OIL BSEE: 84.3% of current Gulf of Mexico oil production shut-in ahead of Hurricane LauraOGJ Editors, Oil & Gas Journal, August 25, 2020 Offshore oil and gas operators in the US Gulf of Mexico continue to evacuate platforms and rigs ahead of Hurricane Laura and post Tropical Cyclone Marco. Hurricane Laura is currently expected to make landfall along the Texas-Louisiana border … read more

OIL Offshore oil and gas production is crimped by Gulf stormsDavid Koenig, Associated Press, August 23, 2020 Oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico was slowed Sunday by the approach of two storms that led companies to remove workers from more than 100 offshore platforms.  The Interior Department said that based on company reports at midday, 114 platforms had … read more

News of the Day:    Lower Taxes Lead to More Investment:  Tax Relief To Push Norway’s Oil Investments Higher OIL China Charters Tankers For 37 Million Barrels Of U.S. OilIrina Slav, OILPRICE.COM, August 21, 2020 China has chartered tankers that could deliver as much as 37 million barrels of crude oil from the United States next month, Bloomberg reports, citing … read more