WoodMac: Tight gas output triples in Argentina’s Neuquen basin, but costs still vary

A large shift to tight gas production in Argentina’s Neuquen basin is being driven by pricing incentives and lower costs vs. shale gas wells. However, at current costs, only the best tight gas wells break even at the incentivized $7.50/MMbtu gas price, according to analysis from research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Source: […]


Premier Oil to decommission Anoa subsea wells off Indonesia

Premier Oil PLC let a field decommissioning contract to GE Oil & Gas subsidiary PT VetcoGray Indonesia to support the removal of four subsea production trees in Anoa field offshore Indonesia that were installed during the 1990s. Source: News


Gunvor plans upgrades for Rotterdam refinery

Gunvor Petroleum Rotterdam BV (GPR), a subsidiary of Gunvor Group Ltd., Geneva, has secured project financing for a series of planned development and infrastructural upgrades at its 88,000-b/d refinery and supporting product distribution network in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Source: News


EIA reports 2.5 million-bbl decline in US crude stockpiles

US commercial crude oil inventories, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, fell 2.5 million bbl during the week ended Aug. 12 compared with the previous week’s total, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s Petroleum Status Report. Source: News


MARKET WATCH: Brent, NYMEX oil prices rose for fourth consecutive session

Brent crude oil prices topped $49/bbl on the London market on Aug. 16, marking the highest front-month settlement since July 4. US light, sweet crude oil price for September delivery settled above $46/bbl on the New York market on Aug. 16. Source: News


Four Corners methane study finds 10% of sources emit half of emissions

An extensive airborne survey of a previously identified methane hot spot in the US Four Corners area found that just 10% of the individual observed sources contributed half of the emissions, the National Aeronautics & Space Administration reported. Source: News