(BOE Report) – BAGHDAD – Iraq’s new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi aims to secure major U.S. investment in his country’s oil, gas, and power sectors during a visit to the White House this week after the Iran war hammered crude output and state finances. * Zaidi bets on US companies to bolster energy sector * Iran war dealt major blow
(Oil & Gas 360) – Consensus-Beating Growth + Peace (Achieved Peacefully Or By Force) Has Us Predict Oil Prices Lower For Consumers & Profitable For Those Producing It. Price relief for consumers and profitable prices for those producing oil & natural gas is the future. Today’s 1.5% jump in the S&P 500 (Figure 1, blue line) and 2.0% for the NASDAQ
(Investing) – PARIS – Canada will step up support to Ukraine’s energy sector, working with industry to supply oil and gas equipment on favourable terms and boost renewable energy investments, the two governments said on Wednesday. Russia has targeted power stations, electricity transmission lines and gas facilities as part of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022. Russian
(Oil Price)– Although the outlook on oil prices and demand has become increasingly uncertain in recent months, analysts continue to recommend the underperforming energy stocks as a good bet for investors. Energy has the highest share of the stocks with “buy” recommendations of all 11 sectors of the S&P 500, according to ratings from Wall Street analysts compiled by Bloomberg. Many
BOE Report Canada’s proposal to tax corporate stock buybacks is unlikely to deter oil and gas companies from returning cash to shareholders and may instead put them at a competitive disadvantage, industry officials and analysts said. Canadian energy companies have been the most active in buying back shares of any sector during the past year, according to CIBC, and
World Oil Global digital services leader Asset Information Services (AIS), a James Fisher company, announced on Monday its business development and account management expansion plans, which includes new hires in key global regions for its rapidly growing customer base. In 2022, AIS is expanding its international team, putting boots on the ground in Indonesia, UAE, Nigeria, and Mexico through the
Reuters BERLIN – The German government expects the energy sector to play the biggest role in reducing carbon emissions by 2030, according to a draft of the reform to its climate protection law seen by Reuters on Thursday. The draft law, which is due to be passed by the cabinet next Wednesday, requires the energy sector to cut C02 emissions
Reuters DUBAI – Oil giant Saudi Aramco and energy services company Baker Hughes have formed a 50/50 joint venture, Novel, to develop a broad range of non-metallic products for multiple applications in the energy sector. Novel’s new plant is being constructed at Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), a 50 sq km energy city aimed at making the kingdom
Reuters BOSTON – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Thursday the energy sector will bounce back one day but shareholders need to be very patient and he is not urging people to buy. Icahn, with stakes in CVR Energy, Cheniere Energy and Occidental Petroleum, said the key to making money is to buy when companies are out of favor.
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Enerflex names Sanjay Bishnoi as senior vice president and CFO, David Izett as senior vice president and general counsel Enerflex Ltd. (stock ticker: ENRFF), a Calgary-based oilfield service company, has appointed Sanjay Bishnoi as senior vice president and chief financial officer, and David H. Izett as senior vice president and general
From The Houston Chronicle The U.S. energy sector broke another record last year as the shale boom sent natural gas and petroleum production soaring. U.S. petroleum and natural gas production jumped by 16 percent and by 12 percent respectively in 2018, setting new production records, according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Department. The U.S. surpassed Saudi Arabia
From The Houston Chronicle After a recovery from the last oil bust, energy bankruptcies are back on the rise in 2019. The number of oil and gas bankruptcy filings through mid-August has nearly equaled the total tally from 2018, and the aggregate debt from 2019 bankruptcy filings of almost $20 billion has already surpassed the roughly $17 billion from a
