All articles by Matthew Hall

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

We map the major players and up-and-comers in South American oil and look at where the industry is heading post-pandemic.

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

In light of Brexit, the possibility of a new attempt at Scottish independence is looming large. A tentpole issue on both sides of the debate has been the question of North Sea oil. With the situation fundamentally altered in the seven years since Scotland’s independence referendum, we dive into the situation as it stands and ask what the future holds for Scotland’s relationship to the North Sea.

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

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%

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

Coronavirus company news summary – Wintershall Dea reports rise in production volumes – Survey reveals extent of cost cutting in Canadian oil and gas – IOC purchases 20 million barrels of spot crude

Coronavirus company news summary – Seadrill could decommission more oil rigs – China set to dethrone US as top oil refiner – Oil and gas rig count in the US drops

Coronavirus company news summary – Woodside Petroleum to expand Scarborough gas project – Covid-19 impacts Kinder Morgan’s profits – EQT Corp records lower-than-expected loss in Q3

Grupo R leases deepwater drilling rig to Shell

Oil and gas conglomerate Grupo R has announced that it has signed a contract with Royal Dutch Shell for the lease of the La Muralla IV platform to operate in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ocean Infinity unveils fleet of robot exploration vessels

Subsea technology and data company Ocean Infinity has launched a new marine technology and data company, Armada, which will launch in 2020 with a fleet of 15 unmanned surface robots.