Basics – Becht
By Devika Krishna Kumar, Tim McLaughlin NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several publicly traded energy companies took millions of dollars in U.S. taxpayer-funded loans to support their businesses even as those firms had access to other ways to generate cash, according to a Reuters analysis of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other government data. U.S. lawmakers … Read more Small energy players lean on taxpayers and Wall Street for coronavirus aid
By Ann Koh, James Thornhill and Alex Longley Oct 6, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil rose further after the biggest gain since May on growing optimism for more U.S. fiscal stimulus and as President Donald Trump left hospital following treatment for Covid-19. Futures added 1.2%, following Monday’s surge above $39 a barrel. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury … Read more Oil Rises After Biggest Surge Since May on Stimulus Optimism
By Elena Mazneva Oct 6, 2020 (Bloomberg) Premier Oil Plc will be swallowed by Chrysaor Holdings Ltd. in a reverse takeover, creating the largest listed independent oil and gas producer in the U.K. North Sea. The deal, which was first reported by Bloomberg, marks the end of the road for one of the oldest independent oil explorers. After … Read more Premier Oil Swallowed by Chrysaor, Creating North Sea No. 1
By Sheela Tobben Oct 6, 2020 (Bloomberg) U.S. oil pipeline operators are slashing fees to encourage customers in Texas to keep using their networks to ship barrels to the Gulf Coast as the pandemic wreaks havoc on profits.Kinder Morgan Inc. is offering discounts of about 50% on the Eagle Ford pipeline for some existing customers, according … Read more Oil Pipeline Operators Offer New Discounts as Demand Craters
By Christine Buurma and Sergio Chapa Oct 5, 2020 (Bloomberg)Rollercoaster moves in the U.S. natural gas market over the past few weeks are underscoring traders’ uncertainty about whether a frigid winter, muted output and rebounding demand will send prices rocketing higher in the coming months. Gas futures settled more than 7% higher on Monday, mimicking … Read more Wild U.S. Gas Price Swings Reveal Doubts About Winter, Supplies
By Nerijus Adomaitis, Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) – Six Norwegian offshore oil and gas fields were shut on Monday as more workers joined a strike over pay, companies and union officials said. The strike will cut Norway’s total output capacity by just over 330,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, or about 8% of total production, … Read more Six Norway oil and gas fields shut as strike escalates
By David French NEW YORK (Reuters) – NextEra Energy Inc NEE.N Chief Executive James Robo joked last week he does not pursue small acquisitions because the reward is not worth the “brain damage” of getting them past regulators. Yet his $65 billion-plus pursuit of Duke Energy Corp DUK.N will only pay off if he can overcome major regulatory … Read more NextEra’s Duke Energy bid faces plethora of regulatory hurdles
HOUSTON (Reuters) – As the world experimented with working from home, U.S. energy firm Phillips 66 Co PSX.N went the other way: it imposed a “work-from-work” policy for staff at its Houston headquarters in May even as the city became a hot spot for the pandemic. After a brief spike in COVID-19 cases in July, Phillips … Read more ‘Work from work:’ How a U.S. energy firm’s office return left some employees bruised
October 05, 2020 06:00 ET | Source: Targa Resources Corp. HOUSTON, Oct. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP) (“Targa” or the “Company”) announced today that the board of directors of the Company has authorized a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) for the repurchase of up to $500 million of the Company’s … Read more Targa Resources Corp. Announces $500 Million Common Share Repurchase Program and Provides Updated 2020 Outlook
By Katrina Lewis Oct 4, 2020 (Bloomberg)Almost three-quarters of the pandemic-driven jobs losses in the U.S. petroleum and chemical sectors may not come back before the end of next year, according to Deloitte LLP.The collapse in oil demand and prices spurred the fastest rate of oil- and chemical-industry layoffs in history, with about 107,000 jobs eliminated between March … Read more Most U.S. Oil Jobs Lost in Pandemic Won’t Return at These Prices
