Crude Oil News

Source: Reuters

Exclusive: OPEC+ needs to fix daily oversupply of more than two million barrels, document shows

Reuters


MOSCOW/DUBAI/LONDON  – Some members of the OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations would need to slash output by an extra 2.31 million barrels per day (bpd) to make up for their recent oversupply, an internal OPEC+ report seen by Reuters …

Source: CNBC

Oil drops as demand risk rises, U.S. stockpiles fall less than expected

CNBC


Oil prices fell on Thursday as major producers warned of a risk to demand recovery if the coronavirus crisis is prolonged, while U.S. crude inventories dropped less than expected.

Brent crude was down 47 cents, or 1%, at $44.90 …

August 20, 2020 - 11:30 am Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, OPEC
Source: EIA

North Dakota crude oil production fell in May beyond natural declines

EIA


Between December 2019 and May 2020, crude oil output in North Dakota fell from an average of 1.5 million barrels per day (b/d) to 0.9 million b/d, a decline of more than 615,000 b/d (41.6%). This production decline is …

August 20, 2020 - 10:30 am Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News
Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman

Oil demand could see 97% recovery by Q4: Saudi oil minister -Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman

Oil & Gas


Countries lagging behind with OPEC+ cuts will have to compensate with additional cuts until September

Global oil demand is expected to recover by Q4 2020, the Saudi energy minister said before a meeting of OPEC oil producers …

August 20, 2020 - 7:00 am Commodity Pricing, Crude Oil News, International, OPEC
EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference SAVE THE DATE: See you live in Denver August 15-18, 2021!

EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference SAVE THE DATE: See you live in Denver August 15-18, 2021!

The Oil & Gas Conference


Publisher’s Note: SAVE THE DATE!  At the Westin Denver Downtown August 15-18, 2021. See YOU next year!

You can watch the replay of presentations for this year at The Oil & Gas Conference and on

August 19, 2020 - 3:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, TOGC25
U.S. weighs more sanctions on Venezuela to halt fuel deals: Bloomberg

U.S. weighs more sanctions on Venezuela to halt fuel deals: Bloomberg

Reuters


The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing additional sanctions on Venezuela aimed at halting the remaining fuel transactions permitted with the Latin American country, Bloomberg reported late on Tuesday.

The step could target crude swaps with companies …

Source: CNBC

Options trader bets nearly $500,000 on a big turnaround for one energy name

CNBC


It’s no secret how hard integrated oil names have been hit this year due to the global economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, and Occidental Petroleum has been among the worst hit of all the companies in the …

Source: Reuters

Oil slips as demand worries outweigh U.S. stocks draw

Reuters


TOKYO/LONDON  – Oil prices eased on Wednesday on concerns U.S. fuel demand will face a slow recovery amid stalled talks on an economic stimulus package and despite support from a bigger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. crude stocks.

Brent crude futures …

Source: Reuters

U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 1.6 million barrels

Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of August 14, 2020

 

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 4.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 512.5 million barrels, U.S. crude oil …

Source: Reuters

OPEC+ meets to review compliance with oil cuts

Reuters


DUBAI/LONDON/MOSCOW – OPEC oil producers and allies such as Russia, a grouping dubbed OPEC+, meets on Wednesday to review compliance with oil cuts meant to support oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic.

OPEC+ is unlikely to change its output …

August 19, 2020 - 9:00 am Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, OPEC
EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference is on Day 3, you can still register to attend! Please join us.

EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference is on Day 3, you can still register to attend! Please join us.

The Oil & Gas Conference


Publisher’s Note: You can still join us on Day 3! Please register at The Oil & Gas Conference. Some of our presenters today are Cimarex Energy, DCP Midstream, Ring Energy, Core Laboratories, PetroTal, Pipestone

August 19, 2020 - 7:17 am Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, TOGC25
EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference is now LIVE, you can still register to attend!

EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference is now LIVE, you can still register to attend!

The Oil & Gas Conference


Publisher’s Note: You can still join us! Please register at The Oil & Gas Conference.

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented solutions, this year’s conference will be the firs digital conference in our 25 years …

August 18, 2020 - 3:45 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, TOGC25
EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference is now LIVE, you can still register to attend!

EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference is now LIVE, you can still register to attend!

The Oil & Gas Conference


Publisher’s Note: You can still join us! Please register at The Oil & Gas Conference.

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented solutions, this year’s conference will be the firs digital conference in our 25 years …

August 18, 2020 - 3:45 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, TOGC25
PetroTal announces second quarter 2020 financial and operating results

PetroTal announces second quarter 2020 financial and operating results

Oil and Gas 360


Publisher’s Note: PetroTal is presenting at The Oil & Gas Conference tomorrow at  1:10 p.m. (MST).  You can still register to attend the conference.

Calgary, Alberta and Houston, Texas–(Newsfile Corp. – August 17, 2020) – PetroTal …

Source: Forbes

What should oil companies do with their cash?

Forbes


After the oil industry’s worst quarter in history, companies are taking a variety of approaches towards their finances, and getting a variety of advice and criticism from the pundits and media. Saudi Aramco’s decision to maintain its dividend has …

Total halts North Sea oil platform work after Greenpeace protest

Total halts North Sea oil platform work after Greenpeace protest

Reuters


Total has halted operations at its Dan Bravo oil production platform in the Danish North Sea, the French company said on Tuesday, after Greenpeace activists climbed aboard to protest future oil and gas exploration.

