Oil

Cowboy Midstream LLC is set to bring online a crude oil truck offload facility in the Powder River Basin (PRB) next month. The Casper, WY-based midstream provider began construction on the Ross Road Terminal in October. The terminal is being built along Cowboy’s Powell Lateral II Pipeline, to which the terminal would be connected.  The…

U.S. oil and natural gas leaders this week pledged to support Ukraine in light of Russia’s unprovoked invasion, which roiled financial markets around the world. Russia’s attack against Ukraine, forewarned by Russian President Vladimir Putin for months, came on the heels of major sanctions by the United States and its allies. It also followed Germany’s…

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. will limit its net annual oil production growth to 0-5% even if the oil price hits $150, a possibility that CEO Scott Sheffield is not ruling out. “I’m getting more and more confident about the long-term oil strip being much higher than we had expected,” Sheffield told analysts on Thursday during…

Mexican upstream regulator Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) has given the green light for the local subsidiaries of European energy giants BP plc and Equinor ASA to pull out of their participation in a deepwater block offshore Veracruz and Tabasco states. The Mexico branch of France’s TotalEnergies SE will now assume control of the Salina…

Oil consumption could surge more than previously expected and reach record levels this year, a global energy watchdog said, as restrictions to combat the coronavirus ease faster than anticipated, global economic growth mounts and pent-up travel demand unfurls. The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its monthly oil outlook report on Friday, projected global oil demand…

Calgary-based Inclusive Energy Ltd. has secured a market for its oilfield services (OFS) with an agreement to fund drilling in the northeastern corner of the Williston Basin, both in the United States and Canada. The agreement announced Wednesday by the oilfield services (OFS) company is to provide services in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as…

The overhaul of some of Mexico’s aging power plants by state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) could improve the working of the power grid, José Luis Herrera Vaca, founding partner of Herrera Abogados SC and seasoned Mexico energy lawyer, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “One of the most ambitious projects the CFE is carrying out…

NOLA Oil Terminal LLC has begun construction on the first phase of a $930 million oil and refined products terminal on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, LA. “NOLA Oil Terminal will be the first of its kind in the region, allowing Mississippi River access for much larger vessels, such as the New-Panamax and the…

A 28-month fight over access to Enbridge Inc.’s oil Mainline ended in defeat Friday for its plan to sell decades-long contracts to fill 90% of the conduit’s capacity for 3 million b/d to a handful of refineries and brokers. “Mainline contracting would likely reduce the access to pipeline capacity realistically available to certain shippers,” said…