Crude Oil News

Source: Reuters

Oil on track for fifth weekly gain on strong demand

Reuters


LONDON -Oil prices rose on Friday, and were on track for a fifth consecutive weekly gain on expectations demand growth will outstrip supply and OPEC+ producers will be cautious in returning more supply to the market from August.

Brent …

Source: Baker Hughes

Avitas delivers on new contract to provide continuous methane emissions monitoring for Roeslein Alternative Energy

Baker Hughes


HOUSTON – June 24, 2021 – Avitasa Baker Hughes business, has been awarded a contract from renewable energy operator Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) to provide continuous methane emissions monitoring at its 22 biogas lagoons in Missouri. …

We’re Back! Preliminary list of participating companies posted for EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference

We’re Back! Preliminary list of participating companies posted for EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference

Oil & Gas 360


EnerCom, Inc. published a preliminary list of participating companies for The Oil and Gas Conference today.  We are adding to the list daily and hope that you will be able to attend this year.  

 

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Source: Reuters

Reuters Events: Power CEOs defend role for natgas in shift to climate-friendly grid

Reuters


WASHINGTON/MADRID/BOSTON – Power company executives argued during a global energy conference this week that natural gas will have a long-lasting role in the transition to a climate-friendly global economy, even as environmental groups, progressive politicians, and intergovernmental organizations contend …

Source: Reuters

Saudi’s April oil exports more than double yr/yr to $13.8 billion

Reuters


DUBAI – The value of Saudi Arabia’s oil exports in April climbed 109% to 51.7 billion riyals ($13.79 billion) from a year earlier while non-oil exports rose by 46.3%, official data showed on Thursday.

Oil exports made up 72.5% …

Source: Reuters

Shell urged to drop appeal over landmark climate ruling

Reuters


LONDON – A Dutch activist group that won a legal battle against Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L over its climate strategy has urged the company to ditch its appeal and hold joint talks on how to reduce its emissions, according …

Source: BOE Report

Oil dips but hovers near three-year highs on recovery signs

BOE Report


Oil prices dipped on Thursday but still held close to their highest in almost three years, supported by drawdowns in U.S. inventories and accelerating German economic activity.

Doubts about the future of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that

Source: Reuters

Chevron has no plans to shrink conventional energy business

Nasdaq


U.S. oil major Chevron Corp CVX.N has no plans to shrink its oil and gas business for wind and solar energy unlike some rivals, Chief Financial Officer Pierre Breber said on Thursday, amid pressure from shareholders to lower carbon …

We’re Back! Preliminary list of participating companies posted for EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference

We’re Back! Preliminary list of participating companies posted for EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference

Oil & Gas 360


EnerCom, Inc. published a preliminary list of participating companies for The Oil and Gas Conference today.  We are adding to the list daily and hope that you will be able to attend this year.  

 

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Source: CNBC

The risk of the energy transition is that it only benefits a few, CEO says

CNBC


The coronavirus pandemic has sped up a transition in the energy industry, according to the CEO of Italian energy firm Enel, but a number of issues need to be addressed to ensure change takes place in a measured manner.

Source: Reuters

Saudi Aramco extends $10 bln loan on improved terms, sources say

Reuters


DUBAI – Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco 2222.SE has secured a one-year extension to a $10 billion loan it raised last year, negotiating improved terms in the process, three sources told Reuters.

Aramco has borrowed tens of billions of …

Source: Reuters

Reuters Events-Duke Energy CEO sees hurdles for Biden’s decarbonization timeline

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s target to decarbonize the nation’s power industry by 2035 will only be achievable if clean energy technologies like advanced nuclear and carbon capture rapidly become commercially viable, according the chief executive of leading U.S. utility …

Source: Reuters

Uptick in prices lifts the mood in U.S. oil patch

Financial Post


U.S. energy company executives polled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas have an optimistic outlook driven by upticks in activity and a jump in oil prices, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Oil and gas producers …

Source: Reuters

Iran says U.S. to lift oil sanctions, Germany cautious on matter

Nasdaq


Iran said on Wednesday the United States had agreed to remove all sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping, although Germany cautioned that major issues remained at talks between Tehran and world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.

The …

U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 7.6 million barrels

U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 7.6 million barrels

Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of June 18, 2021

 

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 7.6 million barrels from the previous week. At 459.1 million barrels, U.S. crude oil …

We’re Back! Preliminary list of participating companies posted for EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference

We’re Back! Preliminary list of participating companies posted for EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference

Oil & Gas 360


EnerCom, Inc. published a preliminary list of participating companies for The Oil and Gas Conference today.  We are adding to the list daily and hope that you will be able to attend this year.  

