(BOE Report) – LONDON, July 18 – The high-stakes clash between Exxon Mobil and Chevron over a prized South American oilfield may be a sign of what’s to come in the oil and gas industry as competition for a shrinking pool of prime assets heats up. Chevron is set to finalize its $53 billion acquisition of U.S. rival Hess after the companies prevailed
(Investing) – Venezuelan state-run PDVSA’s oil sales abroad in 2024 stood at $17.52 billion, according to a results document seen by Reuters on Friday, as exports jumped due to U.S. licenses allowing foreign partners to operate in the sanctioned OPEC member. There are no comparative figures from previous years because PDVSA has not published its results since 2016, and it did
(Oil Price)– U.S. supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron, Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina, and other companies from the two countries are expected to sign later on Monday a memorandum of understanding for commodity purchases by Indonesia for a massive $34 billion, an Indonesian official told Reuters. Apart from energy deals and investments, the memorandum will include Indonesian pledges to buy U.S.
(World Oil)– Chevron Corp. and TotalEnergies SE are competing in Libya’s first energy exploration tender since the 2011 conflict, the country’s state-run oil firm said, as the OPEC member looks to oil majors to help ramp up production to a record. Eni SpA and Exxon Mobil Corp. are also among the 37 companies that have lodged interest, with contracts due
(Oil Price)– Kazakhstan’s crude oil output jumped 7.5% in June to 1.88 million barrels per day (bpd), matching the country’s all-time high set in March, according to figures leaked to Reuters. This puts Kazakhstan well over its official OPEC+ quota of 1.5 million bpd, and continues a pattern of months-long noncompliance that’s frustrating the group’s core members—especially Saudi Arabia. Total
(World Oil) – Petrobras, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. have won exploration rights in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, betting that the nation’s environmental regulator will finally open the promising offshore oil region for drilling after years of delay. Brazil sold 19 out of 47 blocks offered in Foz do Amazonas basin in deep waters near the equator, making it the
(BOE Report) – Chevron said on Tuesday its has acquired on lease about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas, marking the entry of the U.S. oil major into domestic lithium production. Energy giants, including Exxon Mobil, have been looking to leverage their expertise in drilling and brine processing to enter the lithium market and support the energy transition. Demand for
(Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) jointly developed a new process that enables closed-loop, feedback-driven completions in Colorado. This intelligent fracturing process combines automated stage execution with subsurface feedback to optimize delivery of energy into the wellbore without relying on human intervention. The capability enhances the previous implementation of autonomous
(BOE Report) – Venezuela’s oil exports remained almost unchanged last month as increased shipments to customers in China offset a decline in U.S.-authorized sales, according to vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company PDVSA. The U.S. Treasury and State departments in March revoked the authorizations they had granted in recent years for PDVSA’s customers and partners to export oil
(World Oil) – Chevron Corp. plans to lay off nearly 800 employees in the Permian basin, its biggest oil-production operation globally. The bulk of the reductions will come from Chevron’s Midcontinent campus on the outskirts of Midland, Texas, the company said in a filing with the Texas Workforce Commission. The filing listed the layoff date as July 15, 2025. “Chevron is
(Oil Price) – This week, a private arbitration panel in London began hearing the arguments of U.S. supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron regarding their rights to one of the world’s most lucrative oil projects. Guyana’s Stabroek block has an estimated 11 billion barrels of oil in place discovered so far by the consortium of ExxonMobil, U.S. Hess Corp, and CNOOC of China.
(World Oil) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X that a Venezuela oil-export license will expire next Tuesday, defying earlier expectations that it would be extended. The tighter time frame would put pressure on Chevron Corp.’s operations in the sanctioned nation. The U.S. oil giant has been a major contributor to Venezuela’s economy in
