(BOE Report)– Venezuela’s debt crisis is one of the largest unresolved sovereign defaults in the world, the legacy of years of economic collapse and U.S. sanctions that severed the country from international capital markets. The country has been in default since late 2017, when it missed payments on international bonds issued by the government and state oil company PDVSA. Since
(BOE Report)– Cygnet Energy Ltd. (“Cygnet“) and Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. (“Kiwetinohk“) (TSX: KEC) are pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of Kiwetinohk by Cygnet. As previously announced, all outstanding common shares of Kiwetinohk (the “KEC Shares“) were acquired by Cygnet pursuant to a plan of arrangement under Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Arrangement“) for $24.75 per KEC Share. As part of the
(Oil Price)– Adani Group, the conglomerate of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, is in talks with the state government of India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state on a public-private partnership to build small modular reactors (SMRs) as India opens its nuclear energy sector to private investment. Adani Group is in discussions with Uttar Pradesh officials to build eight SMRs with capacity of
(World Oil)– Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX) has approved the acquisition of U.S. tight oil and gas assets through the purchase of all equity interests in Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings LLC, marking a significant expansion of its North American upstream portfolio. The transaction will be executed via Peoria Resources Acquisition Company, LLC, an overseas subsidiary managed by Peoria Resources,
(Oil Price)– Harbour Energy has made a gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, which could be tied back to existing infrastructure, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate said on Friday. Harbour Energy, as operator of the license, and its partners have proven gas condensate in the ‘Camilla Nord’ prospect, the regulator said, adding that preliminary estimates indicate
This week’s Baker Hughes Rig Count shows that the U.S. decreased by 6 last week, resulting in a total count of 542 rigs. Canada had a decrease of 7 over last week, resulting in a total Canadian count of 185 rigs. Breakdown by region Of the regions tracked by Baker Hughes, the Granite Wash region experienced an increase this week.
(BOE Report)– Oil prices ticked down on Friday and were set to close lower for a second straight week, as rising prospects of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal offset concerns over supply disruptions from a blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers. Brent crude futures fell 9 cents, or 0.2%, to $59.73 a barrel by 0456 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude
(Oil Price)– The international gold and foreign exchange reserves held by the world’s biggest oil-producing nations in the EU could be at risk, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, after EU leaders discussed using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. “This is not just a blow to its image; it is an undermining of trust in the euro zone,” Putin
