The drop in oil demand by refiners at local level and the exports limited to a minimum at global level due to the coronavirus pandemic, pushed storage capacity to the limit in the producing provinces
The British giant said it slumped into a u$s4.4-billion net loss in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic crushed demand for oil. "Our industry has been hit by supply and demand shocks on a scale never seen before," BP's CEO stated
Shell tightened its restrictions on buying Russian oil, saying it will no longer accept refined products with any Russian content, including blended fuels
A group of oil and gas "mini-majors" are emerging among U.S. shale producers, built from aggressive dealmaking that industry players expect will accelerate on strong commodity prices and the retreat of Europeans from U.S. onshore production
Assuming production at prevailing quotas, OPEC spare capacity will fall to 4% of total production capacity by fourth quarter 2022, from 13% in the third quarter 2021, the US investment bank said in a note
