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Oil declines on demand concerns, Iraq's compliance

Oil prices declined today as the market finally prices in the underlying uncertainty over the oil demand’s recovery, Iraq’s cuts compliance and the additional effect of Covid-19 on the economy as a whole.

 

Combatting brine crystallisation

Samy Helmy, TETRA Technologies, USA, reviews a series of high density, solids-free completion fluids designed for environmentally sensitive wells.

 

Oil eases on Covid-19 concerns after an unsurprising OPEC meeting

Oil prices edged down today as, while Covid-19 infections continue to multiply, the market did not receive any bullish surprise from the OPEC+ meeting, while it realised non-compliant members still had way to go to compensate for their overproduction.

 
 
 
 
 

Can the North Sea survive?

Kyrah McKenzie, Wood Mackenzie, UK, considers the implications of the oil price crash and coronavirus for the North Sea upstream industry.

 
 
 
 

New kid on the block

Celeros Flow Technology is a new name in the upstream arena – but some of its brands will be very familiar. Oilfield Technology caught up with CEO José Larios to find out more.

 

GlobalData comments on BP transition to low-carbon energy

Will Scargill, Managing Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, says that BP's transition to an integrated energy company will require "significant movements in the M&A market, if it is to be delivered in the targeted timeframe."

 

Joined-up data

Francois Laborie, Cognite, US, considers how to optimise the fraccing value chain through open data in a low-priced oil market.