Industry News

Chevron touts nimble shale as electric cars dim big oil's future

Chevron Corp. will spend about half its capital budget on projects that yield quick returns over the next three years, underscoring the importance of shale as it prepares for growing uncertainty in how the world consumes energy.

BP, Eni to pursue major new exploration opportunity in Oman

BP and Eni have signed a heads of agreement (HoA) with the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Sultanate of Oman to work jointly towards a significant new exploration opportunity in Oman.

Oil majors to increase offshore spending

After four years of cutbacks, oil companies are poised to open their purses again and develop new offshore fields, although the benefits won’t be spread equally across the companies who provide them everything from seismic surveys to pumps and turbines.

Scottish global hub aims to transform decommissioning

The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC), a global technology R&D hub, is today opened by Lord Duncan, UK Government Minister for Scotland and Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Scottish Energy Minister, in Newburgh, in North-East Scotland’s Energetica Corridor.

U.S. LNG ready to take center stage in 2019

The coming year is expected to make the U.S. the third largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world, creating jobs stateside while reducing emissions and providing reliable energy to countries around the world.

BP discovers another giant gas field in the Caspian

BP and its partners just spent $28 billion bringing a giant natural gas project in Azerbaijan online, and that may only be the start.

Oil winning streak longest since 2010 as outlook brightens

Oil extended its winning streak to the longest in almost a decade as the Federal Reserve’s wait-and-see approach on interest rate hikes added to a rosier outlook.

Norway cuts 2019 oil output forecast to lowest in 30 years

Norway’s oil regulator reduced its forecast for production this year, predicting crude output could drop to the lowest in three decades before recovering in 2020.

China adopts new shipping controls

The Asian giant is to follow the rest of the world in maritime emissions regulations

Venezuela is said to map Caribbean as tension with Exxon grows

Venezuela will remap its Caribbean oil and gas prospects in a move that could further stoke a century-long border dispute with Guyana and collide with Exxon Mobil Corp.’s venture in the region, people with knowledge of the plan said.

Maersk Supply Service awarded long-term contract in Australia

Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract with Chevron Australia, which will see two of its newbuild anchor handling tug supply vessels support the Chevron-operated Gorgon Stage Two drilling program.

Saudis raise oil-reserves estimate ahead of Aramco's planned IPO

Saudi Arabia published the first audit of its vast oil reserves since it nationalized its energy industry about 40 years ago, saying its reserves total 268.5 billion, slightly more than the 266.3 billion figure that the government published previously.

Engineering summit underway for Davis Refinery

Meridian Energy Group, Inc., announced that the Company and its engineering partners, Axens NA and McDermott International, have begun its first week of meetings to kick off the intensive effort to complete the Front-End Engineering and Design of the Davis Refinery

Curacao oil refinery resumes work after eight-month stoppage

Curacao’s 335,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Isla refinery has resumed work, management of the government-owned facility said, after eight months of paralysis caused by a dispute between its operator, Venezuela’s PDVSA, and U.S. producer ConocoPhillips.

BHP offers LNG cargo from Australian export plant

Australia’s BHP Group is offering to sell a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from its North West Shelf export plant, two industry sources said

Putin hails energy security boost from Russia's first LNG floating storage

President Vladimir Putin opened Russia’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), saying it bolsters the country’s energy security.