Oil Production – Oil & Gas 360

Ecopetrol targets Brazil’s onshore oil and gas, eyes Petrobras Bahia Terra cluster

September 19, 2025

(World Oil)– Colombian oil producer Ecopetrol SA is pursuing oil and gas deals in Brazil that could include a cluster of onshore Petrobras fields in the northeastern state of Bahia. “We believe that Brazilian onshore has great potential, especially in natural gas,” Jorge Martínez, the head of Ecopetrol’s operations in Brazil, said in an interview from the company’s offices in

What’s the real reason behind OPEC+’s surprise oil production boost?

September 19, 2025

(Oil Price)-OPEC+’s decision last week to increase its collective oil production has surprised many, given the soft outlook for oil prices for the remainder of this year and into next. It is true that the 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) rise from October is much lower than the 411,000 bpd and 555,000 bpd respective increases for the June and July

Oil demand holds steady, supply debate heats up

September 11, 2025

(Oil Price) – OPEC’s view of global oil demand growth was left unchanged as of today’s September Monthly Oil Market Report, at 1.3 million bpd for 2025, with non-OECD economies once again doing the heavy lifting. The OECD share of demand growth is negligible at 0.1 million bpd, while Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Latin America make up the

Ten Permian counties account for 93% of U.S. oil production growth since 2020

September 2, 2025

(World Oil)– Between 2020 and 2024, total crude oil and lease condensate production in the United States grew by 1.9 million barrels per day (bpd), 93% of which was produced from just 10 counties in Texas and New Mexico, according to a new report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Production from the rest of the U.S., including producing areas

Oil prices retreat despite ongoing Israel-Iran conflict

June 16, 2025

(Investing) – Oil prices fell Monday, handing back earlier gains as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran has so far left oil production and export facilities unaffected, diluting concerns of supply disruptions in the Middle East. At 08:30 ET (12:30 GMT), Brent oil futures for August fell 1.3% to $73.32 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 1.2% to $70.46 a barrel. Both

U.S. Energy Secretary says oil output drop in 2026 ‘unlikely’

June 13, 2025

(World Oil) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said it’s “unlikely” the country’s oil production will drop next year, contrary to the expectations released this week by a government agency. Much will depend on oil prices and whether producers will follow through on pledges to reduce investment, Wright said in an interview on Bloomberg Television. The Energy Information Administration revised

Chevron to cut nearly 800 jobs in Texas Permian basin

May 30, 2025

(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

Kazakhstan says it has no plans to cut oil production this month

May 8, 2025

(World Oil) – Kazakhstan, which has created tensions within OPEC+ by consistently breaching its production limit, has no plans to cut oil output in May, the country’s Energy Ministry said. Central Asia’s largest oil producer will pump a daily average of 277,000 metric tons of crude and condensate in May, the same level as in April, and compared with 260,000

Chevron starts oil production from Ballymore Project in Gulf of America

April 21, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that it started oil and natural gas production from the Ballymore subsea tieback in the deepwater Gulf of America. Ballymore, the latest in a series of Chevron projects to start up in the past year, represents another step towards the company’s goal to produce 300,000 net barrels per day of

North Dakota oil output estimated down up to 160,000 bpd, state regulator says

February 20, 2025

(BOE Report) – North Dakota oil production was estimated to be down between 130,000 and 160,000 barrels per day (bpd) as of Thursday morning due to the recent extreme cold and related operational challenges, the state’s pipeline authority said. Associated wellhead natural gas production was estimated to be down 0.37-0.45 billion cubic feet per day, said Justin Kringstad, director of

Hurricane Rafael threatens U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production

November 6, 2024

(Oil Price) – Tropical storm Rafael has strengthened to hurricane intensity in recent hours and is still set to continue its path toward the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where oil and gas producers have shut-in production at platforms and evacuated personnel to shore. The late-season hurricane could threaten about 4 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico, according

How much production growth can North America deliver over the next decade?

October 16, 2024

(World Oil) – Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, a trusted energy-dedicated SaaS company that leverages generative AI across its solutions, has released a new report that quantifies the quality of remaining drilling inventory across key North American plays. North America is one of the few global jurisdictions that has meaningfully grown hydrocarbon production over the last 20

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