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Military tension in the Black Sea is similar to the Iran-Iraq war threats to oil trade

19 August 2023

Tensions in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine have escalated rapidly in the last few weeks, drawing comparisons with the 'tanker war' of the 1980s.

US rig count continues steady decline

18 August 2023

Active US oil and gas rig counts have been trending downward for several months as shale drillers scale back activity, even as overall production continues to edge upwards.

Equinor hires rig for more exploration offshore Eastern Canada

18 August 2023

Norway’s Equinor has hired a drilling rig to carry out more exploration for oil and gas offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.

Chesapeake to offload remaining Eagle Ford assets for $700mn

18 August 2023

US independent Chesapeake Energy announced this week that it had struck a deal to sell its remaining Eagle Ford shale assets to SilverBow Resources for $700mn.

US’s New Fortress Energy expects to launch Brazil’s Barcarena FSRU terminal in Q4

18 August 2023

New Fortress Energy is expecting to launch its Barcarena floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) in the fourth quarter. Besides an FSRU, the terminal includes a jetty, a three-kilometre pipeline, and a gas conditioning station.

Brazil needs oil revenues to fund green transition, President Lula’s aide says

18 August 2023

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains under pressure to deliver much-needed growth to poor, under-developed regions in the north and northeast of Brazil, and wants Petrobras to be an engine of that growth.

Brazil’s gas-gas indexing grows as Petrobras introduces US Henry Hub-based contract

18 August 2023

Brazilian state-owned oil and gas major Petrobras has signed US Henry Hub-indexed contracts which would put Brazil’s gas prices closer to prices in the US, Argus reported on August 14.

Jakarta’s Just Energy Transition Partnership campaigns for $20bn

18 August 2023

A proposal outlining Indonesia's allocation of $20bn for a transition towards cleaner energy has been submitted to the government and its financing partners, planners announced on August 16.

Carbon capture is only a way to make people feel good about continuing emissions

18 August 2023

In recent weeks, the United States has witnessed a surge in carbon capture investment, with major players in the energy sector making significant moves. However, as a technology it remains ineffective.