Portfolio investors purchased petroleum contracts for the first time in seven weeks as traders squared up short positions ahead of a meeting of OPEC⁺ ministers to decide production policy in the second half of 2024.Hedge funds and other money…
OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to extend most of its deep oil output cuts well into 2025 as the group seeks to shore up the market amid tepid demand growth, high interest rates and rising rival U.S. production.Brent crude oil prices LCOc1 have been trading near $80 per barrel in recent days…
ConocoPhillips is in advanced talks to buy Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal that could value the Houston-based company at a little over its $15 billion market value, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday citing people briefed on the matter…
Top U.S. independent oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips on Wednesday agreed to buy Marathon Oil $22.5 billion, the latest in a series of mega-deals in the energy industry.The U.S. oil and gas industry has been riding a consolidation wave over…
Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a bill aimed at reevaluating and potentially revising existing offshore wind project plans, setting the stage for the state's goal of achieving 8,500 megawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2031.The bill…
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Monday that its crude oil production during the first quarter rose 4.4% compared to the same period last year.Petrobras pumped 2.24 million barrels per day (bpd) in the period, the firm said in a statement…
Shell reported first-quarter profit of $7.7 billion on Thursday, exceeding expectations as disruption to Red Sea shipping and Russian refining boosted oil trading and liquefied natural gas production rose.The company said it will buy back a further $3…
The price to rent an offshore rig hit a nine-year high last year with jackups, semisubmersibles and drillships costing on average $118,000, $368,000 and $419,000, respectively (as of 31 December 2023). These figures represent an overall 54% increase in dayrates when compared with 2021…
In recent years, the oil and gas industry has faced mounting pressure to address its environmental impact. This has led many companies to set decarbonization targets – we are tracking more than 460 targets set by independents, majors, and NOCs across the sector…
Britain's EnQuest is looking to sell its 27% stake in the Golden Eagle oilfield in the British North Sea as it seeks to reduce debt levels, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday.It was unclear how much the sale of the non-operated stake would raise…
The United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil company recently considered buying Britain's BP but the deliberations did not progress beyond preliminary discussions, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)…
The EU will investigate subsidies received by Chinese suppliers of wind turbines destined for Europe, in the bloc's latest move to shield domestic firms from cheap clean tech products.The European Commission will look into conditions for the development of wind parks in Spain…
Marine fuel services and solutions provider KPI OceanConnect has completed its first simultaneous operation of LNG bunkering in Singapore.KPI OceanConnect conducted the operation for MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s Monica Cristina vessel in Singapore…
Ithaca Energy has been given a four-week exclusivity period by Italy's Eni to make an offer for UK exploration and production assets that could expand its output massively, the London-listed company said on Wednesday.Buying those assets, including those of Eni's recently acquired Neptune Energy…
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has published an updated information paper, Guidelines for the Control of Drugs and Alcohol in the Maritime Industry (2024).The paper aims to provide general guidance and recommendations for the maritime industry (operators of tankers…
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