Production
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September 05, 2024
Key coalition members won’t now increase production by 180,000 bpd in October and November, according to a statement on OPEC’s website. Yet their longer-term plan to revive 2.2 MMbpd of idle supplies gradually over the course of a year remained in place, with the completion date pushed back two months to December 2025.
News
September 02, 2024
The nation was pumping about 1 MMbpd before the halt order, with the vast majority of that coming from the east. Daily production in the past week plunged to about 450,000 bpd.
News
September 02, 2024
Having analyzed PEBs based on their availability of remaining hydrocarbon resources, development cost, emissions and the availability of new energy sources such as wind and solar, together with their suitability for carbon storage, the Central Arabian and Rub Al Khali basins stand out as carbon-efficient, resource-rich basins with significant potential.
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August 30, 2024
The crane, built by heavy lifting firm Mammoet for tens of millions of dollars, is among the latest bets that rising energy consumption will require huge new equipment for years to come.
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August 29, 2024
This collaboration enables E&P companies to seamlessly access TGS' licensed production, completions, and cost data via the ComboCurve platform, with fully automated data integration that requires minimal technical infrastructure.
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August 28, 2024
Output rose to a record 362.6 MMboe, as Beijing pushed for increased production from its state-owned drillers to enhance energy security amid rising geopolitical tensions.
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August 28, 2024
Libya’s oil production has more than halved this week — and risks taking close to 1 MMbpd off the global market — as the country’s fields reduce operations amid a stalemate over who controls the central bank.
News
August 27, 2024
China’s largest oil and gas driller said production rose to 905.5 MMboe in the period. Beijing has pushed its state-owned oil giants to invest heavily in production to help the nation meet energy security goals.
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August 27, 2024
Production at the El-Feel field in southwestern Libya has stopped, according to people familiar with the matter, while local operators are indicating they’ll gradually halt pumping nationwide. The move to freeze all production and exports announced Monday by the eastern Libyan authorities came in response to a decision by the internationally recognized government in the west to replace central bank Governor Sadiq Al-Kabir.
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August 27, 2024
Mexico’s President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum appointed energy economist Victor Rodriguez Padilla to lead state-owned oil driller and refiner Petroleos Mexicanos as her administration looks to revive the company’s flagging production and trim its nearly $100 billion debt burden.
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ADNOC to deploy “industry-leading” AI-enabled process optimization technology across upstream assets
August 27, 2024
Neuron 5 uses advanced AI models and deep learning algorithms to predict maintenance needs and monitor equipment performance by interpreting data, such as pressure, temperature and vibration, received from sensors on critical equipment.
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August 27, 2024
Crude production grew to 1.41 MMbpd in the second quarter, compared with 1.22 MMbpd a year earlier. Daily oil production in Nigeria is expected to rise to about 2 MMbpd by the end of this year, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, executive vice president of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.’s upstream division, said last week.
Article
August 2024
When integrated as part of a cross-functional solution encompassing the downhole tool design, chemical delivery method, and automated gas injection rate controls, chemical packages qualified for the job at hand can help operators get the most out of their wells while ensuring long-term gas lift system operation.
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August 23, 2024
Gran Tierra Energy has announced a $225 million acquisition of i3 Energy plc through a cash and share deal. The company aims to use this acquisition to enhance shareholder value, optimize capital allocation, and improve trading liquidity.
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August 23, 2024
Senegal’s government set up a commission to examine natural-resource contracts awarded to foreign investors and establish whether they comply with the West African nation’s laws, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said.
News
August 21, 2024
Global oil markets are poised to swing from a deficit to a surplus next quarter should OPEC+ proceed with provisional plans to bring back idled production starting in October, data last week from the International Energy Agency showed.
News
August 07, 2024
The unnamed minister and the director of his office were accused of behavior “inconsistent with their job duties,” according to a statement. The move fuels uncertainty in an industry beset by unrest, with oil production frequently hostage to struggles between dueling administrations in Tripoli and the east.
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August 06, 2024
Diamondback, one of the largest independent operators in the oil-rich Permian basin of West Texas and New Mexico, expects to pumps as much as 276,000 bpd this year, up from an earlier top-end forecast of 275,000 bpd, according to a statement released Monday.
Article
July 2024
Through its Integrated Solutions effort, Baker Hughes is looking at effective, holistic strategies for improving the performance of existing oil and gas production assets.
Article
July 2024
Leveraging a robust mitigation strategy of optimized maintenance and process control—enabled by instrumentation insight—the industry is able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while simultaneously increasing production.
News
August 05, 2024
Production at Sharara in southern Libya has stopped completely from nearly 270,0000 bpd on Saturday when employees received orders to trim output, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as they aren’t authorized to speak to the media.
