Portugal has declared a nationwide energy crisis this week after all of their fuel truck drivers have gone on strike, threatening to cripple the infrastructure of the nation. The organization representing the interest of 700 of the 1,000 working in the sector, The National Union of Dangerous Goods Drivers, is demanding higher wages and recognition […]
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, the 76 year old former military ruler, has been re-elected. Constant threats to the flow of crude from armed groups and thieves, Buhari has plans to develop a backbone of stable power, roads and rail lines for agricultural expansion and industrialization in Africa’s most populous nation. Providing two-thirds of government revenue […]
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Chevron and ExxonMobil highlighted an aggressive strategy for drilling in the Permian Basin over the next five years to their investors this week. Exxon is aiming to increase production to 1 million barrels per day while Chevron is targeting an additional 900,000 barrels per day, all by the end of 2024. The presentations from both […]
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The Treasury Department of the United States placed sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A (PDVSA) on January 28 in an effort to stabilize democratic order to the region and combat corruption in Venezuela.
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British Petroleum (BP) has announced the discovery of two new oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico and has approved a $1.3 billion expansion of its Atlantis three oil field. The new expansion will include eight new wells to the existing offshore oil and gas platforms and they are speculating that it will increase production by […]
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Earlier this week, oil and gas industry supporters lined the streets of Calgary outside of city hall in support of government action. The oil industry is costing the province of Alberta and Canada an estimated $80 million a day because of too much production and not enough pipeline. With the looming provincial and federal election, […]
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The geopolitical climate in the Middle East continues to intensify as the Saudi government is preparing to admit that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Turkey two weeks ago. President Trump has threatened to impose severe punishment on Saudi Arabia if it is proved they are behind the murder […]
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The second round sanctions by the U.S. on Iran will take effect in November. These sanctions will focus on Iran’s energy sector. The Trump administration forecasts that it will persuade the countries that import Iranian oil to cut as much as 1 million barrels a day when the sanctions begin in early November. The major […]
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There is a new land grab in the Permian Basin that may ease the bottlenecks of oil producers in the west Texas region. Oil Producers pump frac sand and other materials into wells to break up shale rock in order to produce oil. These wells are getting longer and wider which increases the amount of […]
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Encyclopedia Britannica defines VLCCs as, “Very large crude carriers. These ships, with a length of some 330 metres (1,100 feet), have capacities between 200,000 and 320,000 dwt (Dead Weight Tonnage). They carry in the area of two million barrels.” Historically these enormous ships carry crude oil around the world including imports into the United States, […]
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