archiveOil Production

The world’s biggest oil and gas companies have posted another strong quarter, with just Europe’s top six majors booking a collective $38 billion for the July-to-September quarter. Adding Exxon and Chevron, the figure swells considerably. But the supermajors are in no rush to start spending that windfall.The oil and gas industry is having the exact opposite year to 2020. The war between the United States and Israel, and Iran has pushed oil and gas prices to the highest in years. The war between Russia and Ukraine, meanwhile, has driven refining...

Amid concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump’s hard-hitting tariff policy, diversified Indian financial services company Motilal Oswal has suggested that India could strengthen its domestic industries and ramp up local production. Trump has a history of imposing heavy tariffs on India, including 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum imposed in 2018. The tariffs had an inimical effect on India’s trade with the U.S., with steel exports plunging 46% one year after the tariffs were announced.Meanwhile, India’s heavy reliance on oil imports leads to huge capital outflows and a weaker...