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Hess and Oxy emerge as top winners in Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale- oil and gas 360

Hess and Oxy emerge as top winners in Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Hess Corp. was the high bidder in a U.S. auction for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, which raised a total of $382 million from oil giants before the Biden administration imposes a two-year hiatus for future sales. The sale, held by the Interior Department Wednesday, brought in more than any federal offshore oil and

Shell advances Gulf of Mexico growth with Sparta project investment- oil and gas 360

Shell advances Gulf of Mexico growth with Sparta project investment

World Oil (WO) — Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc, has made a final investment decision (FID) for Sparta, a deepwater development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that represents our competitive approach to simplifying and replicating projects. Owned by Shell Offshore Inc. (51% operator) and Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC (49%), Sparta is expected to reach a

U.S. oil production growth stalls in Q4- oil and gas 360

U.S. oil production growth stalls in Q4

Oil Price Crude oil production growth in the U.S. slowed down significantly in the fourth quarter of the year from the prior three months, although natural gas production continued up. According to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey, the production index for the industry dropped from 26.5 in the third quarter to just 5.3 in the current quarter. In natural gas, the index

NOIA president urges congressional action in response to Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 261- oil and gas 360

NOIA president urges congressional action in response to Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 261

World Oil (WO) — In a pivotal moment for American energy policy, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Erik Milito emphasizes the urgency of Congressional intervention following the conclusion of Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 261. Milito issued the following statement: “Today signifies a critical point in American energy policy. The U.S. offshore oil and gas industry is stepping up

Oil down more than $1 a barrel as Angola decides to exit OPEC- oil and gas 360

Oil down more than $1 a barrel as Angola decides to exit OPEC

Yahoo Finance LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell by more than $1 a barrel on Thursday after Angola announced it is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Brent crude futures were down $1.30, or 1.63%, to $78.40 a barrel by 1419 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was lower by $1.19, or 1.60%, at $73.03. Angola’s oil minister

Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories increase by 88 Bcf- oil and gas 360

Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories decrease by 87 Bcf

Natural Gas Inventories as of December 15, 2023 The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 87 Bcf as of December 15, 2023. Working gas in storage was 3,577 Bcf as of Friday, December 15, 2023, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 87 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were