Saudi Arabia said Sunday it would further scale back crude production by 500,000 b/d from May through the end of the year, leading a broader OPEC-plus effort to curb supplies and bolster prices. In total, the Saudi energy ministry said the group of producer countries would cut more than 1 million b/d. This would come…
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Callon Slashes Production, Capex in Permian, Eagle Ford to Survive Oil Demand Destruction
If there are any exploration and production companies that are stepping up activity in the Lower 48 today, they’ve yet to step forward, as operators have pulled back, shut in and cut off funding to some of the most prized assets.

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‘Big Cut Is Here,’ Says Yergin, as North American E&Ps Slammed by Coronavirus and Price War
The energy sector was quick to take a red pen to the 2020 budget in March as the coronavirus turned into a pandemic and the price war continued overseas, but some operators are finding they have to cut deeper in the face of uncertain demand for oil and gas.

NGI The Weekly Gas Market Report
‘Big Cut Is Here,’ Says Yergin, as North American E&Ps Slammed by Coronavirus and Price War
The energy sector was quick to take a red pen to the 2020 budget in March as the coronavirus turned into a pandemic and the price war continued overseas, but some operators are finding they have to cut deeper in the face of uncertain demand for oil and gas.
Alberta to Cut Oil Production in January to Boost Depressed Prices
The Alberta government Sunday announced a cut of 325,000 b/d off the province’s oil production as of Jan. 1, 2019, to try boosting severely depressed prices blamed on a glut backing up behind stalled pipeline projects.

Canada NatGas Suppliers in ‘Survival Mode’ as Lower 48 Shale Competes for Profits
Canadian natural gas producers will cut but not eliminate financial losses until late 2018 as stiff competition continues from U.S. unconventional supply sources, a private Ottawa-based business research agency predicted Monday.
Trump’s Order to Trim Executive Branch Could Target EPA
Two weeks after saying he wants to make federal agencies “do more with less,” President Trump signed an order Monday calling for reorganization of the executive branch of the government, a move that could affect the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

OPEC’s Oil Output Reduction Awaiting U.S. E&P Reaction
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) formally agreed Wednesday to its first global oil production reduction in eight years, announcing its members would cut output by 1.2 million b/d effective Jan. 1, which sent U.S. and Brent prices soaring for the day.

OPEC’s Tentative Agreement to Reduce Oil Output Still Needs Formal Vote
The 14-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which produces more than one-third of global crude oil output, reached a tentative agreement Wednesday to reduce output for the first time in eight years — to 32.5 million b/d from an August level of 33.24 million b/d.

OPEC Proposes First Oil Production Cut in Eight Years
Stung by continuing oversupply wrought by the U.S. unconventional revolution, the 14-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reached a tentative agreement Wednesday to reduce output for the first time in eight years — to 32.5 million b/d from an August level of 33.24 million b/d.