Plunge of oil demand limits storage capacity

The drop in oil demand by refiners at local level and the exports limited to a minimum at global level due to the coronavirus pandemic, pushed storage capacity to the limit in the producing provinces

BP announces quarterly loss as oil prices crash

The British giant said it slumped into a u$s4.4-billion net loss in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic crushed demand for oil. "Our industry has been hit by supply and demand shocks on a scale never seen before," BP's CEO stated

GeoPark reports stable Q2 production, signs Argentina rig deal

During the second quarter, GeoPark drilled and completed six wells in the Llanos 34 and Llanos 123 blocks in Colombia, and drilled five wells in Vaca Muerta, which were undergoing hydraulic fracturing at the end of the quarter. The company operated a total of eight rigs, including four drilling rigs and four workover rigs

BP puts its UK North Sea business up for sale

The British energy company said it will sell its UK North Sea business, marking the end of oil production in its home country after six decades of operations. The assets include five production hubs located in the Central North Sea and west of the Shetland Islands

Petrobras CEO sees oil settling in range of $72 to $75 per barrel

Oil prices appear to have settled into a ​range of $72 to $75 a barrel, although the market has yet ‌to fully normalize and the conflict in the Middle East continues to create uncertainty, the chief executive officer of Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras