据Talisman公司报告，其2016年第二季度亏损超过3亿美元，相比之下2016年第一季度亏损1.45亿美元。运营现金流低于1亿美元。资本支出为1.27亿美元（不包括合资企业），年度同比下降55％，其中北美部门支出下降77％；包括英国在内的资本支出大约为2亿美元。运营资本支出为6.5美元/桶，年度同比下降9％。潜在产量为33.5万桶油当量/天，年度同比下降7％，主要原因是，因设备产能下降和PM3更高的用水比，以及Kinabalu业务结合问题，东南亚流体产量下降24％，但情况应该在第三季度有所改善。第二季度，英国业务亏损1.55亿美元。Talisman公司实际上为澳大利亚/东帝汶净资产处理支付了800万美元。北美天然气时限价格为1.6美元/千立方英尺，东南亚价格下降到4.7美元/千立方英尺（年度同比下降23％）。（TPH，8月24日消息）
8月15日，国际原油期货价格上涨。油价上涨的主要原因是市场传闻产油国将协商支持油价。据新华社当日报道，俄罗斯能源部门官员当天接受媒体采访时表示，世界主要产油国应联合采取行动稳定国际油价，俄罗斯正与沙特等产油国协商通过限产等举措稳定国际油价的可能性。受此提振，国际油价连续第三个交易日上涨。此前沙特能源部长表示，石油输出国组织(OPEC)和非OPEC产油国将在9月26-28日阿尔及利亚的非正式会议期间讨论市场状况。同时，市场情报公司Genscape估计，上周库欣原油库存减少超过35万桶，增添油市利多人气。另外，路透调查也显示，预计上周美国原油库存将减少。9月交货的WTI原油期货上涨1.25美元/桶，收盘价报每桶45.74美元；10月交货的布伦特原油期货上涨1.38美元/桶，收盘价报每桶48.35美元。布伦特与WTI价差为2.61美元/桶，较前一日扩大0.13美元/桶。布伦特与迪拜价差为2.84美元/桶，较前一日扩大0.265美元/桶。
油服公司Daya Materials的子公司Daya Maxflo是一家致力于钻井、井口干预、提高采收率的公司，近日该公司获得Schlumberger公司中东业务合同。
合同期为3年，Daya Maxflo将在沙特为Schlumberger公司提供专门的油井服务。同时，Daya Maxflo公司表示本合同于2016年第三季度开始。
目前具体合同涉及金额尚未对外公布。
来自/Subasea World News 8月15日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Daya Maxflo, the oilfield service subsidiary of Daya Materials specialised in drilling, well intervention and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has been awarded a contract by Schlumberger in the Middle East.
Namely, a three-year contract, should see Daya Maxflo deliver specialized well services for Schlumberger in Saudi Arabia.
According to the company, the contract is scheduled to start in the third quarter 2016.
Financial details surrounding the deal have not been disclosed.
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挪威石油公司Det norske oljeselskap已获得相关部门准许，将使用“Maersk Interceptor”号自升式钻井平台在北海Ivar Aasen油气田开始钻井作业。
Ivar Aasen富含石油和天然气资源，位于Rogaland郡Karmøy西南方向175公里处，水深约110米。Det norske是该油气田的运营商。Ivar Aasen使用钢制生产、钻井、生活（PDQ）平台进行开发。该油气田钻井作业此前一直由另一座钻井平台承担。目前临时决定使用Maersk Interceptor钻取三口井。钻井作业计划于11月下旬开始，持续到2017年7月1日。
Maersk Interceptor钻井平台2014年由新加坡Keppel船厂交付。该平台由Maersk AS公司所有，由Maersk Drilling Norge AS公司经营。2014年12月，Maersk Interceptor获得了挪威石油安全署（PSA）颁发的AOC证书。
来自/Offshore Energy Today 8月15日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Norwegian oil firm Det norske oljeselskap has obtained approval to use the Maersk Interceptor jack-up for drilling at the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea.