By Kevin Crowley and Akshat Rathi Oct 5, 2020 (Bloomberg) Exxon Mobil Corp. has been planning to increase annual carbon-dioxide emissions by as much as the output of the entire nation of Greece, an analysis of internal documents reviewed by Bloomberg shows, setting one of the largest corporate emitters against international efforts to slow the pace … Read more Exxon’s Plan for Surging Carbon Emissions Revealed in Leaked Documents
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – The pace of mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. oil and gas sector during the third quarter tied with the first quarter for the worst in a decade, according to data released on Monday, as most shale producers remain reluctant to spend after an oil price crash this year U.S. … Read more U.S. oil deals sluggish despite Chevron, Devon boost: Enverus
By Geoffrey Cann How might the world of oil and gas gas unfold in a post pandemic world, given rising nationalism challenging globalism, and fast growing renewables challenging fossil fuels? Backstory I’ve been invited by the Board of a technology company to share my views on the world of oil and gas in a post … Read more Post Pandemic Oil and Gas: Four Scenarios – Geoffrey Cann
OCTOBER 5, 2020 By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – Energy companies on Monday began evacuating offshore oil platforms as the 25th named storm of the year formed in the Caribbean and was forecast to move into the Gulf of Mexico and threaten the coast this week, possibly as a major hurricane. Tropical Storm Delta was expected … Read more Oil firms begin offshore U.S. evacuations as record-breaking storm threatens
By Rod Nickel, Laura Sanicola WINNIPEG, Manitoba/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. oil refineries are moving aggressively to produce renewable diesel, partly to cash in on Canada’s greener fuel standard before Canadian refiners modify their own plants. Parkland Corp’s refinery, which includes production of renewable diesel, is seen in an undated aerial photograph in Burnaby, British Columbia, … Read more U.S. oil refiners look to leapfrog Canadians in making renewable diesel
By Ann Koh and Alex Longley Oct 5, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil rose from a three-week low after a member of Donald Trump’s medical team said the U.S. president could leave hospital as soon as Monday, despite contradictory accounts about his health. Futures advanced as much as 3.7% in New York, mirroring a broader relief rally in stock … Read more Oil Rallies From 3-Week Low Buoyed by Trump’s Improving Health
By Reuters Staff OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian oil workers expanded their ongoing strike on Monday, the Lederne labour union said, in an escalation expected by energy firms to shut oil and gas production at up to six offshore fields. The escalation could reduce Norway’s petroleum production capacity by as much as 330,000 barrels of oil … Read more Norway oil strike expands, 8% of output at risk
(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row for the first time since October 2018 after price increases in recent months prompted some producers to start drilling again. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose five to … Read more U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for third week in a row – Baker Hughes
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By Abeer Abu Omar and Matthew Martin Oct 4, 2020 (Bloomberg) Saudi Arabia’s Finance Ministry is budgeting for oil prices to be around $50 a barrel for the next three years, according to a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysis of the kingdom’s fiscal plans.“Using our own estimates for the breakdown of government revenues, we calculate that the … Read more Saudi Arabia Pegs Budget to Oil at Around $50, Goldman Says
By Reuters Staff WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by energy companies including BP PLC BP.L, Chevron Corp CVX.N, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDSa.L contesting a lawsuit by the city of Baltimore seeking damages for the impact of global climate change. The justices will weigh whether the lawsuit … Read more Supreme Court takes up energy companies’ appeal over Baltimore climate lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oasis Petroleum Inc and Lonestar Resources US Inc’s bankruptcy filings are the latest in a slew of restructurings that put oil-and-gas producers on track for their biggest year of bankruptcies since the 2016 shale downturn. Thirty-six producers with $51 billion in debt filed for bankruptcy protection in the first eight months … Read more U.S. oil producers on pace for most bankruptcies since last oil downturn
