Tag: production
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Equinor aims to increase its production outside Norway to 400,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day
The Norwegian company Equinor is diversifying its portfolio of oil and gas projects outside Norway as part of plans to increase production by 2030. The global leader in the oil and gas sector has made the final decision to invest in a new $9 billion project in Brazil, after years of consideration and appreciation. The…
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Canadian oil prices rose after 320,000 barrels per day of production stopped
Canadian oil prices witnessed a significant increase, after the production of about 320 thousand barrels per day, or 3.7% of the country’s production, was halted due to the ongoing forest fires in Alberta 5 days ago. The fires also restricted natural gas processing operations to approximately 450,000 cubic feet per day, according to information seen…
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Egyptian Minister of Petroleum: Oil prices are an incentive to drill more wells and increase production
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El-Molla, confirmed that the current rise in oil prices and their stability above $80 per barrel is an incentive to continue exploration and increase production. Al-Mulla stressed the importance of the meetings that take place to discuss the development and increase of the current production rates of crude oil, and…
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Is oil production in and south of Sudan affected by the political conflict?
Oil production in Sudan and its south has become a new concern in global markets, in light of the intensification of political conflict between military leaders for the third day in a row, amid fears of a civil war. Oil production in Sudan – the smallest producer in the OPEC + alliance – is estimated…
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Declining oil inventories and reducing OPEC + production push oil prices towards $100 (report)
A recent report highlighted the decline in oil inventories after a strong build at the start of 2023, which was likely driven by lower demand in January, given the mild weather and production recovering from December’s weather disruptions. The report – issued by the Swiss investment bank “UBS” – stated that February data indicated a…
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Oil production in India is booming with investments of more than one billion dollars
India’s oil production is expected to boom in the near term, in a bid to reduce the country’s dependence on imports from other countries. In this context, the Indian Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is preparing to bet billions of dollars on deep-water and ultra-deepwater exploration. This comes at a time when New Delhi…
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Saudi Arabia and 7 OPEC + countries surprise the markets with an additional reduction in oil production
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and several countries in the OPEC + coalition announced an additional voluntary reduction in oil production – amounting to 1.649 million barrels per day – starting from next May until the end of 2023. Today, Sunday, April 2, 2023, an official source in the Saudi Ministry of Energy stated that…
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Increasing oil and gas production in Iran, starting from 2024.. These investments are required
Oil and gas production in Iran is preparing for a domestic boom by next year (2024), including boosting the petrochemical sector as well, despite the continued US sanctions. The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company “NEOC”, Mohsen Khojashmehr, said that increasing production requires a large amount of investments to complete the projects that have…
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The Sultanate of Oman’s production of oil and condensate exceeds one million barrels per day in February
The Sultanate of Oman’s production of crude oil and condensate exceeded the barrier of one million barrels per day, during last February. Recent data showed that the Sultanate of Oman’s production of crude oil and condensate, during the month of February, amounted to 29.7 million barrels, at a rate of 1.06 million barrels per day.…
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The second largest oil refinery in Iran plans to lead the production of propylene within 3 years
The second largest oil refinery in Iran is heading to break into the production of propylene, which is mainly used in the leading petrochemical industry in Tehran. The Isfahan Oil Refinery announced a restructuring and development plan towards becoming a holding company for the oil refining and petrochemical industry, according to the independent local Financial…
