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Oilfield firm Halliburton cuts more U.S. jobs as oil bust deepens- oil and gas 360

Oilfield firm Halliburton cuts more U.S. jobs as oil bust deepens

Reuters Oilfield services firm Halliburton on Monday was cutting about 350 employees in Oklahoma, according to a filing with the state, amid a deepening oil bust from the spread of coronavirus and a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Staff cuts could begin this week at its Duncan, Oklahoma facility, the filing said, and will be permanent. The facility

Trump to host Big Oil execs at White House to discuss market slump- oil and gas 360

Trump to host Big Oil execs at White House to discuss market slump

Reuters WASHINGTON  – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with oil company executives at the White House on Friday afternoon to discuss a historic oil-price slump threatening their businesses, brought on by the coronavirus outbreak and a Saudi-Russia price war. The administration may offer ways to help the industry weather the crisis, including waiving royalty payments drillers must pay for

Brent crude could still drop to $10 a barrel and stay there in Q2: IHS Markit- oil and gas 360

Brent crude could still drop to $10 a barrel and stay there in Q2: IHS Markit

CNBC Oil prices on Thursday rallied more than 20% following reports of a possible deal to cut production by an enormous 10 million barrels per day, but one analyst is still predicting that Brent crude will sink to $10 a barrel.   The benchmark Brent crude was trading up 9.92% trading at $32.91 on Friday afternoon in Asia, while West Texas Intermediate gained up 4.82% at $26.54. “We are

Shale-well frackers grind to a halt as oil prices collapse- oil and gas 360

Shale-well frackers grind to a halt as oil prices collapse

Reuters DENVER  – Once the fastest growing – and most controversial – oilfield services in the U.S. shale boom, fracking is getting hammered as oil prices near a two-decade low and producers stop completing new wells. Fracking companies, which pump water, sand and chemicals into wells to release trapped oil and gas, helped turn the United States into the largest

Saudi Arabia and Russia signal readiness to cooperate on oil-oil and gas 360

Saudi Arabia and Russia signal readiness to cooperate on oil

Reuters DUBAI/MOSCOW  – Saudi Arabia and Russia signalled on Thursday they were ready to cooperate to help stabilise the oil market after calls with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the slump in prices triggered by the end of a deal to curb output and a collapse in demand. After the deal collapsed, Russia and Saudi Arabia both said they

Oil prices could soon turn negative as the world runs out of places to store crude, analysts warn- oil and gas 360

Oil prices could soon turn negative as the world runs out of places to store crude, analysts warn

CNBC Global oil storage could reach maximum capacity within weeks, energy analysts have told CNBC, as the coronavirus crisis dramatically reduces consumption and some of the world’s most powerful crude producers start to ramp up their output. The coronavirus pandemic has meant countries have effectively had to shut down, with many governments imposing draconian measures on the daily lives of

U.S.-Saudi oil alliance idea born at White House, put on back burner for now-oil and gas 360

U.S.-Saudi oil alliance idea born at White House, put on back burner for now

Reuters WASHINGTON  – Top U.S. officials have for now put aside a proposal for an alliance with Saudi Arabia to manage the global oil market, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter, an idea one of them said came from White House national security advisers. Source:Reuters That the concept was even considered at high levels reflects both the

Oil retreats from session highs, one day after sinking to 18-year lows- oil and gas 360

Oil retreats from session highs, one day after sinking to 18-year lows

CNBC Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to talks aimed at stabilizing energy markets, with benchmarks climbing off 18-year lows hit as the coronavirus outbreak cut fuel demand worldwide. Source: CNBC U.S. crude was up by 39 cents, or 1.9%, to trade at $20.48 per barrel. Earlier in the session WTI traded as high