Chevron made several leadership changes on Dec. 10 including naming Dale Walsh as the company’s next vice president of corporate affairs and Navin Mahajan as vice president and treasurer.
Hess said the lion's share of its 2019 capex will go towards oil and gas exploration in Guyana and the Bakken, while ConocoPhillips will spend most of its capex in Alaska and Canada.
San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron said it plans to spend $3.6 billion to produce oil and gas in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico and $1.6 billion for other shale investments.
Plus, Mexico's new president takes a stance with oil majors, Berry Petroleum exits East Texas for California and Scotland-based Wood to build an NGL pipeline in West Texas.
Enbridge, TransCanada pipes carry a combined 1.8 million bbl/d.
Weather-induced power outages hit Enbridge Mainline system and TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 5 called on OPEC and its allies not to cut oil production next year, saying it would trigger higher oil prices worldwide.
David Crombie, who previously served as president of completion solutions and executive vice president, brings over two decades of experience to his latest role as COO at Nine Energy Service.
Analysts forecast global oil production in fourth-quarter 2018 will increase by about 705,000 bbl/d.
Several oil companies in Canada pushed back on Dec. 3 against Alberta's mandated cuts in crude production, warning about excessive government intervention even as the discount on Canadian crudes narrowed sharply on the curtailment plan.