- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2019
US, Brent crudes fall amid supply-cut uncertainty, US-China tariffs
Crude oil prices settled lower Monday after a choppy trading session, as Saudi Arabia and Russia have not yet agreed to extend the Opec+ output-cutting deal, and U.S.-China trade tensions continued to threaten crude demand, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 7, 2019
Oil rallies with stocks after report US may delay Mexican tariffs
Crude oil futures turned sharply higher heading into Thursday’s settlement, tracking a rally in equities on a report the Trump administration may delay Mexican import tariffs, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 6, 2019
Maine Senate passes offshore drilling ban
The Maine Senate overwhelmingly passed an offshore drilling ban this week by a 31-4 vote, with Bill LD 955 sitting on Gov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 6, 2019
US crude stockpiles surge 6.8 Mmbbl
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories surged 6.77 million barrels (Mmbbl) in the week ended May 31, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 6, 2019
Crude oil plummets after US crude stockpiles surge
Crude oil prices plummeted Wednesday, with futures falling to their lowest since January, after the Energy Information Administration reported an unexpected surge in the nation’s crude inventories, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2019
WTI, Brent crudes rise on Fed comments
Crude oil prices rose Tuesday, following a rally in global stock markets, with Brent crude recovering from a four-month low briefly touched earlier in the session, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2019
YPF prepares first shipment of LNG from Argentina
Argentine oil company YPF SA said it’s now loading the first shipment of liquefied natural gas for export from the South American country, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2019
Brent slips to 4-month low, as trade fears persist
Crude oil futures ended Monday’s trading session lower after unsettled trading, as Saudi comments indicated Opec+ would extend supply cuts supported prices, but concerns U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 3, 2019
Icahn challenges Oxy’s ‘hugely overpriced’ Anadarko deal
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn last week filed a lawsuit against Occidental Petroleum, looking for board seats and eventually a sale of the company, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 31, 2019
Crude plunges nearly 4%
Crude oil prices plunged Thursday on a smaller-than-expected decline in U.S. crude inventories and fears of a global economic slowdown due to the U.S.-China trade war, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 30, 2019
Crude drops as trade war worries outweigh supply disruptions
Crude oil prices fell in roller coaster-like trading Wednesday, impacted by equity markets, as China signaled it’s prepared to raise the stakes in the trade war with the U.S., raising concerns such a situation could hurt demand.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2019
US crude prices settle up due Midwest flooding
U.S. crude oil futures gained nearly 1% Tuesday after flooding throughout the Midwest constricted crude flow from the storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2019
Oil rises on Mideast tensions, supply cuts
Crude oil prices rose Monday, supported by Middle East tensions and Opec+ supply cuts, as well as continued crude disruptions from Russia after a pipeline contamination problem discovered last month, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 23, 2019
U.S. crude inventories jump surprising 4.7 Mmbbl
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) rose by 4.7 million barrels during the week ended May 17, vs.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2019
Pakistan ends failed drilling in the Arabian Sea
Pakistan and its partners have ended offshore drilling after no usable oil or natural gas was found in the Arabian Sea, Kallanish Energy reports The announcement came Sunday from the Pakistan ministry of petroleum and was seen as a major setback for the country, the Associated Press reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2019
Petrobras approves addendum for $9 billion compensation
The board of directors of Brazilian state-owned Petrobras approved Tuesday an addendum to a transfer-of-rights oil contract which establishes a $9 billion reimbursement, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 20, 2019
Crude prices slip Friday, post weekly gains
Crude oil prices slipped Friday, but West Texas Intermediate and Brent both posted a weekly gain on rising concerns over more Middle East supply disruptions due to U.S.-Iran political tension, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 17, 2019
US, Brent crudes rise on Middle East tensions
Crude oil prices jumped as much as 2% Thursday as tensions in the Middle East grew, with a Saudi-led coalition launching air strikes in retaliation for recent attacks on its oil infrastructure.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 16, 2019
Oil rises as market shrugs off jump in US crude inventories
Crude oil futures rose slightly Wednesday as worries that rising tensions in the Middle East could impact global supplies overshadowed an unexpected rise in U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 15, 2019
Crude prices mixed as hope lingers for U.S.-China deal
Crude oil prices were mixed Tuesday as tensions in the Gulf appeared to stop short of a military showdown and both sides in the U.S.-China trade talks sounded conciliatory tones, signaling a deal may be possible, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 9, 2019
