Since 2020, there have been military coups in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
Potential spillover of conflicts to the coastal West African countries could endanger some oil projects and deter foreign investment.
The EU and US have promised support to Western African governments to counter the spillover of insecurity from the Sahel.
Oil major Shell expects oil and gas production across its Upstream and Integrated Gas business segments to come in slightly ahead of its previous guidance for the first three months of this year.
TotalEnergies has agreed to acquire the 20% interest held by Lewis Energy Group in the Dorado leases operated by EOG Resources (80%) in the Eagle Ford shale gas play, increasing its natural gas production capacity in Texas and further strengthening its business integration in the U.S. LNG value chain.
Insecurity and extremism in the coup-plagued Sahel risk destabilizing West African coastal states, which will soon be responsible for almost 500,000 b/d of oil and refined product flows, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights data.
The Iraqi Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, said that the Oil Ministry is taking steps to reach a production capacity of five million barrels per day despite the serious restrictions on oil markets and the OPEC countries’ quota limitations to maintain price stability.
The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown petroleum and natural gas public offering, held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, has raised $15,454,748.02 in revenue for the province, with the Estevan area generating the most cashflow.
It has now been just over a year since the Federal Government of Iraq imposed an embargo on oil exports from the country’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan.
Destroying all financial independence for the region, which is reliant on ongoing independent oil supplies, is one of the tools Baghdad has to erode Erbil’s autonomy.
The latest tactic of blaming international oil companies for the embargo still being in place is just another element.
Goldman Sachs analyst Neil Mehta notes Exxon Mobil’s projections, indicating higher-than-expected earnings.
Implied EPS for the quarter estimates at ~$2.15 vs. consensus closer to $2.06, showcasing positive outlook.
Oil prices closed in on the $90 a barrel mark on Wednesday after the Opec+ alliance decided to stick with crude supply cuts for the first half of the year.
More than a decade of advocacy by a broad coalition of Colorado conservationists, ranchers, local governments and recreationists paid off Wednesday when federal officials banned new oil and gas development on 347 square miles of public land for the next 20 years.