The field is an oil and gas field in the North Sea, around 175 kilometers south-west of Karmøy in Rogaland county. Water depth in the area is approximately 110 meters. Det norske is the field’s operator. The field has been developed using a Production/Drilling/Quarters (PDQ) platform with a steel jacket. Wells have previously been drilled using another rig. It is provisionally planned for Maersk Interceptor to drill a further three wells. Drilling is scheduled to start in late November and estimated to last until 1 July 2017.
Maersk Interceptor was delivered by the Keppel Shipyard of Singapore in 2014. The rig is owned by Maersk AS and operated by Maersk Drilling Norge AS. Maersk Interceptor was issued with an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AOC) by the PSA in December 2014.
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奥地利船用起重机和设备制造商Palfinger Marine已决定放弃收购挪威船舶和海洋工程供应商TTS集团。
今年六月两公司曾宣布：若收购方尽职审查的结果比较乐观，Palfinger将以每股5.60挪威克朗的价格收购TTS。收购交易原计划于今年第四季度完成，最迟不超过2017年1月。2016年7月，Palfinger Marine向TTS集团正式提交了收购意向书。
但TTS周一发表声明称：完成收购交易的条件之一是Palfinger Marine必须购买全面摊薄股权后TSS集团至少90%的股份。但截止2016年8月12日16:30，交易接受期满时，这一条件并不满足。TTS还表示：早前接受收购要约的股东将解除收购约定，已分别与Palfinger达成协议的债券持有人也同样解除协议。
TTS集团首席执行官Toril Eidesvik表示：公司对收购交易未达成颇为意外。接下来TTS将集中精力实施独立自主的发展战略。短期目标是提高公司运营效率。
来自/Offshore Energy Today 8月15日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Austrian crane specialist Palfinger Marine has decided not to complete the planned acquisition of the Norwegian cranes and offshore access systems provider TTS Group.
The pair announced in June this year that Palfinger would offer NOK 5.60 in cash for one TTS share in the event of a positive due diligence outcome. The acquisition was expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter this year, but latest in January 2017. Palfinger Marine officially submitted an offer to acquire TTS Group in July.
According to TTS’ statement on Monday, one of the closing conditions of the acquisition was that Palfinger Marine had to get acceptances for at least 90 per cent of the TTS shares on a fully diluted basis. At the expiry of the acceptance period at 16:30 on 12(th) August 2016 this condition was not fulfilled, TTS said. TTS also said that shareholders that have accepted the offer are released from their acceptances, and the same applies to bondholders that have entered into separate undertakings towards Palfinger.
“We are surprised that the transaction will not be completed. We will now fully concentrate our energy on executing our stand-alone strategy. Short term focus will be on operational efficiency,” says Toril Eidesvik, CEO of TTS Group.
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Ahtna公司正在建设位于格林纳伦西部11.5英里远的Tolsona No. 1天然气探井。8月10日，这家库伯河流域附近的当地企业宣布修建完成新的占地4英里的砾石钻井平台，钻机预计于9月1日可运抵现场。公司预计9月中旬，最晚到10月末就可以开始投入运营。公司最初计划今年春天就可以投入运营。
公司表示：一直以来，石油和天然气税收抵免的不确定性都对该项目造成了挑战。阿拉斯加“Middle Earth”地区包括库伯河盆地在内税收抵免的延期使得钻井建设有可能得到继续，这可能与今年夏天引用税收立法有关。该项目的主要目标是寻找天然气资源用于当地的供暖与发电，原因在于当地能源成本过高。钻井平台的建设以及通往附近城区公路的道路涉及运输10万码砾石，超过7000趟货车需要在35天里从碎石采掘场运输这些砾石。钻机则要在9月1日之前通过40辆货车运抵。
来自/Petroleum News 8月14日消息 编译/孔艳坤 石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Ahtna says that uncertainty over the status of state oil and gas tax credits has proved challenging for the project. The extension of the credits for Alaska’s “Middle Earth” region, including the Copper River basin, has made the drilling possible, the corporation says, presumably referencing tax legislation passed in the summer. The primary objective of the project is to find a source of gas for heating and power generation in a region where energy costs have become very high.
