Industry Trends

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May 02, 2022
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. will together give more cash to shareholders than they invest in oil and gas production this year even as political leaders call on the industry to increase output to help ease soaring consumer prices.
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April 29, 2022
Russia’s crude oil exports in the first 28 days of April jumped more than 17%, with hikes recorded for flows via all key pipelines and ports even as the nation’s production declined.
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April 29, 2022
Chevron Corp. lifted its production target in North America’s biggest oil field in a sign that U.S. shale is responding to $100-a-barrel crude despite rising cost pressures and equipment shortages.
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April 2022
Compared to fourth-quarter 2021, the Dallas Fed’s survey found that U.S. E&P activity surged in first-quarter 2022. However, there are still a few question marks that will linger through the year.
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April 2022
Despite WTI surging to an 11-year high of $108.50/bbl in March, U.S. shale operators resisted ramping-up drilling activity and remained disciplined with capital expenditures.
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April 2022
Things are beginning to move a little quicker in ESG reporting and standards. Recently, the International Sustainability Board published its first two proposals on development of global standards.
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April 27, 2022
TotalEnergies SE took a $4.1 billion writedown on its flagship Russian gas project and indicated that it may belatedly join its peers in pulling back from the country two months after the invasion of Ukraine.
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April 26, 2022
Big Oil is walking away from tens of billions of dollars of Russian assets, but $100 crude is easing the sting.
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April 22, 2022
The global data business in the oil & gas market is projected to rise at a compound annual growth rate of 16.5% for the next decade, rising from a valuation of $31.6 billion in 2022 to $145.9 billion by 2032.
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April 21, 2022
Valero Energy Corp.’s trading division was the largest buyer of crude oil in the Biden administration’s second sale of emergency stocks that were part of the White House’s efforts to combat surging energy prices after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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April 21, 2022
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. posted its best quarterly sales since going public more than four years ago as the global energy crisis spurs a boom in demand for fracing.
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April 20, 2022
Baker Hughes Co. tumbled by the most in two years after warning that sales in Russia would continue to erode amid sanctions on the warring nation.
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April 20, 2022
The combined entities will offer advanced milling and swarf handling services to deliver permanent, verifiable, emission-free well barriers and highly predictable alternative zonal isolation solutions to the plugging and abandonment industry.
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April 20, 2022
The energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is increasing the world’s motivation to shift to low-carbon energy, but is also creating a near-term scramble for fossil fuels that will drive billions of dollars of new investment.
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April 19, 2022
Spears & Associates Managing Director Richard Spears’ talk, titled, How extreme financial discipline impacts drilling activity in 2022 and 2023, outlined what has caused oil companies to display uncharacteristic financial restraint, despite surging oil prices.
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April 19, 2022
Halliburton Co. said North American oil and natural gas drillers will lift spending by 35% this year, an increase from the biggest fracer’s pre-Russian war forecast.
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April 13, 2022
Russia will find new buyers for its oil, natural gas and coal both at home and abroad as some traditional customers reject its deliveries, said President Vladimir Putin.
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April 13, 2022
As the M&A market marched into the new year, $14 billion in deals were announced during the first quarter of 2022. The $6 billion transacted in January was the strongest M&A market launch in five years.
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April 2022
An integrated platform, incorporating data from multiple systems that are accessible to a real-time operations center and field personnel, produces a comprehensive model of a company’s ecosystem. The innovative combination results in safer, more reliable operations with less downtime.
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April 12, 2022
Some of the largest firms are already voluntarily divulging their greenhouse-gas emissions, but the lack of government regulation and unified reporting underscores the challenges investors face when comparing inconsistent data across companies.
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April 08, 2022
DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko said the Ukrainian people and armed forces of Ukraine have demonstrated persistent and strong resistance in facing the Russians, while DTEK Group has made its contribution to a Ukrainian victory.
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