Category: Production

Exxon sees ‘great opportunity’ for lower-emission oil output in Brazil

Exxon Mobil Corp sees its investments in Brazil’s offshore helping the company achieve a goal of lowering carbon emissions in its oil and gas production, country head Juan Lessmann said

US shale oil output to rise to highest since May 2020

US shale oil output is predicted to rise to 8.1 million barrels per day in September, the highest since May 2020, in accordance to the EIA’s month-to-month drilling productiveness report

Oil steadies but Delta outbreaks cloud demand prospects

Oil prices steadied after four days of declines, with investors still worried about the outlook for fuel demand as the use of rail, air and other forms of transport is constrained by surging COVID-19 cases worldwide

OPEC+ sees no need to meet U.S. call for more supply

OPEC and its allies, including Russia, believe oil markets do not need more oil than they plan to release in the coming months, despite U.S. pressure to add supplies to check an oil price rise

IEA: Spread of COVID-19 Delta variant knocks oil demand outlook

IEA’s monthly report said rising demand for oil reversed course in July and was set to proceed more slowly for the rest of the year after the latest wave of COVID-19 infections prompted countries to bring in restrictions again

US urges OPEC+ to pump more

The White House said in a statement that the Biden administration had urged OPEC and its partners to boost production, CNBC earlier reported the development

Oil rises as market shrugs off virus impact

Oil prices rose more than $1, recouping some of the losses in the previous session, as rise of demand in Europe and the United States outweighed concerns over a rise of COVID cases in Asian countries

Oil slides on China virus curbs and climate warning

Oil prices fell by 4%, extending last week’s steep losses on the back of a rising US dollar and concerns that new coronavirus-related restrictions in Asia, especially China, could slow a global recovery in fuel demand

API shows crude stocks down, gasoline inventories fall

U.S. crude oil and distillate inventories fell last week, according to two market sources, citing American Petroleum Institute figures, while gasoline stocks rose

Virus variant threatens to cool oil demand recovery

Oil prices will trade near $70 per barrel for the rest of the year supported by the global economic recovery and a slower-than-expected return of Iranian supplies, with further gains limited by new coronavirus variants, a Reuters poll showed