Indian oil refiner Reliance Industries has resubmitted a request to the U.S. for an authorization to import crude oil from sanctioned Venezuela, three people close to the matter said, and resume oil trade between the OPEC producer and the once second-largest destination for its oil.
AIM-listed Mosman Oil and Gas, the hydrocarbon, helium and hydrogen exploration, development, and production company, has provided an update on its Stanley project in the US (34.85% to 38.5% WI) where the recent gross production has increased 84% to circa 221 boepd (30 day average flow rate in April). This is a material improvement from the recently notified March quarter gross average flow rate of 120 boepd.
On Wednesday, May 1st, Brazil’s Tupi field reached 15 years of operations and 2.6 Bboe or accumulated production, with seven units in operation. Located offshore Brazil in the Santos basin, Tupi is the country’s largest producing field, with an average volume of 850,000 bopd, accounting for 20% of the total produced in Brazil, according to Petrobras.
Argentina’s Petrochemical Comodoro Rivadavia SA, through subsidiary PCR Ecuador, discovered oil in a petroleum block 90-Sahino in southwest Ecuador and will carry out extended tests for 90 days, starting this month.
Top executives at U.S. oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron Corp said on Monday that the U.S. needs to clarify rules on energy subsidies to drive the rapid, large-scale investments needed to fight climate change.
Brent crude futures rose 21 cents, or 0.3%, to US$83.54 a barrel by 0810 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 1 cent at US$78.49
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC has promised to create a sustainable environment for the sale and operations of Nigeria’s 19 oil blocks put forward for sale by the government.
Saudi Aramco has raised the official selling price of all the grades it exports to Asia, with flagship Arab Light for delivery in June set to become $0.90 more expensive, Bloomberg reported citing a pricing list it had seen.
Global maritime company BW Group has unveiled plans to separate BW Energy as an oil and gas exploration business from its maritime businesses, as part of corporate restructuring process.
Houston — As Big Oil returns this week to the industry’s annual showcase for offshore energy projects and equipment in Houston, deepwater discoveries off Guyana, Namibia and the US Gulf Coast will take the spotlight.