The Competition Tribunal has approved the proposed acquisition of petrol station brand Engen by independent energy marketing and trading company Vitol Emerald, subject to a set of competition and public interest conditions.
Crude oil prices ticked higher today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an estimated decline of 6.4 million barrels in inventories for the week to April 19.
The size of the U.S. oil and gas deals has hit a record $51 billion during the first quarter of 2024, data provider Enverus said.
Reuters: This month, Russia is expected to pocket $14 billion from oil & gas.
Russia’s oil and gas revenues slumped by 23.9% last year compared to 2022.
Reuters estimates that Russia’s revenues from oil and gas for 2024 would be 30% higher compared to 2023.
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have finalized updated regulations for renewable energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
With no major outbreak in fighting in the Middle East, investors seem less concerned about any impact on the flow of oil out of the region. As a result, prices fell in Wednesday’s trading.
At the same time, crude inventories across the U.S. tumbled and it stopped a further fall in oil prices.
The Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber is a non-profit upstream petroleum organisation which aims to achieve long term success of the upstream petroleum industry in Ghana.