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Exxon Mobil Eyes 2 Million Bpd of Output in the Permian by 2027

Exxon Mobil will bring its Permian basin output up to 2 million barrels per day by 2027, while it also ramps up production in Guyana, Vice President of Global Exploration John Ardill said on Tuesday at a conference in Houston. Exxon has grown its position in the Permian significantly since 2017, when it acquired some …

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U.S. Oil Output to Exceed 14 Million bpd and Then Plateau, Says Conoco chief

U.S. oil production will grow to exceed 14 million barrels per day and then plateau, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance forecast on Tuesday. Output in the top U.S. shale field, the Permian basin of West Texas and New Mexico, will rise between 300,000 bpd and 400,000 bpd this year, he said in remarks at the CERAWeek energy energy …

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Chevron Surprised When Exxon Filed for Arbitration Over Guyana – CEO

HOUSTON, March 19 (Reuters) – Chevron  was surprised when Exxon Mobil  filed for arbitration over Chevron’s plans to buy Hess’s  Guyana oilfield stake, Chevron CEO Michael Wirth said on Tuesday. The dispute threatens to derail Chevron’s $53 billion takeover of Hess. The 30% stake in the prolific Exxon-operated Stabroek oilfield in Guyana is Hess’s most valuable asset. Exxon says …

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ConocoPhillips CEO Calls for U.S. to End LNG Permit Pause in November

Executive says freeze on US licenses should end after election Ryan Lance criticizes policy for driving down activity The Biden administration’s pause on liquefied natural gas export licenses needs to end after November’s presidential election, said Ryan Lance, chief executive of ConocoPhillips, the Houston-based oil and gas producer with a growing LNG business. “Customers are …

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Big Oil Executives Push Back Against Calls for Fast Energy Transition

Top oil executives took to the stage of a major energy conference on Monday to vocally oppose calls for a quick move away from fossil fuels, saying society would pay a steep cost to replace oil and gas. Big oil companies including BP and Equinor have written down renewable energy projects and others have been forced to …

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Alaska LNG Seeks Funding on Path to Final Investment Decision in 2025

Alaska Gasline Development Corp (AGDC) said on Monday it was working to secure funding for Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for its proposed Alaska LNG project in 2024, which would lead to a final investment decision (FID) in 2025. FEED focuses on technical requirements and identifying main costs for a proposed project. Alaska LNG, which is …

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Global LNG Demand is Picking up Due to Low Prices – Shell CEO

March 18 (Reuters) – Global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is picking up due to a recent fall in prices, Shell  CEO Wael Sawan said on Monday at a conference in Houston. The LNG market will be well supplied in the second half of the decade, he added. The CEO of rival TotalEnergies on …

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U.S. to Return Emergency Oil Reserve to Prior Levels by Year-End

U.S. oil stocks in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) at year-end will be at or exceeding the level that would have existed prior to massive sales two years ago, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Monday. Stocks will reach those levels in part on the cancellation of congressional-mandated sales of about 140 million barrels, …

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U.S. Oil Output From Top Shale Regions to Rise in April, EIA Says

U.S. oil output from top shale-producing regions will rise in April to the highest level in four months, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its monthly Drilling Productivity Report on Monday. Production from the top basins will climb by more than 9,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 9.77 million bpd, the strongest output …

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Saudi Aramco CEO Says No Peak in Oil Demand for Some Time to Come

Global oil demand will not peak for some time so policy makers need to ensure sufficient investment in oil and gas to meet consumption and abandon the fantasy of phasing out the fossil fuels, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said on Monday. The head of the world’s largest energy company urged a re-set of global energy …

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