Iraq continues to increase production ahead of OPEC meeting Iraq’s oil production reached record levels in May. The country produced an average of 3.87 MMBOPD, the highest levels in decades, according to Bloomberg. This news comes just days before OPEC’s June meeting, in which the cartel is expected to maintain its current policy of defending market share. Iraq’s oil exports
Prices this week hit new highs for the year on news of slowing production in the U.S. The Baker Hughes (ticker: BHI) rig count for the week ended April 17, 2015 showed yet another drop in the number of rigs actively drilling for oil and gas in the United States. The total rig count fell to 954, down about 3% from
Whiting Petroleum (ticker: WLL), the largest E&P producer in the Williston Basin, shored up its balance sheet this week with a series of debt and equity raises. The deals include: Public offering of 35 million shares of common stock at $30.00/share for proceeds of $1.0 billion after deducting underwriter’s discounts and commissions. The underwriter has a 30-day option to purchase
United States oil production and its diminishing storage capacity may lead to another drop in oil prices, according the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Oil Market Report for March 2015. The Agency revised its oil demand outlook upward, but the increase was offset by a similar revision on the production side. U.S. production is expected to average 12.56 MMBOEPD in 2015,
The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Drilling Productivity Report, a monthly breakdown on production by basins, typically forecasts production increases across the United States’ seven most prolific plays. The latest edition, released on March 9, 2015, projects production in April to be higher than the current month. However, that increase has slowed dramatically. Production for March is forecasted at 5,613 MBOPD
Effects from the oil price slide are being celebrated by the average American consumer. AAA reports Americans may save as much as $75 billion in fuel costs in 2015, or $550 per household, which amounts to the lowest in more than a decade. Oxford Economics projects United States GDP will increase by roughly 0.7% in the new oil environment, while
Russia set a post-Soviet production record and Iraq exported the most oil since the 1980s in the month of December, according to a report from Bloomberg. The information, which was acquired from an email by the Russian Energy Ministry, said Russia’s total production for December was 10,667 MBOPD – a month-over-month increase of 0.3%. The United States is the only
What a difference a year makes. When Oil & Gas 360® released its year in review piece exactly 365 days ago, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) was projecting oil volumes to rise through 2016 and natural gas volumes to continue their climb through 2040. What the EIA could not project was a debatable glut in the market, first seen in
VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil. VAALCO places high emphasis on international opportunities and holds acreage in Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea in West Africa. A total of 2,487,000 gross acres (902,000 net) are in EGY’s portfolio, with the majority (roughly 89%) located offshore.
Brazil Mourns Death of Presidential Candidate Eduardo Campos Petrobras (ticker: PBR), the Brazilian integrated oil and gas company, announced today the extension of the Jupiter discovery in Santos Basin pre-salt block BM-S-24 following drilling operations at well 3-BRSA-1246-RJS (3-RJS-732), informally known as Apollonia. Petrobras is scheduled to present at EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference 19® on Tuesday, August 19,
Breitling Energy Corporation (ticker: BECC) is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of lower risk onshore plays in the United States. The Dallas, Texas-based company primarily targets the Permian Basin and Mississippi oil window through its properties in Texas, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Mississippi. Breitling Snapshot Breitling ended fiscal 2013 with 710 MBOE in reserves (70% oil) and is
United States refineries have processed as much as 16.8 MMBOPD in each of the past two weeks, according to a report released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) on July 24, 2014. The historic mark, based on EIA data beginning in 1989, is the highest refinery rate in U.S. history. Capacity rates also set a record, breaking the previous mark
