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Multi-billion-barrel wells facing delays in Guyana, US and elsewhere – Rystad Energy

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At least nine of the world’s top planned exploration wells for 2020 are at risk of being suspended as a result of the combined effect on oil and gas activities of the COVID-19 virus and the oil price war,...
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US rig count set for dramatic 65% free-fall

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US oil and gas companies are putting the brakes on drilling due to the combined global effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and declining oil prices, according to new research from industry analyst Rystad Energy. In a recent report, Rystad Energy...
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“We do not see Exxon turning off the taps in Guyana” – Rystad Energy

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The fall in oil prices triggered by the Saudi Arabia-Russia price war and the COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in a number of oil and gas companies readjusting their 2020 exploration and production programmes. US oil major ExxonMobil said...
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Coronavirus pushes oil towards the abyss

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The crude oil market is staring into an abyss. The challenges are physical – dealing with extreme oversupply – and financial, with market participants from wellhead to forecourt under severe duress. Ann-Louise Hittle and Alan Gelder, who, respectively, lead...
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Largest number of bankruptcy filings in modern history in play as US upstream industry braces for impact

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Whiting Petroleum this week opened the door of Chapter 11 filings but will not be the only company to cross that threshold. As the US upstream industry is heavily indebted, the current price environment is likely to create the...
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Political turmoil, price uncertainty will delay FIDs in Guyana for months – Rystad Energy

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Political turmoil in South America’s newest oil producing nation Guyana, coupled with falling oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic will delay Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) for offshore projects by several months, according to Norway-based energy research and business intelligence...
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Global E&P CAPEX will reach 13-year low as COVID-19, price war persist – Rystad Energy

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Global capital expenditure (CAPEX) for exploration and production firms (E&Ps) is expected to drop by up to $100 billion this year, about 17% versus 2019 levels, under Rystad Energy’s updated base case scenario of $34 per barrel in 2020...
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Virus delays oil exploration offshore Bahamas

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(Tribune Business) An oil explorer has delayed the drilling of its first well in Bahamian waters until late May/early June to ensure the coronavirus crisis does not cost it “millions of dollars”. Simon Potter, the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) chief...
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How will the oil price crash hit the upstream sector?

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(Wood Mackenzie Analysis) The coronavirus outbreak has derailed OPEC+, thrown the oil market into turmoil and sent an already unloved sector into freefall, setting in motion a chain of events that led to the biggest fall in the oil price...
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Tullow writes off Jamaican oil exploration licence

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(The Gleaner) Tullow oil Plc has fully written off its oil exploration licence for the Walton-Morant Basin offshore Jamaica, on which it has taken a US$36-million hit. The write-off relates to what the company indicated in its most recent earnings report...
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Offshore Frontier Solutions wins contract for ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead FPSO in Guyana

Offshore Frontier Solutions Pte. Ltd. (OFS), a joint venture between MODEC Inc. and Toyo Engineering Corporation, has secured a...

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