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What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (April 15, 2024)
While concerns about the stability of oil supply are increasing, Stratas Advisors does not expect oil supply to be disrupted – unless there is further escalation in the Middle East.
US Drillers Cut Oil, Gas Rigs for Fourth Week in a Row-Baker Hughes
The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by three to 617 in the week to April 12, the lowest since November.
US Gulf Coast Heavy Crude Oil Prices Firm as Supplies Tighten
Pushing up heavy crude prices are falling oil exports from Mexico, the potential for resumption of sanctions on Venezuelan crude, the imminent startup of a Canadian pipeline and continued output cuts by OPEC+.
Enterprise Gains Deepwater Port License for SPOT Offshore Texas
Enterprise Products Partners’ Sea Port Oil Terminal is located approximately 30 nautical miles off Brazoria County, Texas, in 115 ft of water and is capable of loading 2 MMbbl/d of crude oil.
Pemex GoM Oil Platform Blaze Leaves One Dead, 13 Injured
A Coter contract worker died from a fire that broke out at Pemex’s Akal-B platform this weekend that also left several others in serious condition, the company said.
What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (April 8, 2024)
Stratas Advisors says geopolitics are providing a boost for oil prices as conflicts escalate–and while crude oil and oil products continue to flow, the possibility of disruption is increasing.
US Decision on Venezuelan License to Dictate Production Flow
The outlook for Venezuela’s oil industry appears uncertain, Rystad Energy said April 4 in a research report, as a license issued by the U.S. Office of Assets Control (OFAC) is set to expire on April 18.
Mighty Midland Still Beckons Dealmakers
The Midland Basin is the center of U.S. oil drilling activity. But only those with the biggest balance sheets can afford to buy in the basin's core, following a historic consolidation trend.
The Answer to Curbing Permian Associated Gas? More M&A
Consolidation will result in less oil production, and therefore less associated gas, as fewer wells are produced, an energy analyst says.
Life on the Edge: Surge of Activity Ignites the Northern Midland Basin
Once a company with low outside expectations, Surge Energy is now a premier private producer in one of the world’s top shale plays.