BJ Services Reports First Fiscal Quarter Net Loss From Continuing Operations of $0.03 Per Diluted Share

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

BJ Services Company (BJS-NYSE, CBOE, PCX) today reported that revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended December 31, 2009, was $931.5 million, representing a 6% increase from ...


PDVSA and Eni sign agreement to develop Junin 5 giant heavy oil field in Venezuela

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Joint development of Junin 5 which has 35 billion barrels of certified oil in place. First oil expected in 2013. PDVSA and Eni to jointly develop hydrogenation technology to maximise ...


Who is most responsible for world oil production, governments or private investors

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Although investor-owned oil companies are often thought of as those most responsible for world oil production, government-controlled companies actually control the majority of both current production (more than 52% in ...


London Brent up 55¢ to $68.59

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

 US crude for November rose 55¢ to $70.96 a barrel by 07.46 GMT, after gaining 46¢ to settle at $70.41 on Monday. London Brent was up 55¢ to $68.59, reports ...


Oil News from around the web, World oil demand is expected to grow by 900,000 barrels to 84.6million barrels per day (mbd) in 2010; China is now the world’s second largest oil importer

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

US light sweet crude rose $0.85 to $72.16 in Asian trading -------------------- World oil demand is expected to grow by 900,000 barrels to 84.6million barrels per day (mbd) in 2010, and return ...


BJ Services Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Net Loss of $0.11 Per Diluted Share

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

BJ Services Company (NYSE: BJS; CBOE; PCX) today reported a net loss of $32.3 million, or $(0.11) per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended June ...


Oil News from around the web,US crude for August delivery fell $1.58 to $65.15 a barrel by 0018 GMT. London Brent crude fell 74 cents to $64.87

Monday, July 6th, 2009

France's Total and China National Petroleum Corporation plan to bid for two large oil blocks being auctioned in Venezuela, instead of one in which they had already shown interest. The sources ...


Oil News from around the web, Crude oil for July 2009 delivery dropped $0.26 to $72.42 a barrel in after-hours trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange ,Brent crude for July 2009 delivery gained $0.99, or 1.4%, to $71.79 on 11 June on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange

Friday, June 12th, 2009

The IEA raised its global estimate for daily oil demand by 120,000 barrels to 83.3 million barrels in its monthly. The increase was driven by the US and China. Consumption ...


Oil News from around the web, US crude rose 65 cents to $59.15 a barrel ; Nigeria petrol shortages

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

)))))))))US crude rose 65 cents to $59.15 a barrel. It earlier touched a new six-month high of $59.49 a barrel. London Brent crude rose $0.37 to $57.85. )))))))))))PetroChina views current low oil ...


End of opportunity for quality in the 2009 Uruguay Round

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

At the end of the period for qualify to the 2009 Uruguay Round bidding process for oil and gas E&P offshore blocks, the interested companies are the following: BHP Billiton ...


Oil News from around the web, hydrocarbons in Libyan waters,OPEC is worried about oversupply,RWE Dea to invest in North African countries

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

))))) Oil prices lingered below $49 a barrel Thursday in Asia as rising U.S. crude inventories and a stark demand forecast by the IMF doused investor optimism for a near-term ...


Oil News from around the web, Oil steadied at less than $46 a barrel on Tuesday, CNOOC has no plan to buy oil companies abroad

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

))))) Price of crude oil fell more than six per cent, to around $47 a barrel yesterday, due to a rising value of the United States dollar and “growing caution ...


Oil News from around the web, Turkey is positioned as a major energy hub, Venezuela ties with Japan

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

))))U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in the Turkish capital Sunday, marking his first official visit to a Muslim nation since taking office in January. U.S. support for Turkish accession to the ...


Oil Newsbite, 03/12, $4 687-million-U.S. dollar investment by Pemex, Nigeria to struggle in 2009

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Venezuela will propose a new oil output cut at the upcoming OPEC's meeting in Vienna, an official source said Wednesday. President of the Permanent Energy Commission of the Venezuelan National Assembly, ...


OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

OPEC Oil Export  Revenues   Based on projections from the EIA March 2009 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could earn $383 billion of net ...


OPEC Net Oil Export Revenues, EIA

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Country                            Nominal ($B)                                Real (2000$B)                                   2008 2009 2010 Jan 2009                  2008 2009 2010 Jan 2009 Algeria                        $70   NA    NA      $3                             $57    NA     NA       $2 Angola                        $68   NA    NA      $3                             $55     NA     NA   ...


