ADNOC increased its oil production capacity to 4.85 million bpd ahead of the next OPEC meeting.
The country’s stated aim is to reach 5 million bpd capacity by 2027.
OPEC’s current production cuts are set to run through the end of June, but the group may decide to extend those cuts at its next meeting.
Demand for loans from the oil and gas industry fell by 6% last year.
Oil and gas producers’ ratio of net debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization has dropped from 2.4 in 2020 to 0.8 last year.
Strong cash positions puts the oil & gas industry in a position to invest more of its own capital in new production.
Global Data: Aramco is leading oil companies in AI investment.
Saudi Aramco spent $3.5 billion on research and development last year.
As for AI itself, the technology was deployed in areas such as oil exploration, fault monitoring, and cyber threat detection.
Norway saw cash flow from its stakes in oil and gas fields nearly halve in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period of 2023, as natural gas prices slumped and gas consumption in Europe was below expectations, said state company Petoro, which manages field holdings of Western Europe’s top oil and gas producer
Asia to benefit from rising output in Angola: S&P Global
March crude production in Angola rebounds from 4-month low
China, India, Thailand, South Korea keenly monitoring developments
With the potential approval of ExxonMobil’s $1.28 Billion asset sale to Seplat, Nigeria anticipates increased oil production.
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) announces with pleasure the appointment of Mr. Joseph Abuabu Dadzie as its new Chief Executive. Mr. Dadzie takes over from Mr. Opoku-Ahweeneh Danquah whose term of office ended on 26th April 2024.
Oil prices fell for a third day on Wednesday amid increasing hopes of a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East and rising crude inventories and production in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil consumer.
Brent crude futures for July fell 70 cents, or 0.8%, to US$85.63 a barrel by 0456 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for June declined 75 cents, or 0.9%, to US$81.18 per barrel.
After the biggest first quarter for global upstream dealmaking in five years, the industry could see another $150 billion of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the remainder of 2024. With global M&A deal value crossing the $64 billion mark already this year, it represents the strongest first-quarter performance since 2019 and a 145% increase on the first quarter of 2023, fueled primarily by consolidation in the US shale patch.
Although oil price is favorable, it is still lower than what it was in the prior year. This is likely to lower the demand for drilling & production equipment, thereby making the outlook for the Zacks Oil and Gas- Mechanical and Equipment industry gloomy.