Chevron walking away from Anadarko, with $1B in its pocket
In a much expected move, oil supermajor Chevron said this morning it will not counter the higher bid made for Anadarko Petroleum by Occidental Petroleum, contrent to walk away from the deal with a $1 billion breakup fee, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 8, 2019
Iraq planning $53B megaproject with Xom, PetroChina
Iraq is planning a $53 billion megaproject with global energy giants ExxonMobil and PetroChina to use seawater from the Persian Gulf to boost oil production, Iraqi prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced Tuesday, Kallanish Energy finds.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 8, 2019
Oil plummets 1+%, as U.S.-China trade war intensifies
Crude oil prices dropped Tuesday as renewed doubts of a U.S.-China trade pact stoked concerns over global growth, while U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela tightened supply and helped to curtail losses, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 7, 2019
Anadarko tells Chevron it’s been replaced
Anadarko Petroleum’s board said Monday Occidental Petroleum’s buyout offer is “superior” to its purchase deal with Chevron, Kallanish Energy reports. The oil supermajor is now on the clock.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 6, 2019
Occidental revises Anadarko bid, offers mostly cash
Occidental Petroleum, continues to tinker with its offer to buy Anadarko Petroleum, late Sunday putting a revised bid in front of the independent producer, offering mostly cash as it looks to wrest its prey from Chevron, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 6, 2019
Opec is ‘likely to collapse,’ Iran’s oil minister warns
Iran’s oil minister last week warned Opec is “likely to collapse” because some members of the 14-nation group are working against their fellow producers, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 6, 2019
Crude rises Friday, falls for the week
Crude oil prices inched up Friday, as strong U.S. economic data boosted demand feelings, and as production drops in sanctions-hit Iran and Venezuela tightened the market, Kallanish Energy reports.Baker Hughes delivers ‘solid’ 1st quarter
Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes, a GE company, delivered what chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli called a “solid” first quarter, due to stabilizing global oil and natural gas markets, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 2, 2019
Crude oil slips, as U.S. inventories jump
Crude oil prices slipped Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories soared to their highest point in 19 months, as production set a record, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 2, 2019
Thousands of miles of O&G wells to be drilled over next 5 years
More than 1 million kilometers (621,371.192 miles) of new oil and gas wells will be drilled over the next five years, analytics/consulting firm Rystad Energy projects.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 30, 2019
SEC alleges insider trading in Chevron-Anadarko deal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday announced it secured a court-ordered freezing of assets related to alleged insider trading that yielded roughly $2.5 million in profit connected to the April 12 announcement Chevron was acquiring Anadarko Petroleum.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 30, 2019
Panama Canal expansion allows more NGL cargoes
Nearly three years ago, the new, larger Panama Canal opened for business, the first expansion since the canal opened 105 years ago, allowing the transit of larger cargo ships.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 26, 2019
Oil prices fall, pull back from 6-month highs
Crude oil prices dropped Thursday after trading in a tight price range much of the day, Kallanish Energy reports. Brent crude earlier topped $75 per barrel for the first time in nearly six months, as quality concerns stopped some Russian crude exports to Europe, and the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 25, 2019
Oxy trumps Chevron’s Anadarko bid, could ignite bidding war
Occidental Petroleum, which has been in informal discussions with Anadarko Petroleum for nearly two years, Wednesday publicly bid $76 a share for the independent producer, topping by 17% an offer by Chevron made roughly two weeks ago.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 25, 2019
Shell in talks to buy BP stake in North Sea gas field: sources
Royal Dutch Shell is in talks to buy BP’s stake in the Shearwater oil and gas field in the British North Sea for roughly $250 million, three industry sources told Reuters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 25, 2019
Crude ends day mixed after big jump in U.S. inventories
Crude oil prices Wednesday ended the trading session near six-month highs after data showed U.S. inventories rose to the highest amount in 18 months, allaying concerns of tight supply resulting from Opec+ output cuts and U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 24, 2019
Murphy announces $1.38B deepwater Gulf of Mexico acquisition
Murphy Oil Corp. announced its Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA unit is acquiring deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets from LLOG Exploration Offshore and LLOG Bluewater Holdings for $1.38 billion in cash, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 24, 2019
Goldman not expecting oil to rally despite tightening sanctions
Goldman Sachs expects the U.S.’s decision to end exemptions from sanctions for eight countries still buying oil from Iran to have a limited impact on crude prices — even though the timing is likely to have caught energy market participants by surprise.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 23, 2019
