From Reuters The number of new oil and gas projects will rise five-fold next year from a 2015 trough but overall spending is still unlikely to be enough to meet future demand, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said in a report. Shaken by a sharp drop in oil prices in recent months, boards are generally expected to stick to spending discipline imposed
From Bloomberg China has gone all out to avoid a repeat of last winter’s crippling gas shortages. The early verdict: so far, so good. China’s gas needs peak for its so-called winter heating season. It’s a time of surging demand and firmer prices as the nation seeks to curb its reliance on dirty coal. The difference so far this year — none of the
From Reuters East Timor has agreed to buy Royal Dutch Shell’s stake in the Greater Sunrise natural gas fields off the northern coast of Australia for $300 million, the government and Shell Australia said on Wednesday. The agreement for Shell’s 26.56 percent stake in the project will allow the tiny nation to push for development of the field. The site,
Shell is projecting estimated peak production of 40 MBOEPD from Kaikias Shell Offshore, Inc. (ticker: RDS.A) started production early at the first phase of the Kaikias project, a subsea development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with estimated peak production of 40,000 BOEPD. Shell has reduced costs by around 30% at this deep-water project since taking the investment decision in
Bill gives cabinet and environment minister final power to approve or reject a project regardless of the findings of an environment assessment In February 2018, Catherine McKenna, the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, introduced Bill C-69. The bill may replace the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act of 2012 (CEAA 2012) with the Impact Assessment Act. McKenna claimed the new
Egypt is the largest non-OPEC oil producer in Africa and the third-largest dry natural gas producer on the continent, according to the EIA’s newest report on Egypt. In recent years, the country has seen political instability accompanied by growing power demand and a recovering energy industry. Natural gas supply shortages often cause frequent blackouts in Egypt – and 2011’s political
Except for a small drop in the amount of oil produced in 2016, with return to the upswing in 2017, American production has been on a steady increase ever since 2008. Even during the 2014-2016 price crash, U.S. E&Ps hunkered down, strengthened their balance sheets, made technological leaps and kept on producing oil and gas—without depending on the reappearance of
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is located on the northern coast of Alaska, due east of both Prudhoe Bay and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA). The coastal plain (the 1002 Area) covers 1.5 million acres and is about 8% of the total area of ANWR. In its latest (1998) resource assessment, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimated that
The production cuts may have erased the surplus, but for how long? Stored petroleum around the world fell through 2017 and the first quarter of 2018, ending a period of oversupply in the global market that began before OPEC began production cuts in November 2016, according to data from the EIA. The production cuts took effect in January 2017, reducing
Houston-based Gulf of Mexico producer Talos Energy Inc. (ticker: TALO) outlined the company’s strategy today in a new update. The company projects 2018 pro forma production sales volumes of 18 – 19.5 MMBOE, or an average daily production 49 – 53 MBOEPD. Capital expenditures are expected to be $430 – $450 million, funded by cash on hand and cash flows
Eco-Stim Energy Solutions, Inc. (ticker: ESES) reported today that it has agreed to provide its primary customer in the STACK with additional dedicated horsepower and equipment, including natural gas-powered pumping units. The company refers to this collaborative plan as a “super fleet.” According to the company’s most recent investor presentation, Eco-Stim has a total capacity of ~168,000 HHP, including 53
Calgary-based E&P Artis Exploration Ltd. closed a CDN$180 million (USD$138 million) growth equity investment from Warburg Pincus. Founded in 2015, Artis is focused on the Duvernay East Shale Basin of Western Canada, where the company holds a contiguous acreage position of over 260,000 net acres. Artis is led by Darryl Metcalfe, who was previously president and CEO at Artek Exploration.