By Rod Nickel, Laura Sanicola WINNIPEG, Manitoba/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. oil refineries are moving aggressively to produce renewable diesel, partly to cash in on Canada’s greener fuel standard before Canadian refiners modify their own plants. Parkland Corp’s refinery, which includes production of renewable diesel, is seen in an undated aerial photograph in Burnaby, British Columbia, … Read more U.S. oil refiners look to leapfrog Canadians in making renewable diesel
By John Kemp (John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) LONDON (Reuters) – If they can maintain recent progress, U.S. oil refiners should be able to bring stocks of diesel and other middle distillates close to normal levels in the first quarter of 2021. Distillate inventories were still 20% … Read more U.S. refiners on course to digest excess diesel by March: Kemp
By Reuters Staff HOUSTON (Reuters) – Noble Energy NBL.O shareholders on Friday approved a deal to sell the oil and gas producer to Chevron Corp CVX.N, making Chevron the No. 2 U.S. shale oil producer and giving it international natural gas reserves close to growing markets. The all-stock deal values Noble Energy at around $4.2 billion, excluding $8 … Read more Noble Energy shareholders approve $4.2 billion sale to Chevron
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L and BP BP.L have lost over half of their market value so far this year, with both shares hitting 25-year lows this week, battered by weak oil prices and investor concerns over their plans to shift to low-carbon energy. Exxon Mobil, the largest U.S. oil company, which is … Read more Big Oil shares capitulate to COVID, lower carbon doubts
By Grant Smith and Julian Lee Oct 1, 2020 (Bloomberg) OPEC’s crude output held steady last month as the United Arab Emirates pulled production back sharply in atonement for recent months of oversupply.The UAE slashed by 310,000 barrels a day, or roughly 10%, according to a Bloomberg survey, in order to better comply with limits set … Read more OPEC Output Steady as UAE Cut Offsets Gains in Troubled Members
By Sharon Cho, Elizabeth Low and Serene Cheong Oct 2, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil extended losses on Friday as it got caught up in a broad downward move in financial markets after President Donald Trump said he had tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. Futures in New York fell toward $37 a barrel, while global benchmark Brent … Read more Oil Extends Losses After President Trump Says He Has Covid-19
By Reuters Staff OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor plans to cut its exploration staff by about 30% globally by 2023 to reduce costs as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces demand for petroleum, the company said on Friday. Equinor said it wanted to focus on selected areas when searching for new oil and … Read more Norway’s Equinor to cut exploration staff by 30%
October 01, 2020 | Source: Occidental HOUSTON, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Occidental (NYSE: OXY) today announced it has signed an agreement to sell its onshore assets in Colombia to The Carlyle Group for total consideration of approximately $825 million, with $700 million up front and the remainder payable subject to certain production and commodity price targets. … Read more Occidental Announces Sale of its Onshore Assets in Colombia to The Carlyle Group
October 01, 2020 | Source: Devon Energy Corporation OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) today announced that it has completed the sale of its assets in the Barnett Shale to Banpu Kalnin Ventures (BKV). Devon received a cash payment of $320 million from BKV at closing, after adjusting for a … Read more Devon Energy Completes Sale of Barnett Shale Assets
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(Bloomberg Opinion) The Federal Reserve spent the past several years shifting to a policy framework that emphasizes employment more and inflation less. This made it more patient with business cycle expansions, which is one reason median household incomes grew more in the late 2010s than they did in the late 1990s. But an unappreciated hero in facilitating … Read more Oil Prices No Longer Push Around The U.S. Economy
By Elizabeth Low and Alex Longley Oct 1, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil fell below $40 a barrel with a challenged demand outlook and higher supplies from OPEC+.As the coronavirus continues to spread, there are ominous signs for consumption. A 7-day moving average of worldwide commercial flights declined to the lowest since mid-August, according to Flightradar24, a website that tracks … Read more Oil Drops Below $40 With Demand Outlook Increasingly Shaky