Ahtna Inc. is preparing for the start of drilling of its Tolsona No. 1 natural gas exploration well about 11.5 miles west of the town of Glennallen, the Native regional corporation for the Copper River region announced Aug. 10. Construction of a new 4-acre gravel drilling pad is complete, with the drilling rig scheduled to arrive on site by Sept. 1. Drilling is expected to start in mid-September and should be completed by late October.The Native corporation had originally anticipated doing the drilling in the spring. Ahtna says that construction of the drilling pad and the access road to the nearby Glenn Highway involved the placement of more than 100,000 yards of gravel and more than 7,000 truck trips from a gravel pit over a 35-day period. The drilling rig is being mobilized for arrival at the pad in about 40 truckloads by Sept. 1.
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英国皇家国际事务研究所(Chatham House )8月11日发表报告称未来全球天然气需求堪忧，原因在于去年十二月于巴黎召开的气候变化大会同意采取的行动。该看法与国际能源署、英国石油公司(BP)及其他各方最近的能源观点相比较为悲观。John同Beth Mitchell在《巴黎气候变化大会对于油气产业的协商》一文中表示：鉴于当前各国承诺与控制全球变暖在不高于工业化以前2°C以内的总体目标存在差距，未来可能将会对矿物燃料采取更加严厉的措施。
各国国家自定贡献预案（INDCs）对于石油需求预期将会相对较少，至少在交通依赖于石油产品、使用电池成本过高的时候是这样的。各国国家自定贡献预案（INDCs）对于天然气的影响更加有限，而且可能难以预料。文中提到对于电力需求没有增长的发达国家来说，如果不能停止使用煤炭资源的话，投资者在燃气发电上将既没有发展空间也没有盈利的可能性。
报告认为:发展中国家获取电力途径十分关键，不管投资是否合理，天然气生产商需要劝说政府更多的使用天然气，而不是进口的廉价煤炭资源。潜在的主要进口国家市场的不确定性与投资者不愿赞助重要的新大型长期液化天然气设施及其供应之间存在恶性循环。
来自/Natural Gas Europe 8月13日消息 编译/孔艳坤 石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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A paper from the UK's Chatham House August 11 outlines a far more unsettling outlook for gas demand globally, as a result of action agreed last December at the COP21 meeting in Paris, than perhaps recent energy outlooks from the International Energy Agency, BP and others might suggest.Paris Mismatches: The Impact of the COP21 Climate Change Negotiations on the Oil and Gas Industries* by John and Beth Mitchell argues, given that the gap** between the current round of national pledges (INDCs) and the overall target to cap global warming at no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, further stringent measures are likely to be imposed on fossil fuels in future.
Whereas the impact of INDCs on oil demand “will be negative, but relatively predictable” at least while transport remains reliant on oil products and until batteries become economical, “for natural gas, the outlook is much more unsettling and unpredictable.” In developed countries where electricity demand is not growing, there will be neither room nor profitability for investors in gas-fired power, without a “managed exit from coal”, it argues.
In developing markets where access to power is critical, the report says that gas producers will have to persuade governments of the role for gas – over cheap coal imports -- and whether investments are justifiable: “There is a vicious circle between uncertainty about the market in major potential importing countries, and the unwillingness of investors to support major new large-scale long-life LNG infrastructure and the supply behind it.”
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8月12日，由于沙特能源部长表示可能采取行动稳定油价，国际原油期货价格继续上涨。
上周，尽管美国原油库存意外上升、钻机数大幅增加以及沙特原油产量触及历史高位等因素对油价形成压力，但IEA预计下半年石油市场将收紧，加之沙特表示可能在9月讨论减产的提振，国际油价震荡上行。
上周五WTI期货收于44.49美元/桶，较前一周五升2.69美元/桶；布伦特期货收于46.97美元/桶，较前一周五升2.7美元/桶。
上周WTI期货均价43.1美元/桶，周环比升2.27美元/桶；布伦特期货均价45.49美元/桶，周环比升2.37美元/桶。
英国最大的独立油气公司（Premier Oil）即将达成26亿英镑重组协议，为协议重启提供保障。
由于低油价有可能使Premier Oil无法还清贷款，贷款方与Premier Oil的谈判一度搁置。本次该公司投资26亿英镑用于北海地区两个重要油气项目建设。两个项目在今年年底有望达到产量峰值，Premier未来没有进一步大规模投资。
分析员认为，债务重组可使该公司股票价格翻一番。近期Premier会公布本次投资的详细情况以及上半年财务报告。
来自/Telegraph 8月13日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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The UK’s largest independent oil company is on the brink of agreeing a full-scale £2.6bn restructuring deal which is expected to secure its survival.
