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Source: Fox Business

Trump to visit oil-rich Permian Basin to visit rig, talk energy

Fox Business


President Trump is expected to visit the Permian Basin in West Texas Wednesday and make a stop at the Double Eagle Energy in Midland, the White House announced.

During his visit, the president will tour an oil

Source: Reuters

Oil up on weak dollar though U.S.-China tensions, virus weigh

Reuters


SINGAPORE/LONDON  – Oil prices edged higher on Monday helped by a weak dollar and expected U.S. stimulus measures but gains were capped by rising global coronavirus cases and tensions between the United States and China.

Brent crude LCOc1 rose …

Early 2020 drop in crude oil prices led to write-downs of U.S. oil producers’ assets

Early 2020 drop in crude oil prices led to write-downs of U.S. oil producers’ assets

EIA


According to publicly filed financial statements, 40 U.S. oil producers collectively wrote down $48 billion worth of assets in the first quarter of 2020, the largest quarterly adjustment since at least 2015. Low crude oil prices contributed to significant …

July 27, 2020 - 8:45 am Crude Oil News, Earnings, EIA News That Matters, Finance
PetroTal Announces Restart of Production at Bretana Oil Field

PetroTal Announces Restart of Production at Bretana Oil Field

Calgary, Alberta and Houston, Texas–(Newsfile Corp. – July 27, 2020) – PetroTal Corp. (TSXV: …

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360 Digital Closing Bell 7-24-2020

360 Digital Closing Bell 7-24-2020

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Oil Profitability Around the World – or – What is the cost to keep their social programs running?

Oil Profitability Around the World – or – What is the cost to keep their social programs running?

RarePetro


Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: This is an outstanding piece from Kevin about world oil costs and what the countries need to make in order to keep up with their social programs. We have been covering this topic,

Source: Reuters

Equinor beats earnings forecasts as refinery and trading shines

Reuters


OSLO – Equinor on Friday reported a drop in second-quarter operating profit but a strong performance from its refinery and trading business helped to counter a coronavirus-led slump in oil and gas prices allowing the group to beat forecasts.…

U.S. rig count decreased by 2 this week, at 251

U.S. rig count decreased by 2 this week, at 251

Oil and Gas 360


This week’s Baker Hughes rig count shows that U.S. had a decrease of 2 over last week, resulting in a total count of 251 rigs. Canada had an increase of 10 over last week, resulting in …

Source: Reuters

Chevron diversity ratio to improve as layoffs progress

Reuters


Oil major Chevron Corp (CVX.N) expects to reduce the dominance of white males in company management during cost-cutting this year, upping the share of senior level jobs held by women and ethnic minorities to 44% from 38% …

Source: Reuters

Schlumberger eyes deeper cost cuts as oil rout triggers $3.7 billion charge

Reuters


Oilfield services giant Schlumberger NV (SLB.N) on Friday outlined plans for deeper spending cuts after recording a $3.7 billion charge and a second straight quarterly loss on thousands of job cuts and a pipeline outage in Ecuador.…

Source: Reuters

Oil prices edges up on weak dollar, U.S.-China tensions weigh

Reuters


LONDON – Oil prices edged higher on Friday, supported by a weaker dollar, though tensions between the United States and China and wider economic uncertainty weighed.

Brent crude was up 10 cents at $43.41 a barrel at 1323 GMT, …

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Source: Forbes

Barclays sees near-tem oil price correction if demand recovery slows

Reuters


Barclays Commodities Research said on Thursday oil prices could see a correction in the near-term if a recovery in fuel demand slows further, especially in the United States.

While a recent rally has been supported by faster-than-expected rebalancing of …

360 Digital Closing Bell 7-23-2020

360 Digital Closing Bell 7-23-2020

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Source: Reuters

Repsol’s long-term oil price outlook aligns with rivals

Reuters


LONDON  – Spanish energy major Repsol (REP.MC) lowered its oil price LCOc1 assumptions on Thursday, bringing its long-term outlook in line with most European rivals which have booked writedowns and leaving Equinor as a bullish outlier in …

Source: Reuters

Bounceback in U.S. shale oil output is unlikely to last the summer

Reuters


HOUSTON/NEW YORK – A reopening of some major economies locked down due to the coronavirus has lifted global oil prices and encouraged U.S. shale producers to return at least a third of the 2 million barrels per day (bpd) …

Source: CNBC

‘It is going to be brutal’: What to expect as oil and gas majors unveil their second-quarter results

CNBC


Oil and gas majors are likely to report “horrendous” second-quarter results over the next two weeks, energy analysts have told CNBC, with the three-month period through to the end of June widely expected to mark the “low point” of …

Source: Reuters

Oil eases as high U.S. oil stocks outweigh weak dollar

Reuters


LONDON  – Oil edged lower on Thursday as rising U.S. fuel inventories and concerns about surging coronavirus cases outweighed the impact of a weaker dollar, which usually boosts oil prices.

Brent crude LCOc1 fell 22 cents, or 0.5%, to …

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360 Digital Closing Bell 7-22-2020

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Source: Reuters

U.S. crude, distillate stockpiles rise unexpectedly -EIA

Reuters


U.S. crude oil and distillate inventories rose unexpectedly and fuel demand slipped last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday, as a sharp outbreak in coronavirus cases hit U.S. consumption.

U.S. crude production ticked higher and refined products …

Source: Reuters

Baker Hughes posts second quarterly loss as oil slump slams demand

Reuters


Baker Hughes Co (BKR.N) posted its second consecutive quarterly loss on Wednesday and said it would continue reining in costs to prepare for a longer period of oil price volatility.

 

Oil producers stopped drilling new wells …

Source: Reuters

U.S. crude oil inventories increase by 4.9 million barrels

Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of July 17, 2020

 

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 4.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 536.6 million barrels, U.S. crude oil …

China’s record crude oil storage flies under the radar

China’s record crude oil storage flies under the radar

Reuters


LAUNCESTON: China’s refineries imported and processed record amounts of crude oil in June, and while these are undoubtedly bullish economic signals, it’s worth noting that flows into storage tanks were also likely at an all-time high.

The massive amount …

20 states sue over Trump rule limiting states from blocking pipeline projects

20 states sue over Trump rule limiting states from blocking pipeline projects

The Hill


Oil & Gas Publishers Note: Our team has been covering the regulatory fight the Trump administration has been plagued, and the implications. I can bet all of the states did not vote for him. 

A coalition of 20 …

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Source: Forbes

What will an American carbon tax cost you?

Forbes


How much are you willing to spend to save the earth? How about an extra 89 cents per gallon? That’s about how much a nationwide carbon tax would cost every time you stop for a gasoline fill up. Whether …

Trial of ex-Pemex boss threatens to lift lid on Mexico’s ‘cash box’

Trial of ex-Pemex boss threatens to lift lid on Mexico’s ‘cash box’

Reuters


MEXICO CITY  – The trial of a former boss of Petroleos Mexicanos threatens to expose years of alleged malpractice at the state oil company and provide a canvas for Mexico’s leftist president to depict rot at the heart of …