By Michael Bellusci Sep 30, 2020 (Bloomberg) The team behind the proposed Alaska to Alberta railway aims to start prep work for construction in December, with a goal of getting the $17 billion cross-border railroad running by 2025.Sean McCoshen, founder and chairman of the company behind the project, said he has spent $100 million on studies and engineering … Read more Permit in Hand, An Entrepreneur Starts on Alaska-Alberta Railway
September 30, 2020 | Source: VAALCO Energy, Inc. HOUSTON, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) (“VAALCO” or the “Company”) today announced that in connection with planning for future drilling programs at the Etame Marin block offshore Gabon, it will begin acquiring and processing new three-dimensional (“3-D”) seismic data in … Read more VAALCO Announces New 3-D Seismic Survey Over Entire Etame Marin Block and Provides Estimated Third Quarter 2020 Production
By Reuters Staff SINGAPORE (Reuters) – BP BP.L has terminated four trading and operations staff responsible for Chinese crude oil sales as a result of an internal investigation into trades with Singapore’s Hontop Energy, three people familiar with the matter said. The decision was made this week, the people said. The staff had been placed on … Read more BP sacks crude oil staff amid probe into China dealings
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – Lonestar Resources US Inc LONE.O has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, joining Oasis Petroleum and several other energy companies that have been hit by depressed crude prices and dismal fuel demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has added to the woes of already struggling producers, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy … Read more Lonestar becomes latest oil firm to file for Chapter 11; more may follow
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N said on Thursday its third-quarter results would be buoyed by higher prices for crude oil after a historic collapse in the previous quarter as coronavirus-related lockdowns caused a dramatic plunge in demand. Higher oil prices will help exploration and production earnings by $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion, compared … Read more Exxon expects higher oil price to boost third-quarter results
By Reuters Staff The workforce reduction plan is a result of indefinite idling of its Martinez, California and Gallup, New Mexico refineries, the company said in the filing here. Refiners and oil producers have been cutting staff, slashing spending and reducing production to cope with the slump in crude prices and a global glut of … Read more Top U.S. oil refiner Marathon Petroleum to lay off 12% of workforce
By David French (Reuters) – NextEra Energy Inc NEE.N Chief Executive James Robo said on Wednesday that the largest U.S. power utility would not embark on a hostile takeover, a day after reports surfaced it had made an approach to Duke Energy Corp DUK.N in what would be the sector’s biggest-ever acquisition. Duke Energy, which has a market capitalization … Read more NextEra Energy CEO rules out hostile M&A after offer to Duke Energy
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By Elizabeth Low and Alex Longley Sep 30, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil extended its decline below $39 a barrel in New York, heading for the first monthly loss since April, as the world’s biggest trading houses signaled a meaningful recovery in demand is some way off.Global oil consumption may rebound from its virus-driven collapse in about 18 months, according … Read more Oil Extends Decline With Demand Recovery Concerns Rising
By Devika Krishna Kumar, Arathy S Nair NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. pipeline companies are sweetening terms in a competition to keep producers using their lines as the industry downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic means there is less oil to transport. The pandemic has ended a boom in U.S. shale production which had prompted a … Read more U.S. pipeline companies hit by weak demand offer enticements to keep shippers
Driving Performance with Expanded ESG Compensation Incentives September 30, 2020 | Source: Apache Corporation HOUSTON, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apache Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) today released its 2020 Sustainability Report, which highlights the company’s performance in governance, environmental stewardship, health and safety, workforce development and community engagement. The report is available at www.apachecorp.com/Sustainability. “The global pandemic has … Read more Apache Corporation Releases 2020 Sustainability Report
