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News
August 08, 2017
U.S. producers are seen pumping away, even with the price of West Texas Intermediate crude lingering below $50/bbl, according to the latest government estimates.
Article
August 2017
Producers have recently reacted to stagnant oil prices with announcements of cuts in capital spending.
News
August 03, 2017
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC), in its third update to its 2017 Canadian Drilling Activity Forecast, announced that it was increasing its forecasted number of 6,680 wells to be drilled (rig released) across Canada for 2017 to 7,200 wells drilled.
News
August 02, 2017
Oil majors are raking in more cash now than they did in the heyday of $100 oil, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
News
August 01, 2017
McKinsey Energy Insights (MEI), the data and analytics specialist that provides distinctive insight and support to the global energy industry, has released its latest Global Gas Market Outlook, in which the company predicts that natural gas will represent 23%—up from 22% in 2016—of the global energy mix by 2030.
News
July 26, 2017
The tight oil sector has struggled to generate positive cash flow since 2010. Last year, only one company in the sector posted positive cash flow. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.
News
July 21, 2017
General Electric Co. said it’s trending toward the bottom end of its profit forecast this year as the manufacturer faces ongoing challenges in the oil and gas market.
News
July 21, 2017
Canadian oil and gas producer Encana Corp. on Friday posted a quarterly profit that handily beat estimates and the company said it was expecting a strong 2018, even with current commodity prices.
News
July 17, 2017
Oil skeptics are letting a little sunshine in.
News
July 13, 2017
EIA now forecasts Brent crude oil spot prices to average $51/bbl in 2017 and $52/bbl in 2018. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices are expected to be $2/bbl lower than Brent prices in 2017 and 2018.
News
July 11, 2017
U.S. crude producers are still set to pump record amounts of the commodity next year, but less so than previously projected, according to the latest government estimates.
News
July 05, 2017
One of oil’s most prominent bulls is starting to sound like a skeptic.
News
June 29, 2017
The Russian government is sticking to its conservative assumptions for oil prices as it drafts the budget for the next three years, relying mainly on domestic borrowing to finance the deficit in order to preserve its rainy-day funds.
News
June 27, 2017
British oilfield services company Petrofac Ltd on Tuesday said it expected an underlying net profit of $135-$145 million for the first-half of 2017 as higher bidding activity in its core markets led to a strong order book.
News
June 19, 2017
There’s yet another concern growing as oil prices continue to erode: A record U.S. fraclog.
News
June 15, 2017
The organizers of Canada’s largest oil and gas event, the Global Petroleum Show (GPS), tried something new this year by staging a speaker series directly on the exhibition floor, in Hall E. There, on a makeshift stage, “thought leaders” would share their ideas, opinions and expertise on a variety of topics facing the energy industry.
News
June 06, 2017
The biggest question in oil markets is what OPEC should do once its deal to cut output ends next spring. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has an answer, but it requires a bit of balancing.
News
June 02, 2017
Oil headed for its biggest weekly drop in four weeks as U.S. supply data signaled that OPEC’s efforts to re-balance oversupplied markets need more time.
News
May 31, 2017
Oil demand will continue to grow in coming decades even as nations around the world restrict greenhouse-gas emissions to counter climate change, said Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Darren Woods.
Article
May 2017
Energy companies around the world are adjusting their E&P strategies to take advantage of oil rebounding from the price slump of 2015–2016. For some, this means getting into natural gas to rebalance global portfolios that have been heavy with liquids.
News
May 08, 2017
The 19th edition of the Asia Oil & Gas Conference (AOGC 2017) started today in Kuala Lumpur, where more than 1,300 delegates have converged at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre to discuss issues and gain invaluable insights on the new reality of the oil and gas industry.
