On Nov. 7, the Energy Workforce and Technology Council released its monthly jobs report, indicating an addition of 1,736 jobs to the oil field service industry, totaling 652,874, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after adjustments to September numbers and analysis.
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.
Saudi Aramco reports a profit decline but exceeds analyst expectations and maintains large investor dividends.
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.
Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil exporter, reported more than a 23% year-on-year decline in its net income for the third financial quarter to $32.6 billion due to relatively lower crude prices and production cuts.
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 United States became the world’s largest natural gas producer in a matter of years.
BP has brought on stream the Seagull oil and gas field in the UK North Sea.