Halliburton Company and Sekal AS have announced an agreement to jointly provide leading well construction automation solutions as part of a longer-term strategy to deliver fully automated drilling operations. Under the agreement, Halliburton and Sekal are collaborating on several technologies and services that incorporate Halliburton digitally integrated well construction solutions and the Sekal DrillTronics automation platform. In addition, both parties’ remote operations centers will provide expertise and support to these offerings.
OPEC+ still has a positive outlook for growth in oil demand, despite the headwinds faced by the global economy, as it prepares for its next ministerial meeting.
Oil prices have nearly erased all year-to-date gains as shrinking refining margins signal weaker demand for oil.
Oil fell below US$80 a barrel for the first time in more than two months as fresh doubts on whether the Federal Reserve has finished tightening outweighed Saudi Arabia and Russia’s supply cuts.
Shafaq News / The U.S. Energy Information Administration confirmed today, Tuesday, that Iraq’s oil exports to the United States reached approximately 84 million barrels during the first eight months of 2023.
Iran has urged OPEC members to halt oil exports to countries supporting Israel, echoing the 1973 oil embargo, which dramatically increased oil prices and altered global economies.
Brent crude futures rose 55 cents, or 0.65%, to US$85.44 a barrel by 0700 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at US$81.14 a barrel, up 63 cents, or 0.78%
Energy giants BP and Shell unveiled sharp downturns in their usual earnings last week in a rocky third quarter for the sector, with the oil and gas industry failing to match last year’s record profits.
LNG trading was a crucial component in oil majors’ Q3 earnings
The Department of Energy has added a mere 5 million barrels to the reserve thus far this year.