By Dane Rhys, Timothy Gardner HEGINS, Pa (Reuters) – Rick Bender, who owns a coal processing plant in Hegins, Pennsylvania, voted for Republican Donald Trump in 2016, in part because of his promise to revive the industry from a decade-long decline. The revival never came. Bender says he is struggling to keep workers employed at the … Read more In Pennsylvania coal country, miners forgive Trump for failed revival
By Anjishnu Mondal, Eileen Soreng (Reuters) – Oil prices will stay near current levels this year as rising novel coronavirus cases threaten to slow the pace of demand recovery and counter output curbs by top producers, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday. The survey of 40 analysts and economists forecast benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 averaging $42.48 a barrel … Read more Oil prices to see little upside as virus threat looms large: Reuters poll
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell announced on Wednesday plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs, or over 10% of its workforce, as part of a major overhaul to shift the oil and gas giant to low-carbon energy. Shell, which had 83,000 employees at the end of 2019, said that the reorganisation … Read more Shell to cut up to 9,000 jobs in low-carbon transition
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – Oasis Petroleum Inc OAS.O filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, the latest U.S. shale producer to seek court-aided restructuring as the energy industry reels under an unprecedented crash in oil prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shares of the company, which earlier this month skipped interest payments on some … Read more Oasis Petroleum files for bankruptcy as shale slump drags on
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(Reuters) – Should Joe Biden win November’s U.S. presidential election, there could be a number of changes in energy policy Here are the issues at stake: INTERNATIONAL OIL SUPPLIES President Donald Trump’s unilateral sanctions on OPEC members Iran and Venezuela have together taken around 3 million barrels per day of crude oil off international markets, … Read more How a Biden presidency would transform the U.S. energy landscape
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(Reuters) – The latest business combination in the U.S. shale patch is signaling a path forward for the troubled sector. In contrast to the bankruptcies of the past three months, Devon Energy DVN.N’s $2.56 billion all-stock, low premium deal for rival WPX Energy WPX.N brings together two companies with assets in a few oil-producing basins and relatively low … Read more Devon-WPX deal offers a playbook for future shale consolidation
By John Kemp (John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) LONDON (Reuters) – Policymakers in many countries have outlined plans for an ambitious transition from a system dominated by oil, gas and coal in the 2010s to one centred around renewables, nuclear and carbon capture by the 2050s. Experience … Read more Energy transitions and zero-carbon targets: Kemp
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Sep 28, 2020 (Bloomberg) President Donald Trump’s decision to rule out energy development along the coasts of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas will bar not just offshore oil and gas drilling — but coastal wind farms too.The broad reach of Trump’s recent orders, which was confirmed by the Interior Department agency that … Read more Trump’s Offshore Oil Ban to Halt Coastal Wind Farms Too
By Amy Stillman Sep 29, 2020 (Bloomberg) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed to restore the national oil company to its former glory. Instead, Petroleos Mexicanos is drowning in debt, its oil output is declining, and now it appears to be losing fuel market share in its own backyard. In the past 21 months of … Read more Pemex Loses Fuel Market Share to Oil Majors in Setback to AMLO
By William Mathis Sep 28, 2020 (Bloomberg) Octopus Energy Ltd., the U.K. green power provider, bought U.S. startup Evolve Energy as part of a $100 million push into the American market.The company hopes to attract millions of customers as it gets a foothold in the Texas market. It’s the latest step in Octopus’s plan to expand … Read more U.K. Clean Energy Provider Plans $100 Million Move Into U.S.
