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Source: SM Energy

SM Energy reports production beat on lower capital costs and schedules year-end 2023 earnings release and call

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DENVERFeb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SM Energy Company (the “Company”) (NYSE: SM) today announced certain estimated 2023 results, including production, pricing, capital expenditures, return of capital and certain financial metrics. Highlights include:

  • Production exceeded
OPEC+ to review oil cut extension in March, ministers leave policy unchanged

OPEC+ to review oil cut extension in March, ministers leave policy unchanged

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LONDON/DUBAI/MOSCOW – A committee of OPEC+ ministers proposed no changesto the group’s oil output plans at a meeting on Thursday.

Leading ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies, led by Russia, known as OPEC+, …

Source: Reuters

Hess reports estimated results for the fourth quarter of 2023

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Key Development:

  • Commenced production from the Payara development at the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana, in November; Payara reached its initial production capacity of approximately 220,000 gross barrels of oil per day (bopd) in January 2024

Fourth …

Source: World Oil

Venezuelan oil production to swiftly decline under renewed U.S. sanctions

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Venezuelan oil production at a four-year high is expected to decline quickly if the US follows through on threats to reinstate sanctions on the nation.

The Biden administration on Tuesday said sanctions relief to Venezuela’s oil …

OPEC oil output falls in January on new cuts, Libya – survey

OPEC oil output falls in January on new cuts, Libya – survey

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LONDON – OPEC oil output in January registered the biggest monthly drop since July, a Reuters survey found, as several members implemented new voluntary production cuts agreed with the wider OPEC+ alliance and unrest curbed Libyan output.

The Organization …

Source: Reuters

Baker Hughes annual meeting: Simonelli sets agenda for “energizing change”

World Oil


(WO) – As the Baker Hughes Annual Meeting entered its first full day in Florence, Italy, on Monday, the firm’s Chairman, President and CEO, Lorenzo Simonelli (Fig. 1), set out an agenda for what he calls …

Source: Reuters

ANALYSIS-California and Big Oil are splitting after century-long affair

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It is the end of an era for Big Oil in California, as the most populous U.S. state divorces itself from fossil fuels in its fight against climate change.

California’s oil output a century ago amounted to it being …

Source: Ring Energy

Ring Energy announces production results and continued debt reduction for fourth quarter 2023 and partial guidance for the first quarter 2024

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 Record Q4 2023 Sales Volumes Near High End of Guidance ~

~ Further Reduced Debt in Addition to Making Final Payment for the Founders Acquisition ~

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ring …

Source: Reuters

Saudi state orders Aramco to stop oil capacity expansion

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The Saudi state has ordered energy major Aramco to stop work on expanding its maximum sustainable capacity to 13 million barrels daily, instead keeping it at 12 million bpd.

The company said in a statement today that its …

Source: Reuters

Hedge fund calls on bp to increase oil and gas investment, cut renewable spending

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Hedge fund Bluebell Capital Partners called on bp Plc to bolster investments into oil and gas and cut spending on renewable energy, saying the company’s shift away from fossil fuels is misguided and weighing on the …

Source: Reuters

ANALYSIS-Activist investors fret over Exxon Mobil’s lawsuit bypassing US regulator

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Investors that use shareholder resolutions to pressure companies on environmental and social issues said they are worried that an Exxon Mobil XOM.N lawsuit bypassing the U.S. securities regulator could undermine their influence.

Under appointees of U.S. President Joe Biden, …

Source: Reuters

Opinion: What deadly Middle Eastern attacks on U.S. troops, Russian tanker mean for global oil market

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – A drone strike that killed U.S. troops in Jordan and a separate attack on a fuel tanker in the Red Sea have led to an escalation of tensions in the region key to energy production and …

OPEC+ plans to keep oil production cuts unchanged

OPEC+ plans to keep oil production cuts unchanged

Oil Price


The OPEC+ group doesn’t have any plans to alter the current oil production policy and cuts when the alliance’s monitoring panel meets next week, OPEC+ delegates told Bloomberg on Friday.

OPEC’s Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), which takes …

Oil heads for weekly gain on US growth and Middle East concerns

Oil heads for weekly gain on US growth and Middle East concerns

US News


LONDON -Oil eased on Friday but was heading for a second weekly gain as positive U.S. economic growth and signs of Chinese stimulus boosted demand sentiment, while Middle East supply concerns added further support.

The United States, the

Source: Reuters

Tullow Oil on track to deliver $600 million free cash flow over next 2 years

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West Africa-focused Tullow Oil TLW.L said on Wednesday it was on track to deliver about $600 million free cash flow over the next two years to achieve its stated target of $800 million from 2023 to 2025, sending its …

Source: Reuters

Traders turn bearish on U.S. oil

Oil Price


Traders are selling West Texas Intermediate futures in anticipation of further strong production growth. As a result, prices are weakening further despite the uncertainty of such an outlook.

