Friday, January 2, 2026
Analysts eye big oil's spending and acquisition plans- oil and gas 360

Analysts eye big oil’s spending and acquisition plans

(Oil Price) – Big Oil is reporting third-quarter results this week and next. No surprises are expected—Big Oil has been having an eventful year featuring tariffs, sanctions, and glut predictions—and these events will be reflected in financial reports. Yet analysts are already looking ahead to 2036 and what Big Oil plans to do next. So far, two big oil companies have

US will not send officials to COP30 climate talks, White House says-oil and gas 360

US will not send officials to COP30 climate talks, White House says

(Investing) – WASHINGTON -The U.S. will not send any high-level officials to the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil, a White House official told Reuters, alleviating some concern among world leaders that Washington would send a team to scupper the talks. Brazil will host a high-level leaders’ summit next week before the two-week UN climate negotiations begin in the Amazonian city

ExxonMobil ramps up global output with early Yellowtail startup and Permian gains- oil and gas 360

ExxonMobil ramps up global output with early Yellowtail startup and Permian gains

(World Oil)– ExxonMobil reported third-quarter 2025 earnings of $7.5 billion, highlighting record upstream performance across its global portfolio, led by major gains in the Permian basin and offshore Guyana. Companywide production averaged 4.8 million boe per day, up 139,000 boed from the prior quarter. ExxonMobil’s Permian production hit a record 1.7 MMboed, while Guyana output exceeded 700,000 boed, marking another

TotalEnergies LNG project in Mozambique hits new financial snag- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies LNG project in Mozambique hits new financial snag

(Oil Price)– The government of Mozambique may not agree with the latest estimate for an LNG project led by TotalEnergies, which said earlier this week the price tag for the facility had gone up by $4.5 billion. The French supermajor attributed the cost increase to the four years, during which work on Mozambique LNG was suspended following a deadly attack

U.S. rig count had an increase of 1 this week, at 585- oil and gas 360

U.S. rig count decreased by 4 is at 546

This week’s Baker Hughes Rig Count shows that the U.S. decreased by 4 last week, resulting in a total count of 546 rigs. Canada had a decrease of 12 over last week, resulting in a total Canadian count of 187 rigs. Breakdown by region Of the regions tracked by Baker Hughes, the Barnett and the Permian regions experienced an increase

Cenovus announces third-quarter 2025 results- oil and gas 360

Cenovus announces third-quarter 2025 results

(BOE Report)– Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) today announced its third-quarter 2025 financial and operating results. The company generated approximately $2.1 billion in cash from operating activities, $2.5 billion of adjusted funds flow and $1.3 billion of free funds flow. Operating results in the quarter included record Upstream production of 832,900 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d)1 and record

Chevron beats estimates as Hess acquisition drives oil production growth- oil and gas 360

Chevron beats estimates as Hess acquisition drives oil production growth

(World Oil)– Chevron Corporation reported record oil and gas production in the third quarter of 2025, driven by the integration of Hess Corporation assets and strong performance from core upstream regions including the Permian basin, Gulf of America, Kazakhstan, and Guyana. The company’s global production rose 21% year-over-year to 4.1 million boe per day, its highest on record. The acquisition

Oil prices fall for a third straight month as OPEC+ considers boosting output- oil and gas 360

Oil prices fall for a third straight month as OPEC+ considers boosting output

(Oil Price)- Weak factory activity in China, a stronger U.S. dollar, and reports that OPEC+ is going to add more barrels to production in December have combined to push oil prices lower, setting them on a course to their third monthly decline in a row. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $64.61 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $60.16

China’s Xi and Canada’s Carney vow to advance relations- oil and gas 360

China’s Xi and Canada’s Carney vow to advance relations

(Investing)– China’s President Xi Jinping met with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday, with the leaders vowing to advance bilateral relations and Carney accepting Xi’s invitation to visit China. They held a summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Gyeongju, South Korea, part of Carney’s tour of Asia in an effort to deepen trade