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 ReadingMake no mistake, Doomberg is a national treasure. I have thoroughly enjoyed my podcasts with him, and his Substack is worth every penny. The last time Doomberg was on the podcast, we had Chris Wright, our new Secretary of Energy, on the panel. This podcast is also going out on David Blackmon’s Substack and podcast […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this week, I published an article titled “What does the OPEC+ increase of 411,000 mean to the United States?” I was asked about Saudi Arabia\’s increase in the Asia market and how it would impact the United States. Those two points are broken out into sections below. They seem to be trying to make too […]
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 ReadingBefore oil prices started plunging last month, most banks and research firms had forecast US shale production would grow this year and next before plateauing later in the decade. Diamondback Energy trimmed its own full-year production forecast Monday, and said that it expects onshore oil rigs across the entire US industry to drop by almost 10% […]
Continue ReadingMarathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) released its Q1 2025 earnings results on May 6, 2025, reporting a net loss attributable to MPC of $74 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $937 million, or $2.58 per diluted share, in Q1 2024. Below is a detailed analysis of the earnings report based […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: Yesterday, we examined Cap Ex budgets, and today, we are investigating production, demand estimates, and storage. The current storage levels are low and are listed below. Here is a lot of data to chew on. Go ahead and skip to the summary if you want to know what price I think we […]
Continue ReadingIn this episode of Energy Newsbeat – Conversations in Energy, Stuart Turley sits down with Michael McDonnell, founder of MMD Global Advisory, to dive deep into Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the NEOM project challenges, and the broader impact of global trade wars. They explore how Trump’s tariffs are reshaping global finance, Saudi Arabia\’s financial future, […]
Continue ReadingOil prices rallied aggressively on Tuesday morning, recovering from the OPEC+-induced drop that was sparked by the cartel\’s decision to unwind production cuts at a faster rate than previously planned. Despite the recovery, uncertainty remains in markets and more volatility is likely. – Oil majors have been surprisingly inert in reacting to oil prices declining […]
Continue ReadingENB 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, but the IMF states that the oil break-even for their social programs is $90. Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit for 2025 […]
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