Gazprom’s delegation visits Venezuela

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Led by Stanislav Tsygankov, Head of the Company’s International Business Department, a Gazprom delegation paid a working visit to the Republic of Venezuela. As part of the visit the delegation attended ...


Exploration & Exploitation News w/e 31/12

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Saboteurs blow up Agip oil pipeline in Delta State Saboteurs blew up an oil pipeline operated by Italy's Agip in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta late on Friday, the military said on ...


Exploration & Exploitation News,Nigeria w/e 19/12

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Ex-OPEC Chief Named Nigerian Oil Minister Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua has named Rilwanu Lukman as new minister in charge of the country's troubled oil sector. Lukman, former secretary general of Opec, will ...


$5 billion in funding for joint venture projects with foreign oil companies

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Nigeria's draft 2009 budget includes $5 billion in funding for joint venture projects with foreign oil companies, President Umaru Yar'Adua told parliament on Tuesday. Funding shortfalls at state-run oil company ...


Oil News FYI @ 21st Nov. 08

Friday, November 21st, 2008

US light sweet crude fell to $49.62, while London-traded Brent crude fell to $48.90 a barrel. The price of oil is around two-thirds cheaper than in July, when it hit ...


Gazprom commences drilling first exploratory well in Venezuela

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Within the visit of Igor Sechin, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Government to Venezuela, a Gazprom delegation, led by Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Company Management Committee took ...


Exxon Mobil Corporation Announces Estimated Third Quarter 2008 Results

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM):                                                               Third Quarter         Nine Months                                                                    2008     2007   %   2008     2007      %  Net Income              $ Millions                                                14,830   9,410   58   37,400   28,950   29  $ Per Common Share              Assuming Dilution                                     2.86     1.70      68   7.11       ...


Gazprom delegation visited Venezuela

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

A delegation of OAO Gazprom led by Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors Alexander Medvedev recently visited Venezuela. During the visit, Mr. Medvedev met with Venezuela’s Energy and Oil Minister ...


Eni Signs Strategic Agreement for Exploration and Development offshore Venezuela

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

The two areas, Blanquilla Est and Tortuga, are located in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of northern Venezuela, approximately 130 kilometers north of Puerto La Cruz. The development of ...


PDVSA Announces Successful Completion of Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for Petrozuata Project Bonds

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

CARACAS, Venezuela--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (“PDVSA”) announced the successful completion of its previously announced tender offer for any and all of the outstanding 7.63% Series A Bonds due 2009 ...


PetroSA signs a MoU with the National Oil Company of Venezuela.

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Cape Town (03.09.08) - On the 2nd September 2008, the South African Government and the Government of Venezuela executed a number of official trade agreements as part of the bi-lateral ...


PetroFalcon Announces Baripetrol Operations Update

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

March 5, 2008, Caracas, Venezuela – PetroFalcon Corporation (“PetroFalcon”) (TSX:PFC), a publicly-traded natural resource company with oil and gas operations in Venezuela, released an update for its 5%-owned joint venture, Baripetrol, ...


Eni signs Strategic Agreements in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s Orinoco oil belt

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

The Orinoco belt is the world's largest deposit of heavy oil with original oil in place equal to 1,300 billion barrels (current oil production is approximately 600,000 barrels per day). Eni ...


CADWorx Plant Design Suite 2008 to be Featured at COADE Discovery Tour Events Scheduled for April 1st in Bogota, Colombia, and April 3rd in Caracas, Venezuela

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--COADE announced today that the next stops on the COADE Discovery Tour will be April 1st in Bogota, Colombia, and April 3rd in Caracas, Venezuela, coordinated in conjunction with ...


Venezuela: Sincor Officially Transformed into a Mixed Company

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Feb. 08, 08         After issuing a decree in November 2007 creating the Mixed Company PetroCedeño, the Venezuelan authorities issued on January 10, 2008 a decree transferring Sincor’s extra-heavy oil development operations ...


Total Signs Two Heavy Oil Study Agreements with PDVSA in Venezuela

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Feb. 04, 08         Total announces the signature of two joint study agreements with PDVSA concerning the Junin 10 block in the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela. Signed by Christophe de Margerie, Chief Executive ...


Total Signs Two Heavy Oil Study Agreements with PDVSA in Venezuela

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Feb. 04, 08     Total announces the signature of two joint study agreements with PDVSA concerning the Junin 10 block in the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela. Signed by Christophe de Margerie, Chief Executive ...