The U.S. Lost Control Of This Giant Iraqi Oilfield.
2021/11/05 16:49
Crude oil prices fell after the EIA reported an oil inventory build of 3.3 million barrels
The authority also reported mixed results in gasoline and middle distillates
2021/11/04 18:28
The price of oil has climbed to multi-year highs, and oil companies are raking it in.
2021/11/03 17:45
There is still plenty of upside for oil prices from here as demand is on course to outstrip supply throughout the rest of the year
Plenty of analysts are now preparing for $100 oil, with demand destruction unlikely to occur at current prices
Despite the inflationary impact of rising oil prices, it is unlikely that markets will be driven into a recession
2021/11/02 13:41
ExxonMobil posts strongest net profit in 7 years
Upstream misses expectations
Strong downstream and natural gas sales lead to record free-cash-flow
2021/11/02 13:15
Biden: The refusal of OPEC+ to increase crude oil production is affecting America's working class
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm blames OPEC+ for high crude prices
2021/11/02 13:06
California’s oil industry provides a major source of revenue for the state and creates a huge number of jobs, but that won’t stop the state’s governor from phasing it out
2021/10/30 16:07
Oil and gas prices have seen a bit of a correction over the last few days
Implied crude demand fell w/w for all products except jet fuel, with the key mismatch being between total crude inventories and inventories at the WTI pricing hub in Cushing, Oklahoma
2021/10/29 20:09
While oil and gas companies come under pressure to reduce production, the world’s thirst for new supply is only growing
2021/10/27 19:50
Saudi Oil Minister: OPEC+ needs to remain cautious with its approach to oil production adjustments despite rising prices
2021/10/26 19:28
Though the global energy crunch is not impacting the United States as much as its European and Asian counterparts, it will have an impact on Permian producers.
2021/10/25 18:52
The IEA has predicted that Canada’s oil production will begin to decline at the end of this decade, but not before the country increases its production by up to 700,000 bpd
2021/10/23 16:10
The U.S. Lost Control Of This Giant Iraqi Oilfield.
Crude oil prices fell after the EIA reported an oil inventory build of 3.3 million barrels
The authority also reported mixed results in gasoline and middle distillates
The price of oil has climbed to multi-year highs, and oil companies are raking it in.
There is still plenty of upside for oil prices from here as demand is on course to outstrip supply throughout the rest of the year
Plenty of analysts are now preparing for $100 oil, with demand destruction unlikely to occur at current prices
Despite the inflationary impact of rising oil prices, it is unlikely that markets will be driven into a recession
ExxonMobil posts strongest net profit in 7 years
Upstream misses expectations
Strong downstream and natural gas sales lead to record free-cash-flow
Biden: The refusal of OPEC+ to increase crude oil production is affecting America's working class
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm blames OPEC+ for high crude prices
California’s oil industry provides a major source of revenue for the state and creates a huge number of jobs, but that won’t stop the state’s governor from phasing it out
Oil and gas prices have seen a bit of a correction over the last few days
Implied crude demand fell w/w for all products except jet fuel, with the key mismatch being between total crude inventories and inventories at the WTI pricing hub in Cushing, Oklahoma
While oil and gas companies come under pressure to reduce production, the world’s thirst for new supply is only growing
Saudi Oil Minister: OPEC+ needs to remain cautious with its approach to oil production adjustments despite rising prices
Though the global energy crunch is not impacting the United States as much as its European and Asian counterparts, it will have an impact on Permian producers.
The IEA has predicted that Canada’s oil production will begin to decline at the end of this decade, but not before the country increases its production by up to 700,000 bpd

Oil And Gas Companies Set For Record Free Cash Flow This Summer

2021/06/25 15:28
Oil And Gas Companies Set For Record Free Cash Flow This Summer

With oil trading above $70 per barrel while investment activity remains low, the world’s publicly traded exploration and production (E&P) companies are set to generate record-breaking free cash flows (FCF) in 2021, a Rystad Energy report projects. Their combined FCF is expected to surge to $348 billion this year, with the previous high being $311 billion back in 2008.

Rystad Energy estimates that total gross revenue for all public upstream companies is expected to increase by almost $500 billion in 2021, or 55% compared to last year (excluding hedging effects). At the same time, the investment level of these companies is only expected to grow by around 2% in 2021, resulting in significantly higher profits.

A key reason for the all-time-high FCF is the turnaround in the US tight oil industry. Historically, this industry has struggled to generate positive returns, but this could change in 2021. We estimate that all public tight oil companies will to make close to $60 billion in FCF this year, before hedging effects.

The conventional onshore supply segment is in line to earn the highest level of FCF this year at close to $160 billion – but is still behind the record touched in 2011. Both deepwater and offshore shelf are recovering this year, each ending up with close to $60 billion in FCF. However, tight oil is expected to surpass both these offshore segments in 2021.

“Oil demand has gradually increased after the initial shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, and OPEC+ continues to hold back volumes from the market. The consequent high price movement has been further supported by a slow ramp-up in US tight oil activity. In conjunction with the persisting low investment environment, E&Ps are enjoying super-profits,” says Espen Erlingsen, head of upstream research at Rystad Energy.

The FCF comeback means more surplus cash for E&P companies and historically there has been a strong link between FCF and activity levels. Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has recovered in 2021, with transaction values increasing by around 30% compared to 2020. New projects are also making a comeback: The amount of greenfield investment that has been sanctioned as of June has already matched the full year 2020 total, and we expect the full 2021 level to be double that of last year.