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Saudi Prince Wants to Be Known As Oil Price 'Volatility Buster'
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman is the most important single person in the oil market today.
8:00 PM EST | July 21, 2021
Analysis Shows Oil and Gas Execs Using More Environmental Buzzwords
The world's biggest oil and gas companies are more likely to talk to Wall Street about emissions than how their businesses might grow.
8:00 PM EST | July 19, 2021
BP Awards Four-well Offshore Contract
BP has awarded drilling contractor Valaris Limited a four-well contract offshore West Africa.
8:00 PM EST | July 06, 2021
BP and Shell Start Up Gulf of Mexico Project
The Manuel project at the Na Kika platform has successfully started production, BP reported Wednesday. PHOTO SOURCE: BP
8:00 PM EST | June 22, 2021
NOCs to Fill Void as Majors Retreat from Oil and Gas
National oil companies are largely shielded from shareholder pressures.
8:00 PM EST | June 08, 2021
BP Veteran Suttles to Retire from Ovintiv
Ovintiv Inc. reported Tuesday that its CEO, Doug Suttles, will retire later this year.
8:00 PM EST | June 08, 2021
BP Chief Sees Lasting Strong Oil Demand Recovery
Energy giant BP Plc sees a strong recovery in global crude demand and expects it to last for some time.
8:00 PM EST | June 06, 2021
McDermott Completes Historic India Subsea Project
McDermott International reported that it has completed work on a pioneering subsea project off India's east coast.
8:00 PM EST | June 03, 2021
Valaris Wins West Africa Drilling Contract
The award secures the DS-12 drillship.
8:00 PM EST | June 01, 2021
Natural Gas Liquids Drive Geothermal Tech
A Canada-based firm has developed geothermal technology that removes water from the equation.
8:00 PM EST | May 26, 2021
Shell Court Ruling Could Have Ripple Effect for Industry
A Dutch court's ruling could have far-reaching consequences.
8:00 PM EST | May 25, 2021
BP Execs Coy About Texas Freeze Impact on Gas Trading
BP Plc said Tuesday its gas trading unit had an "exceptional" first quarter.
8:00 PM EST | April 26, 2021
BP Seeks to Sell Electricity in Five States
BP Plc wants to be your power supplier, too.
8:00 PM EST | April 26, 2021
Maersk Drilling Extends Reach to Guyana
CGX Resources has contracted the Maersk Discoverer for an exploration well. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
8:00 PM EST | April 22, 2021
BP Sets Onshore Flaring Deadline
BP's Grand Slam facility near Orla, Texas. PHOTO SOURCE: BP America
8:00 PM EST | April 19, 2021
Newfoundland Crude Taking Rare Voyages
It's an unexpected move prompted by the staggered global demand recovery.
8:00 PM EST | April 14, 2021
BP Argos Platform Arrives in Texas
The platform that will serve as the centerpiece of BP's Mad Dog 2 project has completed its journey from South Korea to the USA.
8:00 PM EST | April 13, 2021
AMLO Doubles Down on Shielding Pemex from Competition
The Mexican president on Friday sent a bill to congress to give Pemex greater control over the domestic fuel market.
8:00 PM EST | March 28, 2021
Shell Unit Profit Up Nearly 100%
Check out some of Rigzone's most-viewed downstream-related articles from the past week.
8:00 PM EST | March 20, 2021
BP Work Model to Affect Roughly 25,000 Employees
Recall some of Rigzone's most popular downstream-related articles from the past week.
7:00 PM EST | March 13, 2021
India Deal-making Could Shake Up Asian LNG Markets
India is trying to pivot from an economy largely based on coal to more gas, including a major LNG infrastructure build-out.
7:00 PM EST | February 14, 2021
Majors Get Credit Ratings Downgrades
Have a look back at oil and gas market hits and misses for the week ending Feb. 12, 2021.
7:00 PM EST | February 11, 2021
$3.2B Black Sea Project May Take On Partners
Turkey's state-owned oil and gas company reportedly is considering partnerships to carry out work on the biggest natural gas discovery in the Black Sea.
7:00 PM EST | February 07, 2021
BP and Total Pay Hefty Premium for Offshore Wind Rights
The winning companies in a UK seabed rights auction will pay about $1.2 billion per year in total for up to a decade to develop the wind farms.
7:00 PM EST | February 07, 2021
Are the Majors Spending Too Much?
Big Oil earnings show an industry still living beyond its means, Bloomberg asserts.
