Oil Production

Domestic crude production held even last week as demand dipped slightly and inventories edged up, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies kept output for the week ended Oct. 21 at 12.0 million b/d, flat with the prior week and roughly in line with the level maintained through…

A plan to slash oil production in November could send prices soaring, exacerbate already entrenched inflation in the United States and Europe, and push the global economy into a recession, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday. IEA researchers pointed to a recent OPEC-plus decision to cut oil output by 2 million b/d next month.…

The consortium of oil-producing countries known as OPEC-plus spurred rare bipartisanship in the U.S. capital after the cartel said it would slash crude production. The group said last week its decision to cut output by 2 million b/d in November was in response to global recessionary headwinds and threats to demand. But Washington lawmakers on…

American crude output held even at a level well below the 2022 peak – and far from pre-pandemic highs – as demand leveled off and recessionary headwinds gathered force both in the United States and globally, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. The government’s snapshot of domestic supply/demand came on the heels of…

Northern Oil and Gas Inc. (NOG) has agreed to acquire stakes in Permian Basin properties spanning about 2,800 acres in New Mexico and Texas from Alpha Energy Partners for $157.5 million. NOG reported that Mewbourne Oil Co. is the primary operator of the assets, which span about 2,800 acres in the Permian’s Delaware sub-basin in…

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U.S. oil output was flat for a third consecutive week as demand fell amid increasing consternation about a looming economic recession, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data released Wednesday showed. Production for the period ended Sept. 9 was even with the previous two weeks at 12.1 million b/d, EIA said in its Weekly Petroleum Status…

Domestic crude production and overall petroleum demand both held essentially even last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday. Production for the period ended Sept. 2 was on par with the prior week at 12.1 million b/d, EIA said in its Weekly Petroleum Status Report. That kept output within striking distance of the…

OPEC and its Russian allies, on Monday agreed to reduce global crude oil output by 100,000 b/d in October, in what the Saudi-led cartel said was a proactive move to stabilize the market. At the monthly ministerial meeting, the cartel noted the “adverse impact of volatility and the decline in liquidity on the current oil…