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CNOOC starts production at Luda development project

China’s state oil company CNOOC has began production at the Luda 21-2/16-3 regional development, located Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea, about 39 kilometers north of Luda 10-1 oilfield and 90 kilometers northwest of Suizhong 36-1 onshore terminal. CNOOC said the average...

Elections impasse puts millions of barrels and billions of dollars on the line for Guyana – Rystad Energy in new report

Country could lose up to US$1.6 billion from delays in project approvals for Payara-Pacora development Up to 75 million barrels of oil on the line The prolonged delay in concluding the highly contested Guyana elections is becoming...

Heavy oil at Orinduik Block becoming more attractive as Venezuela’s supply dwindles – Gil Holzman

Even though the oil discovered in the Jethro and Joe wells at the Orinduik block turned out to be heavier than expected, one of the partners of the offshore license, Eco Atlantic, is convinced that the attractiveness of the...

OPEC cuts production to 1991 levels in bid to revive oil demand

(Bloomberg) - OPEC slashed oil production to the lowest level since the Gulf War in 1991, as it escalated efforts to revive global markets just as a resurgence of the coronavirus is threatening demand again. Saudi Arabia faithfully delivered the...

Brazil’s Petrobras says Buzios oil field achieved a new daily production record in June

(Reuters) - Brazil’s Petrobras said that its platforms P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77 located in the deepwater Buzios oil field, the largest in the world, achieved record production levels on June 27, totalling 664,000 bpd and 822,000 boed. The oil...

Global natural gas output set to fall by 2.6% in 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has landed a lasting blow to both oil and gas markets. Global oil production has absorbed the lion’s share of the impact, but natural gas output, which was previously set to grow, is also set to...

China’s June crude stocks to soar to new high as cheap inflow outpaces throughput

China's crude oil stockpiles will likely extend the uptrend to hit a new record high in June as refinery feedstock imports outpace the rise in throughput levels, while storage availability encourages refiners to actively procure barrels to take advantage...

Oil prices continue to rise

(Bloomberg) - Oil turned around last week’s setback, extending a slow but relentless rise since falling into negative territory in April. U.S. benchmark crude futures rose 2.3% Friday to close at the highest level since March 6. The 9.6% increase...

What are oil futures?

There are two major oil markets worldwide: Brent Crude, which is extracted from the North Sea and serves as the global benchmark, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI), which is primarily extracted from oil fields in Texas, Louisiana and North Dakota and...

Extra oil cuts from deliquent OPEC+ members could shrink the market by 1 million b/d

(S&P Global) OPEC+ crude oil production could fall by about 1 million b/d in July and August from May levels, based on plans submitted by Iraq and Kazakhstan to institute deeper output cuts to make up for violating their...

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Capping stack now just weeks away from arriving in Guyana – Exxon 

The arrival of a capping stack in Guyana is imminent, ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge said. The government mandated...