Tagged With NOCs
27 June 2025
Dire crude projections and heavy debt burden are weighing heavily on NOC Pemex
25 June 2025
New discoveries and stabilisation of legacy fields’ output have helped China reverse the decline and be a top-five producer in recent years
24 June 2025
The country’s latest licensing round attracted bids from IOCs and NOCs in a better showing than its last outreach to bidders
20 June 2025
The Emirati company is ramping up its overseas expansion programme, taking it into new geographic areas that challenge long-held assumptions about Gulf NOCs
27 May 2025
A newly formed joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sinopec signals rising Gulf interest in the Asian market
1 May 2025
The NOC’s dire financial situation and maturing fields have left the authorities with little choice but to reduce crude expectations
20 March 2025
As cash-strapped Western governments commit to substantially raising defence expenditure, a similar dynamic is playing out in Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas sector, as Saudi Aramco maintains it heavy capex push despite reduced revenues
12 March 2025
Petronas-Eni eyes joint venture to prioritise key gas developments, with huge opportunities for growth in Indonesia and a steady Malaysia portfolio
27 January 2025
Regional state-owned firms are transforming their strategies and leveraging their resources to position themselves as clean energy powerhouses, and to ensure they maintain influence in a low-carbon world
20 November 2024
The oil behemoth recognises the need to broaden its energy mix to reduce both environmental and economic risks
19 November 2024
Energy minister says country is delaying first oil production until pipeline and refinery are ready
22 October 2024
Angola is unlikely to meet the official timeline for an IPO of state-owned oil giant Sonangol in 2026
18 October 2024
There is a growing impulse to nationalise Russia’s energy sector out of its difficulties, but any steps in this direction would not be taken overnight
9 October 2024
Saudi Arabia has made major advances in realising its gas ambitions this year, but challenges remain
30 September 2024
China’s state-owned oil companies have succeeded in raising domestic oil and gas production, but their refining businesses are being squeezed
25 September 2024
The country inherited a near self-sufficient oil and gas industry from the USSR, and it is working fast to eliminate shortfalls in its domestic capability, where advanced drilling and subsea technologies remain a vulnerability
23 September 2024
The third part of the fifth chapter of our history of oil and gas turns the focus on state-owned oil and gas firms, the biggest players in the industry
29 August 2024
The fuel will continue to displace coal in the coming years, but after 2030 the pace of gas growth may slow
22 August 2024
The Russian hydrocarbons industry has evolved greatly over the past three decades. In the first of a two-part series for Petroleum Economist's 90th anniversary, we look at the post-Soviet period and how control of oil and gas went from the state to private hands and back again.
1 August 2024
But increasing domestic output ought to trim LNG import requirements
12 July 2024
The current wave of investment comes after Africa’s importance as an energy supplier to China has declined in recent years
1 July 2024
Political rancour is rising as politicians appeal for environmental licence to explore the mouth of the Amazon
8 June 2024
The impressive agreement struck between OPEC and its allies highlights the powers and limits of the group
7 June 2024
Q2 demand growth is looking robust after a strong Q1
29 May 2024
Kaminho deepwater FID raises hopes of reigniting much-needed further investment in ailing sector
28 May 2024
Lacking either the ability to generate cash for the Kremlin or serve as its geopolitical tool, Gazprom has lost its purpose
23 May 2024
Make no mistake, Africa has a crucial and increasingly important role within OPEC, even given its relatively small production volumes and the departure of Angola
3 April 2024
Exploration is providing mixed fortunes for IOCs amid higher costs, prompting firms to look towards M&A and safer plays
27 March 2024
Oil producers have to untangle the increasingly complicated relationship with their natural resources
13 December 2023
But the measures also further complicate gas-dependent Thailand’s supply outlook
8 June 2023
Regional mega-project could help overcome infrastructure barrier to Congo development, but hurdles remain
7 June 2023
Russia is making a show of support for Iran as the two nations strengthen their ties, but the promised investment may never materialise
5 June 2023
But none of the companies are poised to abandon oil and gas anytime soon
15 May 2023
The Emirati giant is keen to reinforce its status as a net gas exporter while remaining cost-conscious even as it splashes its oil windfall
6 April 2023
Moscow’s influence over Caracas uncertain amid upcoming elections and a shift in approach from Washington
31 March 2023
Could the NOC/major play for Newmed stake precipitate further changes to the Israeli field’s expansion roadmap?
17 March 2023
Saudi NOC has a clear strategy on energy security and the transition, providing a lesson to the often confused West
12 January 2023
The latest five-year plan compounds pressure on the already financially handicapped NOC
4 November 2021
State-sponsored oil companies will either sink or swim as the energy transition gathers pace
22 March 2021
Oil and gas can improve its economics and decarbonise its value chain—and achieve those wins quickly—through changing its working practices
18 September 2020
Traditionally conservative players are embracing more flexible approaches
21 July 2020
The current oil market slump validates the increasing focus of the Gulf’s main upstream producers on petrochemicals
7 May 2020
The state of countries’ finances—together with their exposure to market volatility and the pandemic—is determining funding possibilities for state oil companies
