Daily Standup Top Stories China discovers ‘limitless’ energy source that could ‘power the country for 60,000 years’ March 2, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: Thorium is an outstanding source of energy, and there are several reactor companies around the world working on thorium reactors. This will be one to watch, but remember that China will […]
Continue ReadingA Venezuelan military ship was spotted in Guyana’s waters on Saturday morning sailing close to ExxonMobil’s producing FPSO claiming that the units were operating in “a disputed area”. In a national address, Guyana president Irfaan Ali revealed that the Venezuelan vessel, which entered Guyanese waters on Saturday morning, was part of its coast guard fleet. […]
Continue ReadingPrices rose from the collapsed levels in the prior year and are back where they’d been in 1996, down by 70% from the peak in 2005. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. When it comes to US natural gas production, exports, and imports, a key element is that the price of natural gas in the US has collapsed […]
Continue ReadingPetrobras is beefing up its offshore game, throwing four more support vessels into the mix by 2026—bringing the grand total to 48. Brazil’s state-run oil company is gearing up to boost production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) at the Buzios field by 2030, cementing Brazil’s status as an offshore oil heavyweight. Petrobras has […]
Continue ReadingThe Republican-controlled Congress voted to repeal a federal fee on oil and gas producers who release high levels of methane. Considered a tax by the oil and gas industry, the fee was one of the previous Environmental Protection Agency\’s final measures to force producers to slash methane emissions. Repealing the methane fee is the latest […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Trump’s Energy Czar Has Plan to ‘Map, Baby, Map’ US Oil Bounty February 23, 2025 Clark Savage Burgum suggests stronger USGS role to analyze the potential Says US public lands hold natural resources worth trillions Interior Secretary Doug Burgum touted a plan for mapping deposits of oil, gas and critical minerals on US […]
Continue ReadingIn this episode of Energy News Beat Live from NAPE – Conversation in Energy, host Stuart Turley sits down with Jeff Krimmel, an energy analyst and consultant, who shares insights into the oil and gas industry, including Oxy’s high production costs and the challenges faced by high-cost producers. They discuss the impact of carbon capture […]
Continue ReadingAustralian oil and gas player Karoon Energy has bought the Cidade de Itajaí FPSO for $115m from Altera & Ocyan, the joint venture formed by the Brazilian company Ocyan and Altera Infrastructure. The FPSO was bought by Karoon’s wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary Karoon Petróleo & Gás. The deal also includes approximately $8m of transaction costs. The […]
Continue ReadingAround 120 discoveries were made in 2024, but most were small, unlike major finds in previous years. High-impact drilling is expected in Suriname (Korikori), Cyprus (Elektra), Libya (Area C), and South Africa (DWOB). Oil majors like Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies are leading the charge in new and existing frontier basins. The global oil industry saw […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Trafigura: Iran Sanctions Are Biggest Bullish Catalyst On Oil Prices February 26, 2025 Clark Savage Trafigura Head of Trading: U.S. foreign policy vis-a-vis Iran is the main upside risk for oil. Last year, Trump pledged in his Republican National Convention speech to dramatically lower Iranian oil exports. On Tuesday, the […] Restarting Germany’s […]
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