Four Greenpeace activists swam 500 …

August 18, 2020 - 12:00 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News
Range announces cash tender offer for up to $400 million aggregate principal amount of certain of its outstanding debt securities

Range announces cash tender offer for up to $400 million aggregate principal amount of certain of its outstanding debt securities

Oil and Gas 360


FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) (“Range” or the “Company”) announced today the commencement of cash tender offers (the “Tender Offers”) to purchase up to $400 million aggregate …

August 18, 2020 - 10:00 am Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News
Caught in the Middle, Enverus Examines the Oil & Gas Midstream Sector

Caught in the Middle, Enverus Examines the Oil & Gas Midstream Sector

360 Feed Wire


Price declines, pipeline cancellations and bankruptcies draw attention to those contracted to transport hydrocarbons

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jon Haubert | 303.396.5996
Austin, TX (August 18, 2020) – Enverus, the leading oil and gas SaaS and data analytics
August 18, 2020 - 8:20 am Crude Oil News, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Press Releases
Oil price rises on optimism before OPEC+ meeting

Oil price rises on optimism before OPEC+ meeting

Oil&Gas


The group is expected to return 1.5 million barrels per day of production to the market

The price of Brent crude climbed to $45 per barrel as anticipation grows for the meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Counries …

August 18, 2020 - 7:04 am Commodity Pricing, Crude Oil News, International, OPEC
EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference is now LIVE, you can still register to attend!

EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference is now LIVE, you can still register to attend!

The Oil & Gas Conference


Publisher’s Note: You can still join us! Please register at The Oil & Gas Conference.

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented solutions, this year’s conference will be the firs digital conference in our 25 years …

August 17, 2020 - 3:45 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, TOGC25
Source: Reuters

Trump weighs Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil drilling in Alaska

Reuters


WASHINGTON  – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration was considering whether to allow oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a 19 million acre (7.7 million hectares) refuge that has been off-limits to drilling for …

August 17, 2020 - 3:00 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Regulatory
Source: nasdaq.com

Shale driller Chaparral Energy files for bankruptcy due to pandemic woes

Reuters


Oklahoma shale driller Chaparral Energy Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, the latest U.S. energy sector casualty in recent months as COVID-19 crushes oil demand.

The company’s assets and liabilities were in the range of $500 …

ExxonMobil secures another long-term concession in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta

ExxonMobil secures another long-term concession in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta

Hellenicshipping


ExxonMobil has been awarded a 35-year concession for another block in Vaca Muerta, a massive shale play that has been driving the company’s growth in oil and natural gas production in Argentina.

The government of Neuquen, a southwestern province …

ExxonMobil, Enterprise still adding to massive Permian crude pipeline glut

ExxonMobil, Enterprise still adding to massive Permian crude pipeline glut

Hellenicshipping


The embattled, but resilient Permian Basin quickly evolved from a glut of oil to a glut of excess pipeline capacity as the coronavirus pandemic crippled global demand, and new long-haul crude pipelines will further exacerbate the divide as they …

Nigeria’s crude exports threatened further as US floods European market

Nigeria’s crude exports threatened further as US floods European market

Energy Mix Report


The increasing flow of the United States crude into Europe is threatening to displace the region’s traditional light, sweet crudes, forcing sellers of Nigerian and Mediterranean crudes to discount September-loading cargoes.

S&P Global Platts quoted traders on …

August 17, 2020 - 10:30 am Crude Oil News, International, Marine Shipping
Saudi Aramco still aims for $15bn investment in India’s Reliance

Saudi Aramco still aims for $15bn investment in India’s Reliance

Arabian Business 


Saudi Aramco said it’s still working on a deal to buy a $15 billion stake in Reliance Industries Ltd.’s refining and chemicals business, even as lower oil prices forces it to slash investment spending.

Reliance’s shares fell in …

August 17, 2020 - 9:00 am Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, International, OPEC
Source: Houston Chronicle

West Africa needs enabling climate to exploit significant gas potential

Ventures Africa


Oil and Gas Publishers Note: The low cost of kWh to all of the African people regardless of income or country. Some countries and major energy companies are poised to take advantage of the African people. Gaining control

Chevron, Total others slash production, cut assets by $50bn

Chevron, Total others slash production, cut assets by $50bn

EnergyMix


The world’s five largest oil production companies collectively cut the value of their assets by nearly $50 billion in the second quarter, and slashed production rates as the COVID-19 pandemic caused a drastic fall in fuel prices and demand.…

Aramco spending to be significant despite revisions, says MEED

Aramco spending to be significant despite revisions, says MEED

Oil & Gas 


Following the news that Saudi Aramco recorded a 73.2% fall in its Q2 profits to $6.6bn, down from the $24.7bn in the same period last year; Indrajit Sen, Oil & Gas Editor at GlobalData’s MEED, offers his

EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference Schedule: Ring Energy & Advantage Oil & Gas Presenting

EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference Schedule: Ring Energy & Advantage Oil & Gas Presenting

The Oil & Gas Conference


Publisher’s Note:  Review the scheduled companies below and request your meetings. Register and join us this August 17-19, 2020 on our 25th Anniversary of The Oil & Gas Conference

Unprecedented times call for …

August 14, 2020 - 3:45 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, TOGC25