7:00 PM EST | February 03, 2021
Office Vacancies Surge in Energy Capital
Houston ended last year with a 24% office-vacancy rate, the highest of any major US city, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
7:00 PM EST | February 02, 2021
NHV to Fly for Seagull Project
Seagull personnel will travel via the H175 aircraft. PHOTO SOURCE: Lloyd Horgan/NHV Group
7:00 PM EST | February 01, 2021
ExxonMobil Reports First Annual Loss in Decades
Exxon isn't alone in facing serious challenges even as commodities are on a tear.
7:00 PM EST | February 01, 2021
Will Q4 Earnings Show Worst Is Over for Majors?
The Western world's largest oil explorers are sailing into earnings season on the tailwind of strong commodity prices.
7:00 PM EST | January 26, 2021
Biden Admin Issues 30+ Drilling Permits
The Biden administration has issued at least 31 new drilling permits authorizing operations on federal land and coastal waters.
7:00 PM EST | January 26, 2021
Permian Flaring Report Contrasts with RRC Stance
An analysis finds up to 40% of the gas that's expected to be flared in the Permian Basin in 2025 could be avoided at no cost to drillers.
7:00 PM EST | January 25, 2021
BP Awards FPSO Training Contract
Survivex will train BP personnel in safety-critical operating procedures and processes for its GTA FPSO and hub facilities. PHOTO SOURCE: Survivex
7:00 PM EST | January 13, 2021
BP Chemicals Deal Expands Reach of Ineos
Here is a look back at some of Rigzone's most viewed downstream-related articles from the past week.
7:00 PM EST | January 09, 2021
BP Divests Stake in Alaska Pipeline
Harvest Alaska (Harvest) has acquired BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc.'s (BP) midstream ownership interests.
7:00 PM EST | December 22, 2020
UK Prime Minister Signals Major Energy Policy Shift
Check out this recap of popular downstream-related articles on Rigzone from the past week.
7:00 PM EST | December 19, 2020
Chevron Makes Promise to Investors
Fresh from overtaking ExxonMobil as North America's biggest oil company, Chevron has a "simple promise" to investors.
7:00 PM EST | December 06, 2020
Petrobras Chief Likens Net Zero to Fad
His stance more or less echoes ExxonMobil and Chevron's.
7:00 PM EST | December 01, 2020
Mexico Cashes In Amid OPEC+ Discord
Mexico reportedly will cash in its oil price insurance policy this year for the fourth time only in the last two decades.
7:00 PM EST | December 01, 2020
Shell Takes Top Bid Spot for Offshore Lease Sale
The auction generated $120,868,274 in high bids for 93 tracts covering approximately 79 million acres in federal GOM waters.
7:00 PM EST | November 18, 2020
The Great American LNG Comeback
Recognize this pandemic down year as the anomaly that it is.
7:00 PM EST | November 15, 2020
Oxy Pivots to Net Zero Path
Occidental Petroleum Corp. became the first major US oil producer to aim for net zero emissions from everything it extracts and sells.
7:00 PM EST | November 10, 2020
BP May Run Refinery Unit with Wind Power
The processes to make green hydrogen aren't yet economically viable without government support.
7:00 PM EST | November 09, 2020
Vietnam LNG Project Would Support Robust Industrial Growth
Here is a review of articles from the past week that caught the attention of Rigzone's downstream readers.
7:00 PM EST | November 07, 2020
Equinor and BP Strike Oil Offshore Canada
Equinor and BP Canada have made two oil discoveries offshore Newfoundland, Canada.
8:00 PM EST | October 29, 2020
Chevron Stuns Analysts with Earnings Surprise
Chevron Corp. posted a surprise profit as the oil supermajor slashed capital spending to cope with the pandemic-driven collapse in crude demand.
8:00 PM EST | October 29, 2020
BP Achieves First Gas from Offshore Egypt Field
The Qattameya field is tied back to existing Ha’py and Tuart infrastructure. PHOTO SOURCE: BP
8:00 PM EST | October 26, 2020
BP Ekes Out Surprise Profit
BP Plc used a surprise third-quarter profit to reassure investors that it was on the road to recovery, while also warning that it would be a long journey.
8:00 PM EST | October 26, 2020
Five Themes to Watch Among Oil Majors
Six months on from crude's era-defining price crash, Big Oil is suffering from whiplash.
8:00 PM EST | October 25, 2020
BP May Be Exploring GOM Oilfield Sale
BP is weighing a sale of its majority stake in the Constellation oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico, according to people familiar with the matter.
8:00 PM EST | October 21, 2020
Saudi Aramco Trims Cost of Yanbu Project
Aramco and its subsidiary Saudi Basic Industries Corp. intend to incorporate existing facilities into the Yanbu project instead of building an entirely new one.
8:00 PM EST | October 18, 2020