All articles by Matthew Hall

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  Which countries are driving South America’s offshore oil boom?

  The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic annihilated oil demand, sent prices plummeting, and left an industry managing a long-term structural…

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  Support for Scottish independence is booming – what does that mean for North Sea oil?

  There’s a common idea that, across seven years, all the cells in the human body die and are replaced by…

• Coronavirus company news summary – Outbreak at LNG Canada operations – Petrobras cuts investment plan by 27% – ExxonMobil to retrench hundreds of workers

  27 November LNG Canada reported a coronavirus outbreak at its site in Kitimat municipality in Western Canada affecting more than…

• Coronavirus company news summary – Covid-19 disrupts UK oil and gas sector – India’s crude oil output declines – Ireland’s residential gas use rises by 29%

  26 November The decline in activity, shut down of projects and retrenchments of jobs owing to the coronavirus pandemic has…

• Coronavirus company news summary – Total to temporarily shut down Donges refinery – Goldman Sachs expects OPEC+ to extend output curbs – Enquest Group output averages 60,777bpd

  25 November Multinational oil company Shell may close its refinery in Convent, Louisiana next week, according to a Reuters report.…