 

 …

Underdog activist Engine No. 1 is launching an ETF after big Exxon win

Underdog activist Engine No. 1 is launching an ETF after big Exxon win

CNBC


Engine No. 1, the upstart activist firm that put three candidates on Exxon’s board of directors, is launching an exchange-traded fund in a bet that shareholder activism will take center stage in coming years.

The Engine No. 1 Transform …

Talos Energy announces successful extension of its credit facility to November 2024 and borrowing base redetermination

Talos Energy announces successful extension of its credit facility to November 2024 and borrowing base redetermination

Publisher’s Note: Talos Energy will be presenting at EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference on August 16, 2021.

HOUSTON, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Talos Energy Inc. (“Talos” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TALO) today announced the completion of amendments to …

Source: CNBC

Iran’s President-elect Raisi rules out meeting Biden as oil markets look to nuclear deal’s future

CNBC


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi gave his first press conference since the country’s election, saying Monday his priorities would be to improve ties with regional neighbors and revive the 2015 nuclear deal — and at …

Source: Reuters

Energy transition metals poised for uneven, explosive run higher

Reuters


LONDON/HANOI – Buoyed by powerful demand expectations as the world moves away from reliance on fossil fuels, prices of many industrial metals rocketed, but future price rises are likely to be limited to a select few energy transition ingredients.…

Source: Reuters

Oil may hit $100 but volatility will also grow, say energy CEOs

Reuters


LONDON – Benchmark oil prices could hit $100 a barrel and price volatility could also grow due to lower investments and the energy transition, the heads of top energy companies said on Tuesday.

“There is quite a chance to …

Source: Reuters

Column: Oil bulls bet on restraint by OPEC+ and U.S. shale firms

Nasdaq


LONDON – Hedge funds have rarely been more bullish about the outlook for oil in the last three years, even as prices have climbed to levels that have induced a strong response from producers in the past.

Hedge funds …

Source: Reuters

Brent rises above $75 a barrel on strong demand outlook

Reuters


TOKYO – Crude oil prices steadied on Tuesday after Brent rose above $75 a barrel for the first time since April 2019, with prices underpinned by a strong demand outlook and as OPEC+ begins discussions on raising oil production.…

We’re Back! Preliminary list of participating companies posted for EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference

We’re Back! Preliminary list of participating companies posted for EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference

Oil & Gas 360


EnerCom, Inc. published a preliminary list of participating companies for The Oil and Gas Conference today.  We are adding to the list daily and hope that you will be able to attend this year.  

 

 …

Source: Reuters

U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for second week in a row – Baker Hughes

Reuters


U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row as crude prices rose to their highest since 2018, prompting some drillers to return to the wellpad.

The oil and gas …

Source: Reuters

Traders beef up U.S. renewable fuel teams as demand soars

Reuters


Commodity merchants and investment firms such as Citadel, Gunvor and Trafigura are bolstering U.S. teams that specialize in trading renewable fuels as demand soars, according to people familiar with the matter.

Many trading firms already have an established presence …

Source: Reuters

Big Oil’s move to offshore wind risks inflating seabed prices – Orsted

Reuters


COPENHAGEN – The world’s largest offshore wind developer Orsted ORSTED.CO is concerned that Big Oil’s eagerness to harness wind at sea could push up prices for seabed leases, making the technology less competitive, its chief executive told Reuters.

European …

Source: Reuters

As demand accelerates, BofA expects oil to reach $100/bbl next year

Reuters


BofA Global Research raised its Brent crude price forecasts for this year and next, saying that tighter oil supply and demand balances in 2022 could push oil briefly to $100 per barrel.

“We believe that the robust global oil …

Source: Reuters

Gulf states will take at least 10 years to end oil dependence: Moody’s

MSN News


Countries in the oil-exporting Gulf will remain heavily dependent on hydrocarbon production for at least the next 10 years as efforts to diversify economies have made limited progress since the 2014-15 oil price shock, Moody’s said.

The rating …

Source: Reuters

Final Exxon AGM tally lifts ex-MetLife chairman to board, seals activist win

Nasdaq


Official tallies released Monday for Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N‘s shareholder vote showed former MetLife Chairman Steven Kandarian taking the 12th seat, edging out the former Caterpillar chief who was originally named a director in preliminary results.

Douglas Oberhelman, …