Oil firms urged to reach for those digital heights
Oil firms must seize the opportunity presented by the Covid-19 pandemic to grasp the nettle and embrace digital technology and data analysis, industry experts have said.
Rystad
‘Relief’ for some as oil rises past $40, but North Sea activity to remain depressed
Oil prices rose past $40 per barrel mark on Wednesday amid speculation that quotas for international production cuts could be kept higher for longer.
UK North Sea to dominate global decommissioning spend over next five years
The UK is poised to lead the way as operators increase spending on North Sea decommissioning work amid low oil prices, according to a new report.
UK maintenance spending to reach lowest on record, Rystad says
Western Europe’s maintenance, modification and operations (MMO) market will likely take a major hit in 2020 a Rystad Energy impact analysis has revealed, thanks to severe spending cuts and Covid-19 transportation restrictions. Spending in Norway is expected to fall to $3.4 billion this year – an 18-year low – while UK spending is on track to fall to $2.9 billion, the lowest level seen since at least 1990.
Global E&P revenues to fall by $1 trillion in 2020, Rystad says
The devastating effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on global oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) companies is better understood by looking at the industry’s expected total annual revenues for 2020.
A barrel of Brent oil could become ‘cheaper than a latte’, Rystad says
A barrel of Brent crude could cost less than a cup of coffee before long as fears about dwindling storage space sink in, an analyst has said.
Norway decision on production cuts looms
Norway has said it will soon decide whether to cut its oil production to help support plummeting prices.
Seismic industry revenues to nearly evaporate in 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic and the current low-oil-price environment have pushed global exploration and production operators to cut costs, scrapping all but the most vital of their investment plans. The supply industry that will suffer the most as a result is seismic, as shown by a Rystad Energy analysis, with revenues estimated to fall this year by 51% in a $30 Brent scenario and by 77% if the Brent falls to $20, compared to levels seen in 2019.
Asia Pacific M&A shake-up on the horizon
More assets are expected to hit the market across Asia Pacific this year following the sustained drop in global oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic, which has destroyed energy demand growth as economic activity contracts.
$20 oil wouldn’t kill off UK production, but it isn’t a pretty picture, Rystad says
With the reality that Brent oil prices are scratching closer and closer to $20 per barrel, shut-ins are already happening around the world. Even if prices reach this threshold, the UK will avoid shut-ins and exploration is likely to continue in 2020, although cash flow and project sanctioning will suffer, a Rystad Energy impact analysis shows.
Silver lining for Asian LNG market after oil price crash
Lower long-term LNG prices could encourage coal-to-gas switching in Northeast Asia, while Chinese LNG demand is also expected to expand this year, albeit at a slower rate, as China gets back to work.
Asian NOCs set to maintain domestic upstream spend
While most international oil companies (IOCs) have stated they will make major spending cuts this year in response to the downturn, Asian national oil companies (NOCs) are expected to maintain domestic upstream spending to help employment and economic activity levels.
PNG-focused Oil Search is a takeover target
Despite a recently announced planned capital raising, Australian-listed Oil Search, which has major stakes in Papua New Guinea’s emerging LNG sector, is a prime takeover target, as mergers become more likely in a low oil price world.
OPEC+ poker game on Monday: Russia holds better cards than Saudi Arabia
A month after the last unproductive OPEC+ meeting and with Covid-19 slashing demand amid the ongoing price war, the US has managed to broker a new extraordinary meeting for oil-producing nations. Russia and Saudi Arabia will be back to the negotiating tele-table on 6 April 2020 to discuss the output cuts of at least 10 million barrels per day (bpd), first announced by US President Donald Trump on Twitter on 2 April 2020.
Oil price downturn could be prolonged, Westwood Global says
Oil prices plunged to an 18-year low yesterday as hopes of a production pact between Saudi and Russia faded
Trio of UK oil and gas firms insist they can ride out market storm
A trio of London-listed oil and gas firms today insisted they could overcome volatile market conditions at the end of a bruising week.
Virus to wipe out most of 2020 oil demand growth, no Opec cure in sight, says Rystad
The spread of coronavirus continues to deepen the severity of the blow to global fuels demand. Rystad Energy now expects more than half of global oil demand growth to be lost in 2020. As global stocks increase by the day, the ongoing OPEC+ meeting is unlikely to result in cuts sufficient enough to balance the market, under all of our scenarios.
Market experts warn of further oil price drops as virus fear grips
Market experts at Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) and Rystad Energy have warned of a further fall in oil prices due to coronavirus.
Oil prices to fall short of 2020 forecasts as virus spreads – Rystad
As China’s coronavirus epidemic continues to expand and more countries are affected, the slowdown in global oil and gas consumption this year will hit suppliers who will see average prices fall below previous expectations, according to Rystad Energy’s revised forecasts.
UK to lead watershed year for offshore wind jacket construction, Rystad claim
The UK is set to lead a watershed year for the construction of steel offshore wind turbine jackets, according to Rystad Energy.
Oil demand growth evaporates as virus keeps planes grounded, Rystad says
The coronavirus epidemic in China has triggered restrictions in the country’s public transport and air travel, both at a domestic and an international level, reducing demand for oil, which has lost about a fifth of its value since the start of the year.
Virus to slash Chinese LNG, but US tariff lift could save the day, Rystad says
The unseasonably warm weather in the northern hemisphere has undercut liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand and, combined with the steady rise of global supply levels, has resulted in record-low prices. Adding insult to injury, the coronavirus epidemic in China has reduced business and industrial activity, with January’s LNG imports dropping by about 10% year on year.
Potential US fracking ban would have little immediate impact on nationwide oil and gas production
Most severe implications expected in Permian Delaware, NM
Australia leads in bumper year for Asia Pacific FIDs
Looming wave of final investment decisions (FIDs) will provide massive boost for offshore oilfield service sector in Southeast Asia
The US is set to experience yet a new energy revolution: Offshore Wind
Installed offshore wind capacity in US waters could reach 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and annual investments in the sector could surpass $15 billion by the mid-2020s, according to Rystad Energy.