Production

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October 19, 2023
The project will be built at the Obama flow station, situated in Oil Mining License 63, and will have the capacity to produce 405 million tons per day of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and 294 bpd of crude condensates.
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October 19, 2023
That Venezuelan recovery, along with a more vigorous rebound in Iran, has helped moderate futures prices this year and helped to offset some of the impact of curtailments by Saudi Arabia and Russia.
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October 16, 2023
Flowco Production Solutions announced the immediate availability of the APEX Multi-Well Controller, giving oil and gas operators more precise monitoring and control technology to optimize their well pads for gas-lifted, plunger-lifted, and GAPL (gas-assisted-plunger-lift) assets.
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October 12, 2023
Eni and SONATRACH discussed the joint programs for the development of Eni’s operated natural gas production, as well as gas and LNG export to Europe.
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October 12, 2023
Having slashed crude output this year to prop up prices, Saudi Arabia and its OPEC+ allies are left with a healthy reserve of spare oil production capacity. Outside of the Covid pandemic — when lockdowns caused demand to slump — it’s the biggest buffer in more than a decade.
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October 12, 2023
U.S. oil production jumped to 13.13 MMbpd last quarter and is forecast to rise to 13.16 MMbpd in the fourth quarter, according to the Energy Information Administration’s monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook released Wednesday.
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News
October 09, 2023
Israel ordered the shutdown of a major gas field run by Chevron Corp., citing safety concerns following three days of violence in the region.
News
October 05, 2023
“The 2023 forecast has been further revised downward in the past 12 months following the oil-production cuts announced by OPEC+ in October 2022 and April 2023, and the additional cuts announced by Saudi Arabia in June 2023,” according to the report.
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October 05, 2023
The acquisition adds 61,000 bpd of net bitumen production capacity and 675 MMbbl of proved and probable reserves to Suncor's existing oil sands portfolio.
Article
September 2023
International activity outside the U.S. continues its growth, as most regions will see a pick-up in drilling. Global oil production posted an unusually stout increase last year, and another solid gain is anticipated this year. Offshore activity is particularly healthy in several regions.
News
October 04, 2023
The revisions proposed by the Commission under Chapter 4 and Statewide Rule 8 reflect the Commission’s mission to serve Texas through stewardship of natural resources and the environment.
News
October 04, 2023
The leaders of the OPEC+ coalition announced the plans in separate official statements on Wednesday. Riyadh has slashed crude oil production by 1 MMbpd, and Moscow is curbing exports by 300,000 bpd, on top of earlier cuts made with fellow OPEC+ nations.
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October 04, 2023
It makes “geopolitical sense” for Petrobras to look at expanding into Venezuela and Bolivia because they are neighboring countries with vast potential for oil and gas, Prates said in a televised interview late Monday.
Article
September 2023
OPEC’s 1-MMbopd production cut, coupled with increased global demand, pushed crude prices to a nine-month high in September. Yet, U.S. operators have shown restraint, and according to World Oil’s mid-year forecast, this trend will continue, as activity is projected to decline slightly during second-half 2023.
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September 2023
Caution leads the way as Canada’s oil industry seeks to find the balance between burgeoning global needs for its ethically and sustainably produced energy and increasingly punitive policies from Ottawa that threaten industry’s ability to meet demand.
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October 02, 2023
Angola, Africa’s third-biggest oil producer, pumped 3.27 MMboe in the second quarter, compared with 3.23 MMbbl in the three months through March, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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September 29, 2023
The legislation guarantees access to oil and gas resources both on and offshore and ensures that the rights to domestic resource development are kept from being interrupted or administratively slowed down.
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September 28, 2023
Traders are underestimating “that the Saudis will take their foot off the break sooner,” Bob McNally, the consultant’s president and a former White House official, told Bloomberg television on Thursday.
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September 27, 2023
PetroVisor has already effectively integrated multi-source production and well testing data from fifty wells, resulting in enhanced production estimates, streamlined back allocation processes, and predictive insights powered by automated Decline Curve Analysis.
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September 26, 2023
CEO Vicki Hollub said she hadn’t seen evidence of demand destruction yet. Even if oil prices do top $100 a barrel, she doesn’t expect them to stay there long enough to start eroding demand.
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