ExxonMobil Earns $14.3 Billion in 2019; $5.7 Billion in Fourth Quarter

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) reported a loss of $6.6 billion ($(3.51) per share - diluted) for fourth quarter 2019,

Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc announced today that it has formally closed on the sale of Shell’s Martinez Refinery in California to PBF Holding Company LLC (PBF), a subsidiary of PBF Energy, Inc., in exchange for $1.2 billion which includes the refinery and inventory.

U.S. Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 790, Canada Rig Count is up 3 rig from last week at 247

Brent were 68 cents higher at $58.97 a barrel, WTI were up by 70 cents to $52.84 a barrel

In the AEO2020 Reference case, U.S. crude oil production reaches 14.0 million barrels per day (b/d) by 2022 and remains near this level through 2045 as tight oil development moves into less productive areas and well productivity declines.

The big annual boost in Saudi shipments followed a new marketing strategy by state-run Aramco, which signed at least two new supply pacts with private refiners in China that came into the market from late 2018. Previously, Saudi Aramco had only dealt with China’s state refiners in long-term contracts.

CAPP forecasts overall spending for 2020 to rise to C$37 billion from C$35.1 billion. Conventional oil and gas spending is expected to reach C$25.4 billion, up C$1 billion, while spending in the oil sands may climb to C$11.6 billion from C$10.7 billion, CAPP said.

On January 22, 2020 the company completed the previous tranche of its share buyback programme. In aggregate between July 26, 2018 and January 22, 2020, the company repurchased 484,534,678 ordinary shares for an aggregate consideration of $14.75 billion (the ‘aggregate previous tranches’).

Brent rose 66 cents, or 1.1%, to $60.17 a barrel. U.S. WTI was up 62 cents, or 1.2%, at $54.10 a barrel.

U.S. renewable energy consumption totaled 924 trillion British thermal units (Btu), which accounted for 12% of U.S. total primary energy consumption.

In December 2019, oil production was 3.106 million b/d, exceeding the record recorded in the previous month by 0.52% and that of Dec. 2018 production by 15.44%. Natural gas production also surpassed the previous month's record, registering an increase of 0.87% and reaching an average of 137.8 million cu m/day. The number was up 21.19% year-over-year.

The Mexican oil company Pemex plans to invest more than US$1bn to develop and operate the Xanab offshore oil field

Brent fell by $1.79 a barrel, or 2.95%, to $58.90, WTI was down by $1.63, or 3%, at $52.55.

The US State Department on Thursday set sanctions against companies in Dubai, Hong Kong, and Shanghai,