ARO Drilling, a joint venture of New York-listed offshore driller Valaris, has signed extensions for five jackup rigs with Saudi giant Aramco. The extensions, all for five years, were signed for the Valaris 250, Valaris 116, Valaris 146, Valaris 140, and Valaris 141 or as ARO Drilling referred to them in its statement, the Bob […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Saudi Arabia’s Budget Deficit Surged Before the Oil Price Crash May 6, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The story below is from Tsvetana Paraskova on Oilprice.com, and she has some great points about the Saudi Budgets. I have been saying that the Saudis need the $80 to $85 oil, […] US Cut […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Dropping Oil Price Boosts Odds of Ukraine Peace Deal, Trump Says May 5, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: President Trump’s team still does not understand what motivates President Putin to end the war. In the following article from Bloomberg, President Trump oddly says that low oil prices will bring President […] Saudi […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This article is from The Crude Truth Substack. I agree with the point that a single basin output does not define the country\’s energy production capabilities. So, has the United States hit peak oil and gas production, or is it just one basin? I agree with Rey Trevino that we are not […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories U.S. LNG will be the United States’ largest export product – Secretary Chris Wright On the Crude Truth Substack, Rey Trevino writes: Secretary Chris Wright provided a comprehensive summary of the first 100 days of the Trump administration’s energy initiatives during the cabinet meeting today. As an oil and gas exploration […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories How will ERCOT and Texas learn from the past on the grid? April 23, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This is an essential update from Doug Sheridan, a LinkedIn Author and knowledgeable leader in the energy sector. Doug is raising some significant concerns about the Texas grid and potential issues on […] […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories How would a Nuclear Deal with Iran impact the global oil markets? Can OPEC+ acctually enforce production limits is the second part of that question. While examining the headlines of other publications, it is interesting to consider the potential impact of the 1-2 million barrels per day returning to the market […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories DAVID BLACKMON: Reconciliation Permitting Reform Will Make America Go Big Again OPINION April 12, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: David Blackmon is a great energy expert in the podcasting arena, and it has been great fun getting to know him over the last several years. I highly recommend following him […]
Continue ReadingThe Saudi giant has renewed long-term agreements with the Italian offshore engineering and construction giant Saipem and UAE-based fabricator Lamprell. Saipem’s agreement with the Saudi firm is now set to run until the end of 2027. With this renewal, the company is confirmed in the exclusive list of contractors selected by Saudi Aramco, which are […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories The steep learning curve America faces if it wants to return to previous shipyard glory days April 15, 2025 Stu Turley ENB Pub Note: Interesting article from America’s Shipyards. While we retool the 19,000 manufacturing shops that the Democrats and Republicans shipped to China, we should also look at building our commercial […]
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