Category: Production

OPEC+ compliance with oil cuts rises to 113% in February

OPEC+ compliance with oil production cuts in February rose to 113%. The figure compares with a January compliance figure of 103%

Russia’s crude oil export set to drop 3% in Q2

Russia plans to decrease its oil exports in the second quarter 2021 despite an OPEC+ decision to allow the state an additional output hike from April

ExxonMobil submits proposal for Colombia fracking pilot project

ExxonMobil Corp has submitted a proposal to carry out a pilot project for hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – in Colombia, the oil company and the Andean country’s national hydrocarbons agency (ANH) said

Oil demand drag takes toll on tankers, U.S. refiners

US refiners are scaling back on hiring ships for longer periods to save on costs in another sign of uncertainty over when global oil demand will return to pre-COVID levels

Shell’s oil trading earnings double in 2020 to $2.6 billion

Royal Dutch Shell’s 2020 earnings from trading crude oil and refined products doubled from the previous year to $2.6 billion, helping to offset a sharp drop in fuel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic

OPEC expects most of 2021 oil demand recovery in second half

OPEC said a recovery in oil demand will be focused on the second half of the year as the impact of the pandemic lingers as a headwind for the group and its allies in supporting the market

Oil prices rise on economic outlook, drawdown in fuel stocks

Oil prices rose on a weaker dollar as fears of rising US inflation eased while a steep fall in US fuel stocks meant a crude glut would be short-lived as refiners restart in Texas after last month’s freeze

Chevron vows to slow carbon emissions, raise oil output with modest spending

Chevron Corp outlined a plan to expand oil and gas production through 2025, but without spending significantly more, and pledged to limit the pace of growth of its carbon emissions

Russia says OPEC+ will try to ensure there are no sharp oil price swings

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that OPEC+ oil producers would try to ensure there are no sharp oil price swings and that the current price more or less reflected the balance between producers and consumers

Brent hits $70 for first time since pandemic began

Oil prices climbed above $70 a barrel for the first time since the start of the coronavirus crisis, after the US Senate passed a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package and a Yemeni group attacked Saudi Arabia’s oil industry