Middle East
January 1st, 2008 at 03:29pm
Under Middle East+ Oil+ Oil company+ Oil industry
As you may know, oil & energy companies are becoming some of the richest companies in the world, even toping larger companies like Microsoft and Apple. Just last year, ExxonMobile, America’s largest oil company, toped at 195 billion dollars. Second in the US ranking was the ChevronTexaco with over 130 billion dollars, but spent over 6 billion that same year.
The absolute top oil company of the world is Saudi Aramco which is a state owned national oil company for Saudi Arabia which is headquartered in Dhahran. Saudi Aramco owns and operates within the world’s largest hydrocarbon network.
Coming up to the second in row of Worlds Largest Oil Companies is Petroleos Mexicanos (or PEMEX), which distributed just over 1270 million barrels of crude oil in 1998. PEMEX is the stat-owned, nationalized petroleum company for Mexico, and is located in Mexico City. PEMEX made over 98 billion dollars in 2006 and employees over 138,000 people.
Even more interesting is number 5 for world distribution which is a company called Petroleos de Venezuela, which is located in Caracas, Venezuela, and distributed over 1200 million barrels in 2006. This oil company is 100% ownership of Hugo Chavez and toped its revenue at over 100 billion dollars in 2006, and is expected to release even more profit when the yearly figures for 2007 come in. This company was founded in 1975, and ever since has had record amounts for producing and refining crude oil, revenue income, and company popularity – imago.
Energy Intelligence produces every year the complete Top 50 of Oil companies worldwide. The past annual reports are available on the EI website but for the race of World’s Next Top Oil Company the following key findings are already published;
- Saudi Aramco holds on the poll position for 2008 and leaves the oil competition way behind. Their ongoing investment in both downstream as upstream oil and gas producing/refining is paying them out in the first place of the Top 50 2007 Oil Companies.
- ConocoPhillips makes top ten debut; Mexico’s Pemex drops out of the top ten
- For the first time in years, Iran’s NIOC enters the top 10, helped by the ascent of ConocoPhillips and its acquisition of Burlington Resources, which moved it ahead of Chevron and Total.
- Russia’s Novatek enters the Top 50 on position 49. These rankings are based on rapid increases in both their oil and gas supplies and oil output. Japanese Inpex benefits from its merger with Teikoku Oil.
By Oilism.com
December 23rd, 2007 at 06:33pm
Under China Oil+ Crude oil+ Historical oil prices+ Middle East+ OPEC+ Oil+ Oil politics+ Oil price+ Production levels
The price of oil was well low at $25/barrel in late 2003 but jumped to double at whooping $60/barrel in the mid 2005. There was an uncontrolled change in the price of oil in most of times since 2005 to 2006 with some high and downs but settled at around $50-$60/barel in the early 2007. But this was not enough so it raised more above the price of $92/barrel in late 207 and ended up at about $99.29 in NYMEX futures in November end of 2007.
This clearly shows that oil prices has been increasing by passing years and the price tag of $100/’ barrel is clear to cross in the year 2008. Perhaps the price may increase above that if there are political conflicts in Middle East or any more OPEC production cuts. This uncertainty in the oil prices shows the indication of inflation of 1980 which was led to an economic recession. There are many philosophies that has attributed that US economic and political factors like UR-Iran conflict, North Korea Missile Launch, Israel- Lebanon crisis and decreasing US oil reserves are some determine factors of international oil prices.
There are many reasons to decrease in supply of oil that is main factor being increasing oil prices. The demands and supply policy of economics makes it true as if when ever the oil supplying countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia cut down the oil supplies then that is going to bring a surge in price in international market. The conflict in Middle East is the major reason behind this and even outside Middles East countries like Venezuela and other African countries producing oil have been facing local unrest like strikes and civil wars that has forced for decrease in oil supplies. Moreover the increasing terrorism by certain faction of people in oil rich countries has added to this price increase of oil.