Oil surges after Trump says sanction waivers done
Crude oil prices surged Monday, hitting new 2019 highs, after the Trump administration announced all oil buyers will have to end imports from Iran, effective May 2, or be subject to U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 19, 2019
Crude rises on Saudi export cuts and lower U.S. inventories
Crude oil prices were slightly higher Thursday, as a drop in crude exports from Saudi Arabia and a drawdown in U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 19, 2019
Venezuela bypasses U.S. sanctions by selling crude via Russia
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is moving cash from Venezuelan oil sales through Russian state energy giant Rosneft, as he looks to evade U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 18, 2019
Oil prices drop on China growth, lower U.S. crude stockpiles
Crufe oil prices dropped Wednesday after Brent crude hit a 2019 high above $72 a barrel, supported by steady economic growth in China and data showing U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 17, 2019
Golar secures $700M for LNG project
Bermuda-based company Golar announced Tuesday its subsidiary, Gimi MS, received $700 million in financing for a floating liquified natural gas (Flng) project, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2019
U.S. exports 2 Mmbpd of crude in 2018
In 2018, U.S. exports of crude oil rose to 2.0 million barrels per day (Mmbpd) — nearly double the 1.2 Mmbpd rate in 2017 — the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2019
U.S., Brent crudes slip, as Russia talks output hikes
Crude oil prices fell Monday after Russia’s finance minister said Russia and Opec+ may boost production to fight the U.S. for market share, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 15, 2019
WTI, Brent rise on tightening supply perception
Crude oil prices rose last Friday as involuntary supply cuts from Venezuela and Iran, plus conflict across Libya supported the possibility of a tightening crude market, while positive Chinese economic data eased concerns about falling crude demand.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 10, 2019
Crude prices fall as Russia suggests it will raise output
Crude oil prices fell Tuesday from five-month highs as Russian comments signaled the possible easing of the Opec+ supply-cutting deal overcame concern violence in Libya could tighten global markets, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 9, 2019
Crude hits 5-month high, as fighting threatens Libyan output
Crude oil prices rose to a five-month high Monday, on expectations for tighter global supply due to fighting in Libya, Opec+-led cuts and U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 8, 2019
Engie, Caisse to buy Petrobras pipe unit for $8.6B
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) agreed to sell its 90% stake in a Brazilian natural gas pipeline company to France’s Engie SA and Canadian pension fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec for $8.6 billion.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 5, 2019
Brent crude tops $70 for first time since November
Brent crude oil prices Thursday pushed through $70 per barrel for the first time in nearly five months, as expectations of tight global supply outweighed pressure from rising U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 5, 2019
Citing differences, Shell walks away from U.S. refining lobby
Royal Dutch Shell Plc this week said it was leaving a U.S. refining lobbying organization in 2020 because the oil supermajor disagrees with the firm’s climate policy, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 3, 2019
Xom weighs sale of Nigerian O&G fields for up to $3B
ExxonMobil has held talks on the sale of a number of oil and gas fields in Nigeria, as the company focuses on developments in the U.S.’s Permian Basin and Guyana, industry and banking sources told Reuters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 1, 2019
Japanese refiners halt Iran oil imports as waiver draws near
Japanese refineries have stopped importing Iranian oil after buying 15.3 million barrels between January and March ahead of the expiration of a temporary waiver on U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 29, 2019
WTI, Brent crudes shrug off Trump’s Opec tweet
Oil prices settled roughly flat Thursday, recovering from the day’s worst losses that came shortly after President Trump called for Opec to boost crude production to lower prices.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 27, 2019
Crudes rise as supply cuts overcome economic worry
Crude oil rose sharply Tuesday as Opec+ supply cuts and expectations of lower U.S. inventories outweighed concern about weaker demand due to a potential worldwide economic slowdown.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 26, 2019
Kinder Morgan backs out of offshore crude terminal
Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan has sold its stake in a proposed offshore crude oil export terminal in the Gulf of Mexico known as Texas COLT, the company confirmed Monday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 25, 2019
Crude drops from 2019 highs, settles down more than 1%
West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude oils fell more than 1% Friday, slipping further from 2019 highs reached earlier last week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 22, 2019
Crude settles pennies lower, near 4-month high, as supplies tighten
Crude oil dropped slightly Thursday, but held near 2019 highs, supported by a sharp tightening of global stocks, Opec production cuts and U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 22, 2019