President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, and other agencies of government to clear all court cases around the $1.3bn deepwater OPL 245 oil block located in southern Niger Delta.
Takoradi, Jan. 30, GNA – The Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) has spent about 268 million cedis in executing more than 398 projects across the country as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility in the past 10 years.
It has also awarded scholarships and mentored more than 100 students from its catchment area.
The Saudi state has ordered energy major Aramco to stop work on expanding its maximum sustainable capacity to 13 million barrels daily, instead keeping it at 12 million bpd.
Since commencing oil production in 2019, Guyana’s fortunes have changed dramatically. With a population of just 800,000, this small South American nation is on track to become one of the world’s leading oil producers per capita in 2024, potentially surpassing major oil-producing nations like Saudi Arabia and Qatar shortly.
According to the WSJ, some drillers are building gas-power plants and using the gas that would have been otherwise flared to generate the electricity they need to power their machinery.
Oil producers in Texas, New Mexico, and North Dakota are contributing to a substantial increase in electricity sales.
Grid constraints have emerged as one of the biggest obstacles to the transition of the United States from a hydrocarbon-powered to an electricity-powered economy.
The bearish sentiment that has pervaded the energy markets in the new year won’t go away easily.
Standard Chartered: oil demand is more robust than expected.
Standard Chartered: oil markets are seriously underestimating geopolitical risks.
The survey will cover 740 square kilometers focusing on Balakhany and Fasila oil reservoirs, using specialized vessels for a detailed analysis.
Production from the ACG oil field has significantly declined since its peak in 2010, prompting this initiative to better manage and potentially increase remaining reserves.
The new seismic survey, complemented by BP’s ongoing projects like the Azeri Central East platform, aims to sustain Azerbaijan’s oil production and revenue in the coming years.
Rystad Energy has identified 36 potential high-impact wells for 2024, a significant increase from 27 in 2023.
Africa and Latin America are expected to account for nearly 64% of these wells, with a focus on frontier and emerging basins.
Despite 2023’s low success rate and rising drilling costs, the industry remains optimistic, with major oil companies and national oil companies planning significant drilling activities.
Rising geopolitical risk pushed Brent well past $80 last week, but the brief price rally has been dampened by continued economic concerns and a strong supply situation.
The global upstream oil and gas sector ended 2023 on a weak note. Despite the geopolitical tensions and other factors like production cuts, oil prices remained lower during the year as compared to 2022 prices. And the outlook for 2024 has been somewhere near moderate growth.