The Jacked Up Drilling Market

After a nearly five year downturn, the subsea drilling market is on the upswing, with jackup rigs making up the majority of the global fleet.

March 14, 2023

Petrobras Downplays Any ‘Government Intervention’ Rumors

Petrobras CEO Jean Paul Prates told reporters there was no need to worry about recent moves by the government to halt refinery divestments, which he said during CERAWeek by S&P Global were just attempts to verify commercial terms and conditions.

March 14, 2023

Q&A: Ecopetrol’s Felipe Bayon Talks About the Permian, Colombian Gas

Felipe Bayon, the CEO of Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol, spoke with Hart Energy at CERAWeek by S&P Global to discuss advances in the Permian Basin with Occidental Petroleum and progress offshore Colombia with Petrobras and Shell Colombia, while touting Colombia’s offshore gas potential.

March 10, 2023

TotalEnergies CEO Urges European Leaders to Improve Incentives

TotalEnergies’ CEO Patrick Pouyanné said during CERAWeek by S&P Global that the French energy giant would invest capital where it was more efficient, including the U.S., while encouraging European leaders to improve incentives.

March 10, 2023

Guyana Looks to Monetize Associated Gas

Guyana, which started producing oil offshore in late 2019, is now looking at a strategy to monetize gas associated with the oil projects, the country’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said during CERAWeek by S&P Global.

March 9, 2023

Commentary: US Crude Sanctions On Venezuela: Past, Present and Future

Despite leeway from to U.S. allowing Chevron Corp. to operate and manage its joint ventures in Venezuela, the Maduro government has made few positive steps toward democratic reform.

March 7, 2023

Colombia Investors, Spooked by Venezuela Woes, Anti-fracking Rhetoric, Face Uncertainty, Official Says

As Colombia’s new government settles in, investors face a blend of uncertainty amid the governments’ anti-fracking commentary and Venezuela’s meltdown next door, Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) Executive President Francisco José Lloreda Mera told Hart Energy during CERAWeek by S&P Global.

March 7, 2023

Rystad Energy Expects to See Exponential Growth

Offshore spending looks to surpass pre-pandemic highs within the next two years.

March 7, 2023

Subsea Tieback Round-Up: 2025 and Beyond

Here's a round-up of subsea tiebacks projects across the globe. The second in a two-part series, this report looks at some of the projects scheduled to come online in 2025 and beyond.

March 7, 2023

Oil Steady as Market Juggles Supply and Demand Fears

U.S. crude inventories could register their first decrease in 10 weeks.

March 7, 2023