In fact, expectations from the industry and the EIA are …

Rystad Energy expects strong demand to drive oil prices higher

Rystad Energy expects strong demand to drive oil prices higher

Oil Price


Global oil demand remains pretty solid and could surprise to the upside this year, tightening market balances and potentially leading to higher prices, Claudio Galimberti, head of global oil macro research at Rystad Energy, told Bloomberg in an …

Oil prices little changed as fundamentals weigh on geopolitical risk premium

Oil prices little changed as fundamentals weigh on geopolitical risk premium

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Oil prices were little changed in Asian trading on Wednesday as weak demand and a recovery in supply limited the market’s reaction to mounting geopolitical risk.

The front-month March contract for Brent crude inched up 5 cents to …

Source: Reuters

Russia’s fossil fuel revenues continue to fall

Oil Price


Russia’s fossil fuel export revenues continued to fall in December from November, as income from oil and gas exports has been dropping since September, a new analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) …

Oil prices edge up with signals mixed on crude supply outlook

Oil prices edge up with signals mixed on crude supply outlook

US News


NEW YORK – Oil prices inched up Tuesday, as traders weighed production outages in the U.S. and tensions in the Middle East and Europe against rising crude supply in Libya and Norway.

Brent crude futures were up 30

Source: Reuters

Chevron to sell Duvernay shale assets following major Hess acquisition

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Chevron Corp. has begun marketing its Duvernay shale holdings in Alberta as the oil giant divests assets following its agreement to buy Hess Corp.

Chevron plans to shed all of its 70% stake in the Western …

Source: World Oil

Freezing weather knocks out millions of barrels of Permian, Bakken oil production

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – The wintry weather that blanketed parts of Texas in snow and hammered North Dakota with extreme cold has knocked out millions of barrels of U.S. oil production, and the industry is expected to need weeks to …

Interest jumps in US auction of shares in parent of Venezuela-owned Citgo

Interest jumps in US auction of shares in parent of Venezuela-owned Citgo

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Dozens of companies have rushed in recent weeks to obtain data and join a U.S. court-ordered auction of shares in a parent of Houston-based oil refiner Citgo Petroleum, Venezuela’s foreign crown jewel, according to people familiar with the matter, …

Oil rises as geopolitics counter demand concerns

Oil rises as geopolitics counter demand concerns

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LONDON-Oil prices rose on Monday as traders weighed the impact of wars in the Middle East and Ukraine on oil supply against economic headwinds dampening global oil demand.

Brent crude rose 90 cents to $79.46 a barrel by 1450 …

Source: Reuters

Oilfield services giant SLB tops profit estimates amid overseas business strength

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Investing.com — Oilfield services giant SLB (NYSE:SLB) has reported fourth-quarter profit that topped analyst estimates and bumped up its dividend.

Houston-based SLB posted a 21% jump in net income attributable to shareholders, excluding charges and credits, to …

Source: Reuters

Europe, Africa crude market tightens on Red Sea disruptions, China demand

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The Brent crude market structure and some physical markets in Europe and Africa are reflecting tighter supply resulting partly from concern about shipping delays due to vessels avoiding the Red Sea, according to traders, LSEG data and analysts.

The …

Source: Oil Price

9 million barrels of Saudi and Iraqi oil delayed amid Red Sea chaos

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Tankers carrying nearly 9 million barrels of oil from Saudi Arabia and Iraq will delay their deliveries as they have diverted away from the Red Sea/Suez Canal route in recent days, and are now headed on the longer …

Top oil and financial firms made $424 billion in windfall profits in two years

Top oil and financial firms made $424 billion in windfall profits in two years

Oil Price


The biggest oil companies and the top financial institutions generated combined windfall profits of as much as $424 billion in the two years to June 2023, a report by ActionAid and Oxfam showed this week.

ActionAid and Oxfam …

Source: CNBC

Oil prices rise on strong IEA and OPEC demand estimates

CNBC


Oil prices rose on Thursday as the IEA joined producer group OPEC in forecasting relatively strong growth in global oil demand this year, with price impetus also coming from disruption to U.S. output and geopolitical risks in the Middle …

ExxonMobil, Mexico Pacific to bring Permian gas to global markets with third LNG deal

ExxonMobil, Mexico Pacific to bring Permian gas to global markets with third LNG deal

World Oil


(WO) – Mexico Pacific has signed a third long-term Sales and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with ExxonMobil LNG Asia Pacific (“EMLAP”) for an additional 1.2 MMtpa of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) from Train 3 of Mexico Pacific’s Saguaro Energia …