The restrictions target two major Russian producers, along with what Washington calls a “shadow fleet” transporting Russian oil The US Treasury on Friday announced a fresh round of sanctions against Russia, imposed in conjunction with the UK. The restrictions target Russia’s oil industry, including two major producers – Gazprom Neft and Surgutheftegaz – as well as their […]
Continue ReadingIn this joint podcast, Stuart Turley and David Blackmon provide an in-depth analysis of U.S. energy policies under the Biden administration, focusing on offshore drilling bans, regulatory challenges, and their implications for long-term energy security. The discussion addresses critical topics such as the energy transition, the reliance on foreign supply chains for essential minerals, and […]
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The US state of Alaska has sued the Biden administration for what it calls violations of a congressional directive to allow oil and gas development in a portion of the federal Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The federal lawsuit in the US district court in Alaska filed on Monday challenges the federal government’s December 2024 decision to add restrictions to an […]
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Shell Houston-based oilfield service giant SLB has been awarded a series of drilling contracts by Shell to support energy development across its deep- and ultra-deepwater assets. The scope of the contracts will include digital directional drilling services and hardware, logging while drilling, surface logging, cementing, drilling and completions fluids, completions, and wireline services on assets […]
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Daily Standup Top Stories Chevron Targets $6-8 bln In Free Cash Flow Growth By 2026 January 8, 2025 Clark Savage Chevron Corp.(NYSE:CVX) is well positioned to grow its free cash flow by $6 billion to $8 billion by next year, and lower expenses by “a couple billion dollars,” Chevron CEO Michael Wirth announced on Wednesday. America’s second […] Salt […]
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Crude oil prices were flat on the day, after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an estimated inventory draw of 1 million barrels for the first week of 2025. The authority also estimated builds in fuel inventories but both gasoline and diesel stocks remain below the five-year average. The crude inventory draw compared with another modest of 1.2 million […]
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Chevron Corp.(NYSE:CVX) is well positioned to grow its free cash flow by $6 billion to $8 billion by next year, and lower expenses by \”a couple billion dollars,\” Chevron CEO Michael Wirth announced on Wednesday. America’s second largest oil and gas company expects to achieve these results thanks to the start of new or expanded oil production […]
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The US state of Alaska has sued the Biden administration for what it calls violations of a congressional directive to allow oil and gas development in a portion of the federal Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The federal lawsuit in the US district court in Alaska filed on Monday challenges the federal government’s December 2024 decision to add restrictions to an […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Why would President Trump want to Annex Greenland? Is it for the weather or critical minerals? January 7, 2025 Clark Savage Ok, there is a lot of speculation today from X around Donald Trump Jr.’s trip to Greenland. I watched the call with President Trump calling into a town hall-style gathering, and […]
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Shearwater Norwegian offshore seismic vessel player Shearwater Geoservices has started the second acquisition season for the Pelotas Basin multi-client 3D seismic survey offshore Brazil. This new acquisition, conducted in partnership with Searcher Seismic, will be the sixth multi-client 3D project for the joint venture and will utilise the SW Empress vessel to expand the Pelotas […]
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