Business/economics
Proposed and final notices of sale represent nearly 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico and approximately 1 million acres in Alaska’s Cook Inlet.
The US and UK sanctioned Russian independent Lukoil International and state-owned Rosneft in a bid to pressure Russia over Ukraine.
Ranger acquires American Well Services for $90.5 million, adding 39 workover rigs and boosting its fleet by 25%.
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UK North Sea oil and gas production is set to be maintained at normal levels despite the industry moving to "minimal manning" of offshore facilities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, trade body Oil and Gas UK's health and safety director, Trevor Stapleton, said. -
Amid continued health and travel concerns, the OTC Board of Directors felt this decision was the most feasible and responsible.
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The drop in gas prices, although greater than forecast, will not be to the same extent as oil prices.
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Most history-matching studies have fixed resources—that is, the team of engineers and geoscientists is predetermined. Moreover, the deadlines are always very strict. This constrained scenario often leads to an unfortunate result: The quality of the study suffers.
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The industry increasingly relies on forecasts from reservoir models for reservoir management and decision making. However, because forecasts from reservoir models carry large uncertainties, calibrating them as soon as data come in is crucial.
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The results of the authors’ research showed promising benefits from the use of a systematic procedure of model diagnostics, model improvement, and model-error quantification during data assimilations.
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The Denver-based shale producer is the first to cite the ongoing price war and COVID-19 pandemic as the triggers for its insolvency.
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The potential leasing of space in the SPR comes after the DOE’s plans to buy crude oil were suspended. US oil inventory stockpiles stand at a 10-month high.
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Sandvik and SNC-Lavalin made similar announcements in late March and would take further action if necessary.
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The market in 2020 will be oversupplied by 3–5 million B/D and global inventory will surpass 400 million bbls over the next few months, according to ADI Analytics.
