(Oil Price)– Kazakhstan has ramped up oil production, with the country’s crude oil and gas condensate–a type of light oil- output hitting a record high of 2.12 million barrels per day in February, good for a 13% increase from January. Excluding gas condensate, crude oil production increased 15.5% m-o-m to 1.83 million bpd. The OPEC+ member has been able to increase oil output
(World Oil) – Baker Hughes and Frontier Infrastructure have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) and power solutions in the U.S. As part of the agreement, Baker Hughes will provide innovative technologies and resources in support of the development of large-scale CCS, power generation, and data center projects. Frontier is leading the
(Investing) – CALGARY – Canada’s oilfield drilling and services sector is already showing signs of slowing due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs, triggering fears that an expected industry rebound could stall if such levies go forward. Employment levels in the Canadian drilling sector collapsed between 2014 and 2020 due to sustained low oil prices and reduced production during the
(Oil Price) – Oil and gas producers in the United States will no longer be obliged to pay a fee for the methane they emit in the course of their operations after Congress voted to axe one of the most celebrated moves of the Biden administration in the energy space. With a 52-47 vote, senators repealed the fee, and now all
(World Oil) – VAALCO Energy has farmed into the CI-705 block offshore Côte d’Ivoire. Vaalco will become operator of the block with a 70% working interest and a 100% paying interest though a commercial carry arrangement and is partnering with Ivory Coast Exploration Oil & Gas SAS and PETROCI. The CI-705 block is located in the prolific Tano basin and
(Investing) – NEW YORK -Oil prices fell about 2% to a 12-week low on reports OPEC+ will proceed with a planned oil output increase in April and on worries what U.S. tariffs would do to global economic growth and oil demand. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies like Russia, known as OPEC+, has decided to proceed with
