Rising demand from Europe has added to a US natural gas investment boom even as the industry struggles to overcome opposition to pipeline construction. Production of the fuel reached 3.1 trillion cubic feet for the month of October, according to the most recently available US data, an all-time high and up almost 50 percent from the level a decade ago. The industry has been in growth mode since the summer of 2021 when Russia began trimming shipments to Europe, according to Steven Miles, a fellow at Rice University’s Banker Institute ...

Energy – OPEC+ to meet The oil market had a choppy trading session over the last day of January. Brent initially came under pressure, although a broader risk-on move saw oil still manage to settle higher on the day. API numbers released overnight were relatively bearish. The numbers show that US crude oil inventories increased by 6.3MMbbls over the last week. In addition, crude inventories at the WTI delivery hub, Cushing, are reported to have increased by 2.7MMbbls and justify the contango that we are seeing at the front end ...

Oil prices were broadly stable as the market is looking towards a meeting of OPEC and its allies as well as a Federal Reserve rate decision and U.S. government data on crude and fuel stockpiles on Wednesday. Brent crude futures dipped 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $85.35 a barrel at 0949 GMT. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude futures rose 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $78.95 a barrel. Tamer U.S. rate hike expectations helped lower the dollar index, which supported oil prices as a weaker greenback makes the commodity cheaper ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine will reduce demand for oil and natural gas and speed up the transition to cleaner products, according to oil giant BP. BP, in its annual energy outlook, said it’s now forecasting 2.3% less consumption for energy in 2035 than it did a year ago, as declines for natural gas, oil and coal will be partly offset by increases fornuclear and renewable energies. The invasion has led to heightened energy security concerrns. “The increased focus on energy security triggered by concerns about energy shortages and vulnerability ...

OPEC oil output fell in January, a Reuters survey found on Tuesday, as Iraqi exports declined and Nigerian output did not recover further while Gulf members maintained strong compliance with an OPEC+ deal on production cuts to support the market. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped 28.87 million barrels per day (bpd), the survey found, down 50,000 bpd from December. In September, OPEC output hit its highest since 2020. Output from OPEC and allies including Russia, known collectively as OPEC+, increased for most of 2022 as demand ...

Middle East crude benchmark Dubai and Murban edged higher in the last trading session in January, as the market awaits production plans from major oil producers. Ministers from OPEC+ countries – members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and others including Russia – are due to hold a virtual meeting at 1100 GMT on Feb. 1. OSP SINGAPORE CASH DEALS Cash Dubai’s premium to swaps rose 13 cents to $1.13 a barrel. Vitol will deliver two March-loading Upper Zakum to Mercuria following the trade. Source: Reuters

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in a recent report has put Iran’s average oil production in 2022 at 2.54 million barrels per day (bpd), 140,000 bpd more than the previous year. Iran’s oil production in 2021 was about 2.4 million bpd. Based on the EIA report, dubbed “Short-term Energy Outlook”, the Islamic republic managed to produce 2.56 million bpd of crude oil on average in the last quarter of 2022. Iran’s oil output stood at 2.58 million bpd in the last month of 2022, according to EIA data. Accordingly, ...

Amid declining forecasts for US oil and natural gas consumption, a different story is being told in the Texas shale patch, where oil and gas proponents are heralding record-high gas production and robust job creation as signs of the industry’s good health. The Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association, or TIPRO, on Jan. 30 released its annual State of Energy Report, which compiles estimations of employment trends in US oil and gas, as well as long-term forecasts for production. According to TIPRO, a trade group representing oil and gas ...

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) posted a $56 billion net profit for 2022, the company said on Tuesday, taking home about $6.3 million per hour last year, and setting not only a company record but a historic high for the Western oil industry. Oil majors are expected to break their own annual records on high prices and soaring demand, pushing their combined take to near $200 billion. The scale has renewed criticism of the oil industry and sparked calls for more countries to levy windfall profit taxes on the companies. Exxon’s ...

Proved reserves of natural gas in the United States grew to a new record of 625.4 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2021, a 32% increase from 2020, according to our recently released Proved Reserves of Crude Oil and Natural Gas in the United States, Year-End 2021 report. U.S. proved reserves had previously decreased 4% in 2020 as a response to prices that fell with decreased consumption during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. At year-end 2021, however, five of the eight states with the most proved reserves of natural ...

Oil prices could see better 2023 than 2022. We believe the price will sustain above $90 as money managers have increased their long position after Brent breached $80 on the back of expectation of increased oil demand from China and rest of the world. Both IEA and OPEC have issued in their report, that they expect crude oil demand to increase in 2023. Global oil demand will grow to 101.2 million barrels per day in the current year and will continue growing to hit 106 mb/d by 2030. Global oil ...

The Sultanate of Oman’s production of oil recorded a rise of 9.6 per cent till the end of December 2022 to stand at 388,434,800 barrels, according to the latest data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). Separately, crude oil production increased by 12.8 per cent, while condensates production declined by 1.4 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2021. The average price of Oman’s crude oil surged by 48.4 per cent by the end of December 2022 to reach $95.4 per barrel compared to $64.3 ...

Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA is toughening terms for buyers after a month-long halt to most exports of crude and fuel, demanding prepayment ahead of loadings in either cash, goods or services, company documents showed. PDVSA’s new Chief Executive Pedro Tellechea put the move in place this month. It reinforces measures implemented last year after several buyers skipped out on payments for oil, which provides most of the South American country’s income. After taking the helm, Tellechea launched an extensive audit of supply contracts, according to a written order to ...

The five biggest oil majors in the world are expected to rake in record profits for 2022 of around $200 billion in combined yearly earnings in the coming days, thanks to the jump in oil and gas prices last year, according to early estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ. Last year’s record earnings are 50 per cent higher than the previous annual record set more than a decade ago, oil market analysts say. However, in 2023, earnings of the top five — ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Shell, and TotalEnergies — are ...

Energy- market awaits Fed decision The oil market sold off yesterday, with a lack of fresh catalysts in the market. ICE Brent fell more than 2% on the day to settle at US$84.90/bbl, after the market failed to successfully break above the 100 day moving average. There are several key events that participants will focus on this week. Firstly, the OPEC+ meeting on Wednesday, where there is no change in output policy expected given the current uncertainty in the market. This will be followed by the FOMC meeting later that ...