Saturday, June 18, 2016

Exxon CEO says Argentina shale investment may exceed $10 billion BUENOS AIRES (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. may invest more than $10 billion in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation in the next decades, Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson said Thursday. The...

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Schlumberger acquires Omron Oilfield and Marine, Inc. HOUSTON --Schlumberger has acquired Omron Oilfield and Marine, Inc., a U.S.-based OMRON Corporation group company, which is a global leader in automation technology and solutions. “The addition...

Increased field decline on mature fields is becoming visible: Rystad HOUSTON -- For the first time since the 1980s, the industry will experience two consecutive years of decreased global E&P investment, according to the latest analysis by...

Weatherford Canada drilling services facility gains API Q2 certification HOUSTON, Texas -- Weatherford International plc announced that the Weatherford drilling services facility in Nisku, Alberta, Canada, received API specification Q2 certification....

OPEC ministers say oil market moving in right direction VIENNA, Austria (Bloomberg) -- OPEC ministers gathering in Vienna for the group’s biannual meeting said the oil market is moving in the right direction as a supply glut dissipates. While...

Statoil drills minor discovery, dry appraisal well in North Sea STAVANGER, Norway -- Statoil Petroleum, operator of production license 035, is in the process of concluding the drilling of wildcat well 30/11-12 S and appraisal well 30/11-12 A....

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Iran plans oilfield tenders in June for international companies TEHRAN, Iran (Bloomberg) -- Iran plans to invite international companies to bid for oilfield development rights in June, a government official said, as the Persian Gulf country...

Oil pessimists exit market as supplies seen closer to balance NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- The oil market doomsayers are beginning to capitulate. Speculators reduced bets on falling prices to the lowest level in 11 months as oil briefly breached $50/bbl...