By Alex Longley Sep 29, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil edged lower toward $40 as a global market rally cooled and traders look to U.S. inventory data for clues on demand recovery.Futures slipped 0.7% in New York, after earlier trading near $40 a barrel. The end-of-quarter rebound in global stock markets stalled on Tuesday, while global confirmed deaths … Read more Oil Edges Lower Near $40 With Global Market Rally Soothing
By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) – The heads of the world’s largest trading houses on Tuesday predicted a tepid recovery in oil demand and flat prices over the coming months or years due to the coronavirus pandemic but said peak oil demand would come only in the next decade. The chief executives of Vitol, Gunvor … Read more Top traders see tepid oil demand recovery, flat prices
By Bloomberg News Sep 28, 2020 (Bloomberg)The most ambitious climate goal the world’s ever seen now has a road map for how to arrive at it.One of China’s top climate research institutes on Sunday laid out a plan of increasing renewable and nuclear energy and completely phasing out coal power. It’s the first blueprint from … Read more China’s Top Climate Scientists Map Out Path to 2060 Carbon Neutral Goal
By Robert Tuttle Sep 28, 2020 (Bloomberg) U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to approve a rail link between Canada and Alaska could open up an export route to Asia for Alberta’s struggling oil sands producers.The presidential permit, announced in a tweet late on Friday, will push forward a $17 billion project to build a rail line … Read more Alberta Eyes Oil Route After Trump OKs Alaska Rail Link
By Reuters Staff WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter over the weekend he would issue a permit for a railway project from Canada’s oil sands to ports in Alaska, a project that has many regulatory hurdles but could help spur shipments of the landlocked crude to foreign markets and U.S. … Read more Trump says he will approve permit for Canada to Alaska railway to free landlocked oil
By Geoffrey Cann Not only does blockchain play well with other oil and gas technologies, it helps others deliver more value. One plus one really does equal three, but it depends on who is doing the math, and how. Recently, I chaired a panel discussion by the Energy Conference Network on convergence possibilities between blockchain and other … Read more Blockchain’s Value Depends On How You Do The Math – Geoffrey Cann
September 28, 2020 | Source: Enservco Total bank debt reduced by $16 million – from approximately $33 million to approximately $17 million Transaction results in $17.5 million increase in stockholders’ equity when included with Chairman’s recent investment fund conversion of $1.5 million of subordinated debt and accrued interest into Enservco restricted common stock Company preparing for expected seasonal increase in activity during upcoming heating season DENVER, Sept. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enservco Corporation (NYSE American: ENSV), a diversified national provider of specialized well-site … Read more Enservco Closes Agreement with Lender to Amend its Senior Revolving Credit Facility, Substantially Reduce Debt and Strengthen its Balance Sheet
By David R. Baker, Brian Eckhouse and Mark Chediak Sep 28, 2020 (Bloomberg)Electrifying all new cars in California could be an immense burden on the state’s struggling power grid — or a whole new line of defense against blackouts. It all depends on the time of day vehicles charge. Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order last … Read more Electrifying California Cars Could Crush the Grid, or Save It
By Elizabeth Low and Alex Longley Sep 28, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil reversed an earlier decline following a weaker dollar and a broader rally in markets. The U.S. currency hit a session low, making commodities priced in the greenback more attractive, and European equities rallied the most in two weeks. The oil market, however, still faces an uncertain … Read more Oil Erases Losses With Dollar Falling But Uncertain Demand Looms
By Reuters Staff DUBAI (Reuters) – Commercial oil inventories in OECD countries are expected to stand slightly above the five-year average in the first quarter of 2021, before falling below that level for the rest of the year, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Sunday. The level of oil stockpiles in the developed OECD … Read more OPEC’s Barkindo sees OECD oil stocks below five-year average after first quarter of 2021
By Reuters Staff MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Sunday urged all global energy market players to combine efforts in order to combat the fallout from the spread of coronavirus, which has dampened fuel demand. Speaking at an online conference of energy ministries from G20 countries, Novak also said global oil demand … Read more Russia’s Novak says global energy players should jointly tackle demand crisis
September 28, 2020 06:59 ET | Source: Devon Energy Corporation KEY HIGHLIGHTS Merger of equals creates a leading unconventional oil producer in the U.S. Builds a dominant Delaware Basin acreage position totaling 400,000 net acres All-stock transaction accretive to per-share metrics in year one and maintains financial strength Expect to achieve cost savings that will drive $575 million … Read more Devon Energy and WPX Energy to Combine in Merger of Equals, Creating a Leading Energy Company Focused on Generating Free Cash Flow and Return of Capital to Shareholders