A recent survey shows that the total supply of oil in recent times is 83 million barrel per day which is more than any other time in the history but the speculation that the a major Peak oil situation is nearing and a reducing oil supply is just in the near future has created a panic situation in the international market. Few secondary factors like OPEC supply cut and decreased value of dollar is too important reason for sudden increase in oil prices.
By Oilism.com
December 15th, 2007 at 06:29pm
Under China Oil+ Crude oil+ Middle East+ Oil industry+ Production levels
There have take place several global energy crisis’s that affected the oil price. For example in 1973 a large selection of the OPEC nations forced an oil export embargo. This oil embargo was organized as a protest against the Western help for Israel during the Yom Kippur War. In two years time crude oil prices rose more than 400% from $3.00 to $12.17.
In 1979 the worldwide oil market was focused on the Iranian revolution causing an another future energy drama followed by a 35% peak in crude oil prices only ten years later caused by the Gulf War. Around the millennium year 2000, crude oil prices got a boost by high fuel taxes and mass protests in the United Kingdom organized against the UK oil industry. From 2003 up till now late in 2007, crude oil futures broke record after record as the United Stated was involved in the Iraq War. The increasing demand (hunger/addiction) for crude oil in China, India, Russia and the United States caused the upward pressure on oil prices. Additionally the recent fall of the dollar made crude oil cheap for countries trading in an other currency. The dollar drop helped the crude oil price above the $95, late December 2007.
Crude oil is the #1 resource in the worldwide resource usage. Oil is consumed in significant large quantities by us people. Although you maybe think you as individual you don’t but you do! Drive your own vehicle? Do you live in a house or do you frequently use public transportation like a bus? This all means you do rely on crude oil. The crude oil prices are volatile of which the cause can be found in the supply and demand curve for crude oil. Finally sentiment and expectations playing a major role on oil markets. The latest global warming concern resulted in a downwards adjustment of crude oil demand forecast based on warmer winters.
By Oilism.com
December 15th, 2007 at 03:20pm
Under China Oil+ Middle East+ Oil and gas+ Oil company+ Oil fields
The Iranian minister of oil Gholam Hossein Nozari told the press during a press conference a contract had been closed with the Chinese Oil company Sinopec for the development of the Iranian oil field Yadavaran.
The Chinese oil company Sinopec invests over two billion dollar for the development of the Iranian oil field Yadavaran.
China is already consumer of Iranian crude oil and gas. It is however for the first time that a Chinese joint venture will develop an Iranian oil field. The signatures placed on the contracts is a sign that China is not really impressed by the American, European and Israeli attempts to isolate Iran and all tensions that comes with it.
Fact is that the contract, about which was negotiated for a long time, was signed immediately after the American information services have came with its conclusion that Iran in 2003, stopped with the development of nuclear energy. Adoptive must become that the managers of Sinopec do not expect that the sanctions will further be tightened up against Iran within a short period of time. Peking has already made clear to be against any kind of sanctions against Iran.
11% of Chinese crude oil import comes from Iran and that will increase during the duration of this contract. According to last estimates the Yadaravan field contains 3.2 billion barrels of crude oil or black gold! The intention is that Sinopec will eventual pump up 185,000 barrels per day from these oil sources. A month earlier
Chinese oil ministers already visited the Iranian president Ahmedinejad and talked about more coorperation between China and Iran in the field crude oil refinery and general energy winning. It not only about crude oil but also concerns a new gas contract.
By Oilism.com
December 3rd, 2007 at 06:33pm
Under Middle East+ OPEC+ Production levels+ energy prices
THE OPEC does not want raise oil production. According to the OPEC there is no shortage to oil at this stage.
90 dollars
THE OPEC, the organisation of oil exporting countries, have decided not to increase oil production levels at this moment especially now crude oil prices decreased up to under the 90 dollars a barrel. This has been communicated by OPEC ministers just for the beginning of the meeting in Abu Dhabi.
No Oil shortage
Spokesmen from among others OPEC countries like Saudi Arabia, Libya and Qatar also agree that the market shows no proof of a shortage for oil. According to the ministers there is nothing wrong with oil supplies controlled by OPEC, although crude oil prices are still relatively high.
By Oilism.com
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