Category: Production

OPEC tells EU it’s not possible to replace potential Russian oil supply loss

OPEC told the European Union on Monday that current and future sanctions on Russia could create one of the worst ever oil supply shocks and it would be impossible to replace those volumes, and signalled it would not pump more

Canada can boost oil, gas exports by up to 300,000 bpd in 2022

Canada has capacity to increase oil and gas exports by up to 300,000 barrels per day in 2022 to help improve global energy security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said in a statement

Argentina oil output hits 11-year high in February

Argentina’s oil production rose to 571,000 barrels per day in February, up 14% year-on-year driven by shale oil output, marking the highest level since the end of 2011, the energy secretariat said

Saudi crude exports hit 21-month high in January

Official data revealed that Saudi crude oil exports rose in January to 6.996 million barrels per day, the highest level since April 2020

U.S. oil ‘mini-majors’ emerge from shale patch deals

A group of oil and gas “mini-majors” are emerging among U.S. shale producers, built from aggressive dealmaking that industry players expect will accelerate on strong commodity prices and the retreat of Europeans from U.S. onshore production

OPEC flags risk to oil demand outlook from Ukraine war, inflation

OPEC said that oil demand in 2022 faced challenges from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising inflation as crude prices soar, increasing the likelihood of reductions to its forecast for robust demand this year

Oil falls over 5% on Russia-Ukraine talk hopes

Oil prices dropped to the lowest in two weeks, as diplomatic efforts between Ukraine and Russia looked like they might end their conflict, which would boost global supplies, while a pandemic-linked travel ban in China cast doubt on the demand outlook

US may act alone to ban Russian oil imports

The Biden administration is willing to move ahead with a ban on Russian oil imports into the United States without the participation of allies in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

YPF sees hard time tracking rising global oil prices

Argentina’s state-controlled oil company YPF sees it difficult for the sector to fully track rising international prices, Chief Executive Sergio Affronti said, citing global geopolitical tensions and a local economic crisis

German government releases part of national oil reserve

The German government is releasing 434,000 tonnes of its national oil reserve, in line with an agreement by members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in response to the war in Ukraine, Germany’s economy ministry said