By Chris Bryant Sep 24, 2020 (Bloomberg Opinion) Banning dealers from selling anything but zero-emission cars from 2035, as California Governor Gavin Newsom decreed this week, sounds pretty radical on first hearing.Electric vehicles are still a relatively niche pursuit. Charging them up isn’t always straightforward — especially if you live in an apartment — and battery-powered cars tend to cost more than gasoline-powered … Read more COMMENTARY: Banning Gas-Powered Cars Can’t Happen Soon Enough: Chris Bryant
By Rachel Adams-Heard Sep 25, 2020 (Bloomberg) With the U.S. oil industry reeling from the collapse in demand this year, the New Mexico shale patch has emerged as the go-to spot for drillers desperate to squeeze as much crude from the ground without bleeding cash. There’s just one problem: Joe Biden wants to ban new fracking … Read more The Crown Jewel of the Shale Patch Braces for a Biden Ban
Advancements in construction technology are happening rapidly – are you seeing the benefits? Integrated Sustainability is bridging the traditional boundary between engineering and construction with advanced earthworks execution best practices. Over the past 10 years, Integrated Sustainability has gained an inside perspective to the inefficiencies of conventional construction practices while acting as owners’ engineer. They … Read more Traditional Earthworks Execution Doesn’t Limit Change Orders: How Digital Construction Execution is Reshaping the Industry
Connecting your legacy industrial cameras to Osperity’s Intelligent Visual Monitoring Platform is a very cost-effective way to benefit from exception-based video analytics Osperity’s flexible open platform is a camera agnostic system which makes it easy to onboard industrial rated legacy cameras already installed in the field. If you have cameras on your site you likely … Read more Add intelligence to your existing industrial cameras – Benefit from management by exception
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row as some drillers return to the wellpad now that crude prices have held gains made since recovering from coronavirus-linked lows in the spring. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator … Read more U.S. drillers add rigs for second week, still down for seventh quarter -Baker Hughes
HOUSTON (Sept 24, 2020) – Stress Engineering Services, Inc. (SES), the global leader in consulting engineering services and solutions, has launched its new Digital Solutions Group. The aim of the new group is reduce energy industry clients’ costs and manage risks through best-in-class digital technologies. By utilizing SES’s significant resources in physics-based engineering and subject matter expertise, unique … Read more Stress Engineering Services, Inc. launches new Digital Solutions Group
By Andy Hoffman and Javier Blas Sep 24, 2020 (Bloomberg) Global oil markets won’t be able to absorb planned production increases by OPEC+ members as demand remains weaker than expected, said the head of commodities trader Mercuria Energy Group. Oil stockpiles have been building in September and won’t draw down enough in the remainder of the … Read more Oil Trader Says Market Can’t Handle OPEC Production Increase
By David R. Baker Sep 24, 2020 (Bloomberg) One clean energy trade group in California is warning that California’s bold new goal of phasing out gas-powered cars within 15 years will drive up power demand from electric cars by 25% — a potential problem for a state that has been struggling to keep the lights on.Perhaps not surprisingly, … Read more Clean Energy Group Warns California Car Ban Will Tax the Grid
By Laura Hurst Sep 25, 2020 (Bloomberg) Just a week after revealing its plan to turn itself into a clean-energy giant, BP Plc watched its share price drop to a 25-year low. Chief Executive Officer Bernard Looney and his new management team gave more than 10 hours of presentations over three days last week, in a … Read more BP Hits 25-Year Low a Week After Unveiling Climate Strategy
By Saket Sundria and Alex Longley Sep 25, 2020 (Bloomberg) Oil slumped near $40 in New York as the coronavirus weighs on markets and raises concerns about the outlook for consumption. November futures fell on Friday as the dollar gained and equity markets declined. Recent days have underscored the patchy prospects for demand, with the International … Read more Oil Slides With Renewed Virus Surge Weighing on Markets
If you knew there was a gas leak in your neighborhood and the lives of all the families who live near you were at risk, you would warn people right? I’m sure that when it comes to safety, you’d want to share with your peers in industry as well. After all, you may be competitors … Read more Risk Matters: How Data Sharing Helps Industry Work Safer Together
By Jennifer Hiller (Reuters) – U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips COP.N sees global demand returning to 100 million barrels per day and growing from there, with oil an “important part of the energy mix in any scenario” going forward, a senior executive said on Thursday. The view stands in contrast to that of rival BP Plc BP.L, which sees … Read more ConocoPhillips sees global oil demand returning: executive
200% Increase in Sales and a 70% Services Growth Reported. September 24, 2020 – Cadeon Inc., a leader in enterprise data, digital transformation, and training has been awarded TIBCO’s Global High-Velocity Partner of the Year. “Our partner community is the lifeblood of TIBCO, and it is an honour to recognize this year’s winners of our … Read more Cadeon Inc. Awarded TIBCO’s Global High-Velocity Partner of the Year!
By Stephanie Kelly, Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, looking to shore up support in the U.S. Farm Belt during a tight race for re-election, is taking steps to help producers of corn-based ethanol using a list of policy goals that a group of Midwest senators discussed with him a year ago, according … Read more Trump, eyeing Farm Country, starts working on ethanol industry’s year-old wishlist
By Rachel Adams-Heard Sep 24, 2020 (Bloomberg) After all the trauma the U.S. oil industry has been through this year — from production cuts to mass layoffs and a string of bankruptcies — many producers say they’re still prioritizing output over reducing debt.At least that’s according to the latest energy survey published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas … Read more Even Now, U.S. Oil Drillers Remain Focused on Output Over Debt
By Nathaniel Bullard Sep 24, 2020 (Bloomberg) It’s Climate Week in New York, which brings with it a raft of announcements from companies outlining their new decarbonization targets and clean investment strategies. Some of the declarations are hefty, like Walmart Inc.’s plan to reach zero emissions across its global operations in 20 years without relying on carbon offsets. … Read more The Most Important Climate Pledges Aren’t the Splashy Ones
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Thursday, as a fall in U.S. inventories last week was tempered by a stronger dollar and a renewed wave of COVID-19 cases in Europe that led several countries to reimpose travel restrictions Brent crude LCOc1 futures were up 10 cents, or 0.2%, to $41.87 a barrel by … Read more Oil steadies as frail demand outlook tempers U.S. stock drawdown
By Reuters Staff OSLO (Reuters) – Three Norwegian labour unions agreed on a wage deal with the owners of floating offshore oil rigs, preventing a strike that could eventually have halted the exploration for new oil and gas reserves, the unions and companies said in separate statements on Thursday. The deal between the Norwegian Shipowners’ … Read more Norway oil drilling rig companies agree on wage deal with workers
The Challenge In a world of low commodity prices and reduced demand, oil and gas producers are looking for solutions that lower cost while increasing project certainty. Scovan Engineering’s design philosophy is providing answers to this challenge. Scovan’s uses an efficient and effective approach from design through to execution, by modularizing the installation to the … Read more Scovan Reduces Project Costs by over 30% through Modularization
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – Oil edged up to around $42 a barrel on Wednesday supported by rising investor risk appetite and a report that U.S. fuel inventories fell, although rising crude supply and concern of stalling demand capped gains. European equities rose after better-than-expected German manufacturing data, giving oil a boost. The American … Read more Oil edges up to $42, eyeing Libya and U.S. inventories
By Dana Hull, Akshat Rathi and Gabrielle Coppola Sep 23, 2020 (Bloomberg) Tesla Inc.’s highly anticipated “Battery Day” fell short of expectations that helped fuel its $320 billion surge in market value this year, with Elon Musk outlining grandiose goals that will take time to pull off. The chief executive officer laid out a plan Tuesday … Read more Tesla’s Battery Day Letdown Puts $320 Billion Stock Gain at Risk
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