Business/economics
The firm’s latest analysis puts the bulk of the blame on a fragmented supply chain.
The supermajor said the fields are not expected to contribute meaningfully to its production profile by 2030.
Output is rising fast in the South American shale play and putting Argentina on a course to soon reach 1 million B/D.
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The fresh investment will result in the manufacture of new drilling-related equipment to assist the national oil company in boosting production capacity.
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JERA Americas will receive just over a quarter stake in the LNG exporter for $2.5 billion.
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“Where is Shell based?” The answer to that is likely to get simpler very soon.
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Although offshore drilling demand is slowly getting better, headwinds remain.
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Norwegian oil firm chooses Aker, Sevan, TechnipFMC and others to continue studying $8-billion-plus Barents Sea development.
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Union of rival contract drillers will create one of the largest offshore rig companies.
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Oil production from West Africa has fallen from last year’s depressed levels and will remain down without increased investment.
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Even though the market seemingly expected a 400,000 B/D increase from the oil exporting group, crude prices took a bit of a tumble.
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Already the largest producer in the gas-rich play, Southwestern has bolstered its status with the acquisition of the third-largest producer.
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For Pioneer, the deal marks its return as a pure-play operator in the Midland Basin side of the Permian region. For, Continental, it represents the first steps into the most productive shale play in the US.