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 deal follows BP’s divestment of its global petrochemicals business in late June. -
While oil- and gas-related companies slash budgets and staff and operators pull back from production and exploration, the tax coffers of US local and state governments are shrinking fast and with hard repercussions.
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Nearly everything’s on the table as companies aim to shore up portfolios by curtailing investments and dumping low-priority assets.
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Petrobras has taken a 65.3-billion Brazilian real ($11.2-billion) impairment on its exploration and production (E&P) assets, warning investors that changes in consumer behavior resulting from the coronavirus pandemic would likely be permanent.
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In its May 2020 Short-Term Energy Outlook, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecast US-marketed natural gas production to decrease by 5% in 2020. Production is expected to average 94.3 Bcf/D in 2020, down from 99.2 Bcf/D in 2019.
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McDermott’s restructuring comes 5 months after it filed for Chapter 11 protection. The company was struggling with debt since its 2018 acquisition of CB&I.
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Most crude exports coming out of the North Sea since March have been destined for Asia, where floating storage levels remain high.
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Two of the biggest assets to suffer from the new valuation are in Australia. Shell’s QGC venture and its floating liquified natural gas facility, Prelude, have been reduced in value by up to $9 billion.
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Denbury Resources needs enhanced debt reduction. The company that does enhanced oil recovery using carbon dioxide it produces and transports has skipped a payment to creditors while it seeks a deal that would reduce its debts.
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The deal includes 15 global sites and over 1,700 staff expected to transfer to INEOS upon completion of the sale. The deal also follows BP’s announcement earlier in the month that it would cut 14% of its workforce.
