(Chron) Oil and gas production could reach an all-time high in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico this year as companies cut costs and spend less on exploration.
Deepwater output in the Gulf could climb to 1.9 million...
(Reuters) - Surging shale production is poised to push U.S. oil output to more than 10 million barrels per day - toppling a record set in 1970 and crossing a threshold few could have imagined even a decade ago.
And...
(RT) Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro has invited members of the regional ALBA-TCP bloc to join him in launching a new cryptocurrency. Named petro, the cryptocurrency will be backed by the country’s oil, gas, gold and diamond riches.
“I have a...
(Hart Energy) For Royal Dutch Shell, 2017 was a good year in terms of E&P activities in Brazil. Ranking as the second largest oil-producing company in Brazil, after acquiring BG Group’s assets in the country, the British-Dutch major increased...
Tullow today announced that it has agreed on terms to add six new licences covering 28,000 sq km, offshore Peru, South America, to its portfolio.
“The Group has concluded negotiations with Perupetro and agreed to acquire a 100% stake in...
(Offshore) The FPSO Turritella in the Gulf of Mexico is in the deepest-water setting of any floating production system to date, at around 2,900 m (9,500 ft). The location and the demanding operating environment – as evidenced by this season’s powerful...
Former Minister of Energy in Trinidad and Tobago, Kevin Ramnarine, believes that during 2018 the country's economy will benefit from petroleum production by BP’s Juniper project; said to be the largest new project there in several years.
BP has invested around...
(Reuters) Brazil’s oil output fell 1.21% in November from October, regulator ANP said on Jan. 2, after state-run oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE: PBR) carried out maintenance work at some production units.
ANP said oil output was 2.595 million...
(Reuters) Brazil's state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said Jan. 3 that it has agreed to pay $2.95 billion to settle a U.S. class action brought by investors who claim they lost money as a result of a corruption...
(Market Watch) Regulators in the Trump administration are proposing to roll back safety measures put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a revision that would reduce the role of government in offshore oil production and return...