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Jan 9 (Reuters) – Oil and gas major Shell (SHEL.L) said on Thursday it had started production at the offshore floating facility Whale located in the Gulf of Mexico. The Whale development is operated by Shell, which owns 60% of the project alongside U.S. energy major Chevron (CVX.N), which has a 40% stake. The project …
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(Reuters) – Chevron is positioned to increase its free cash flow by $6 billion to $8 billion by next year, and reduce expenses by “a couple billion dollars,” said Chevron CEO Michael Wirth on Wednesday. The No. 2 U.S. oil producer expects results to benefit from the start of new or expanded oil production projects …
Chevron Targets $6-8 bln in Free Cash Flow Growth Next Year, CEO Says Read More »
U.S. oil production rose 260,000 barrels per day (bpd) month-over-month to a record 13.46 million bpd in October as demand surged to the highest levels since the pandemic, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Tuesday. U.S. oil output has grown rapidly this year, even as concerns of oversupply have weighed heavily on …
U.S. Oil Production Rose to Record High in October, EIA Data Shows Read More »
By Liam Denning Liam Denning is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy. A former banker, he edited the Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street column and wrote the Financial Times’s Lex column. To most of us, a power plant is a source of electricity. To Exxon Mobil Corp., it’s a machine that converts natural …
Citigroup cuts price target on U.S.-based oil and gas companies as challenges for the energy sector carry over into 2025 Brokerage sees no scope for OPEC+ to reverse production cuts in 2025, leaving an est. 8 mln barrels per day (mbpd) of global oil market capacity on the sidelines Says “while we expect OPEC+ to …
Citigroup Sees Energy Challenges Persisting in 2025, Cuts PT on US Oil Firms Read More »
Cuts will come mainly in Pioneer’s Irving and Midland offices More than 1,900 Pioneer employees were offered Exxon roles Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to lay off 397 employees from Pioneer Natural Resources Co. after purchasing the Permian Basin operator for $63 billion earlier this year. The cuts representing almost 20% of Pioneer’s pre-merger staff will come in seven …
Exxon Plans to Cut Almost 400 Pioneer Jobs in Texas by 2026 Read More »
(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump has promised to overhaul U.S. energy policy, with an aim of maximizing the country’s already record-high oil and gas production by rolling back regulation and speeding up permitting. Who will he choose to run the key departments and agencies to get this work done? Here are some of the names …
Who Could Run Trump’s Pro-Drilling Energy Policies? Read More »
Chevron earnings fail to cover dividends, buybacks Delayed Hess deal a drag on the company’s share price Guyana volumes crucial for long-term oil output gains (Reuters) – Five years ago, Chevron CEO Michael Wirth won Wall Street acclaim as the No. 2 U.S. oil company briefly achieved a market value larger than Exxon Mobil’s after he …
Chevron CEO Under Pressure to Halt Share Slide as Hess Deal Stalls Read More »
Company expects to beat goal of $3 billion in investor returns Schlumberger is often a bellwether for oil and gas industry SLB headquarters in Houston.Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg SLB, the world’s biggest oilfield services provider, warned that spending growth by oil explorers has waned in the past few months as customers take a cautious approach amid …
SLB Warns Cautious Oil Explorers Have Slowed Growth in Spending Read More »
(Reuters) – U.S. shale producer Diamondback Energy raised its third-quarter production forecast on Tuesday to reflect its $26 billion acquisition of Endeavor Energy. The Texas-based company completed its acquisition of Endeavor Energy last month, making it the third-largest oil and gas producer in the top U.S. shale region, the Permian Basin, putting it just behind industry giants Exxon …
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