Oil and Gas Industry

China Oil Demand Concerns Aren’t Going Away

China’s economic woes and property crisis have been weighing on global oil demand consumption and growth expectations this year.
Despite some renewed optimism in the wake of the Fed’s jumbo cut, concerns about China aren’t going away.
OPEC trimmed its oil demand growth forecast for 2024, citing concerns in China.

SOCAR and BP expand oil and gas partnership in Azerbaijan

SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic) and UK oil major BP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore potential collaboration opportunities in international oil and gas upstream projects. The partnership, focused on bolstering global energy security, underscores the companies’ commitment to a reliable and sustainable energy supply.

China Oil Demand Concerns Aren’t Going Away

China’s economic woes and property crisis have been weighing on global oil demand consumption and growth expectations this year.
Despite some renewed optimism in the wake of the Fed’s jumbo cut, concerns about China aren’t going away.
OPEC trimmed its oil demand growth forecast for 2024, citing concerns in China.

Trouble Deepens for North Sea Oil and Gas

North Sea oil and gas operators are not just facing the prospect of higher windfall taxes, they are now also finding it more difficult to get loans from UK banks.
The windfall profit tax was imposed on the energy industry in 2022 amid record profits resulting from the supply uncertainty in oil and gas following the incursion of Russian troops into Ukraine.
According to data from Norwegian investment bank SpareBank 1 Markets, reserve-based lending to oil and gas operators in the UK’s North Sea had fallen by some 40-50% since the introduction of the windfall profit tax.