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Following the release of official weekly US Energy Information Administration data on stocks, demand and supply of US crude oil and refined products; Adrian Lara, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the current events: “Gasoline demand has seen a favourable trend since early April […]
Refiners in US grapple with loss of fuel demand and COVID-19 outbreak, says GlobalData
The demand for gasoline and jet fuel has taken a hit as a result of nation-wide lockdown across the US since late March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Piling up of stocks caused challenges in the form of mounting inventory costs while storage concerns of refined products with shorter shelf life added additional strain […]
Brazil dominates global deployment of upcoming FPSOs, says GlobalData
A total of 18 planned and announced Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) projects are expected to be deployed offshore Brazil during the outlook period 2020–2025, the highest among the countries globally, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s report: ‘Global FPSO Industry Outlook, 2020−2025 – Petrobras Drives Global Upcoming FPSO […]
Drilling in Alaska’s ANWR reserves will be costly due to weather conditions and environmental hurdles
Following the approval of an oil and gas leasing plan for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) by the US Department of Interior; Adrian Lara, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the approval: “The recoverable reserves from the 1002 area within the ANWR will […]
Divergent economic outlooks for North and South Americas’ oil and gas producing countries, says GlobalData
Operators in the Americas region have had to manage projects and mitigate the effects of COVID-19 through severe production cuts and reductions in investments. As opposed to other countries with established oil and gas sectors in the region, Brazil successfully managed to keep 2020 production increasing, while Venezuela’s oil and gas industry seems to be […]
Asia to lead global refinery fluid catalytic cracking units’ capacity growth by 2024, says GlobalData
Asia is expected to lead the global refinery fluid catalytic cracking units’ (FCCU) capacity growth, contributing about 45% of the total global capacity growth by 2024. The region is likely to add 542 thousand barrels per day (mbd) of FCCU capacity by 2024, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, ‘Global Refinery […]
China to dominate Asian refinery fluid catalytic cracking units capacity growth by 2024, says GlobalData
China is expected to lead Asia’s refinery fluid catalytic cracking units’ (FCCU) capacity growth, with about 89% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024. China is likely to add more than 480 thousand barrels per day (mbd) of FCCU capacity by 2024, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report,‘ Global Refinery […]
Equinor sets out to retain leading role among oil majors in energy transition
Following today’s announcement of Equinor’s appointment of a new CEO, with an increased focus on the energy transition; Will Scargill, Managing Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Equinor, like other major European oil and gas companies, has made a significant strategic shift in recent months to […]
Marathon Oil to drive break-even prices as low as $30/bbl in Bakken and Eagle Ford by reducing well costs by 10% in H2, says GlobalData
Following the release of Marathon Oil’s Q2 results; Andrew Folse, Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the current events: “Marathon Oil’s net loss of US$750m in Q2 2020 was well anticipated due to the drop in oil prices and the current economic crisis that impacted […]
China to dominate Asian refinery coking units’ capacity growth by 2024, says GlobalData
China is expected to lead Asia’s refinery coking units’ capacity growth, contributing about 94% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024. The country is likely to add 351 thousand barrels per day (mbd) of coking capacity by 2024, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report,‘Global Refinery Coking Units Outlook to 2024 […]
BP to move heavily in acquisitions & divestments to deliver new strategy, says GlobalData
Following yesterday’s announcement of BP’s strategy for transition from an International Oil Company to an Integrated Energy Company, Will Scargill, Managing Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on this transition; “BP has set out ambitious targets for the realignment of its business within five and ten […]
Strategic adoption of cloud computing can alleviate oil and gas industry challenges, says GlobalData
Cloud computing allows oil and gas companies to scale their data management and storage, driving greater flexibility in infrastructure costs. The high computing power delivered via cloud platforms supports the adoption of other technologies such as the intelligent management of physical assets, which facilitates greater operational efficiency, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. […]
Rising refinery utilization in India provides glimmer of hope despite devastating impact of COVID-19, says GlobalData
COVID-19 heavily impacted the key end-use segments such as transportation and manufacturing sectors among others, hitting the demand for fuel products in India. This forced the Indian refiners to re-align their operating models and supply chain cycles to ensure business continuity. Despite all these, the gradual appreciation of refinery utilization is likely to enable the […]
Shell’s market outlook yields optimistic margins for its low energy carbon future
Following the release of Shell’s Q2 2020 earnings call, Effuah Alleyne, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “In order to strengthen its balance sheets, Shell has implemented the common strategy of aggressively reduced capital and operating expenses, and enhanced its footing in the digital technology […]
Moelis & Co and Evercore were top financial advisers by value and volume in global oil and gas sector in H1 2020, says GlobalData
Financial advisers Moelis & Co and Evercore were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global oil and gas sector in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Moelis & Co advised on three deals worth US$12bn, which was the highest among all […]
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Baker Botts were top legal advisers by value and volume in global oil and gas sector in H1 2020, says GlobalData
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Baker Botts were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global oil and gas sector in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised on one deal worth US$10.1bn, which was the highest among […]
Acquisition of Senegal assets bolsters Lukoil’s West African expansion plans, says GlobalData
Following the news that Lukoil has reached an agreement with Cairn to acquire their Senegalese assets, including a share of the Sangomar development; Conor Ward, Upstream Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the deal: “News that Lukoil is looking to expand in Western Africa comes as no surprise […]
Schlumberger’s outlook for stability and future growth supported by severe cost cutting measures, says GlobalData
Following the release of Schlumberger’s Q2 2020 earnings call; Effuah Alleyne, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “As with many companies in the oil and gas industry, Schlumberger has taken the approach to reduce capital spending and focus on enhancing existing performance through technology. The […]
Halliburton turns to cloud-based analytics and digital technologies as oil struggles to rebound, says GlobalData
Following Halliburton’s Q2 2020 earning call, where the company fully commits to its strategy of improving innovative customer solutions through digital technology and concentrating on international markets entering Q3; Effuah Alleyne, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Halliburton has been hardest hit in its North […]
Chevron’s Noble Energy acquisition bets on future natural gas demand and more geographic diversity,
Following the news that Chevron is to acquire Noble Energy for $13bn; Adrian Lara, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Since the crash of oil price and demand in March 2020, there has been an increasing expectation for mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity to show […]