Premier Oil has been locked in talks with its lenders for months over fears that the crushing oil market downturn could push the company into default on its loans. Premier is weighed down with £2.6bn of debt that was taken on to finance the development of two significant North Sea oil projects.
The projects are both expected to reach their peak production rates by the end of next year and, in the absence of any further large spending commitments, will start to repay their financing costs.
City analysts say a fresh debt restructuring could help Premier’s dragging share price to almost double its current level. Premier is expected to reveal further detail of its rescue package this week alongside first-half financial results. Full details are expected to emerge in the following weeks.
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该钻井平台是越南迄今为止生产的最大装置，即Tam Dao 05自升式平台，钻探深度可达9千米，由国有公司PetroVietnam Marine造船厂生产。
2013年11月，石油生产商Vietsovpetro与PetroVietnam Marine造船厂签订2.3亿美元合同。两家公司均为越南油气公司PetroVietnam的子公司。其中，PetroVietnam公司持有Vietsovpetro公司51%的股权，俄罗斯Zarubezhneft持有剩余股份。
该平台重达1.8万吨，可以在水下120米深处作业。Vietsovpetro利用该设备进一步探测海上油气资源。
2012年，越南推出首个国内生产的自升式平台Tam Dao 03，重1.2万吨，可钻深度达6千米，由Vietsovpetro公司所有。同时，Vietsovpetro公司拥有越南最著名的Bach Ho油田开采权。
来自/Vnexpress 8月14日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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The platform is the largest ever to be made in the country and capable of drilling down 9km.
State-controlled PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard has handed over the Tam Dao 05 jackup, the largest drilling rig ever to be built in Vietnam, the new owner Vietsovpetro said in a statement on Saturday.
Leading oil producer Vietsovpetro awarded PV Shipyard the contract to build the $230-million rig in November 2013. Both companies are subsidiaries of Vietnam’s national oil and gas group PetroVietnam, which has a 51 percent stake in Vietsovpetro with the rest held by Russia's state-run Zarubezhneft.
The 18,000-ton self-elevating platform is able to operate in depths of 120 meters and drill to depths of up to 9,000 meters.
Vietsovpetro will use the new jackup to search for more oil and gas reserves in waters far from the coast, the statement said.
The country’s first locally-made jackup, the Tam Dao 03, also owned by Vietsovpetro, was launched in 2012. It weighs 12,000 tons and can drill up to 6,000 meters. Vietsovpetro has the claim to Vietnam’s largest known oilfield Bach Ho off the southern coast.
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壳牌石油公司（Shell）宣布位于尼日利亚的尼日利亚邦尼轻油出口油库遭遇不可抗力影响。这发生在该出口油库在经历先前停工两月重新生产的五周后。壳牌石油开发合资公司尼日利亚发言人表示：公司位于尼日利亚的尼日利亚邦尼轻油出口油库自尼日利亚时间2016年8月12日10点开始遭遇不可抗力影响，原因为管道运营商Aiteo公司在泄露发生后停止运营Nembe Creek主管线。8月8日，壳牌石油公司已经宣布供应尼日利亚液化天然气管道系统受不可抗力影响，原因尚在调查当中。
上述事件表明壳牌石油公司在尼日利亚运营的两个原油出口油库再次停止运营。但由于不可抗力影响，这次大量供应尼日利亚液化天然气的主要天然气管道系统出口设施也同时停止运营。过去六个月中，许多和不可抗力相关的设备停运都与破坏管道设施的激进行动有关。天然气供应减少已经严重影响了尼日利亚发电与天然气出口至邻国加纳。今夏早些时候，涉及反政府武装尼日尔三角洲复仇者在内为期30天的停战协议破裂。
来自/Natural Gas Europe 8月12日消息 编译/孔艳坤 石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Shell declared force majeure (FM) August 12 at its Bonny Light export terminal in Nigeria, just five weeks after the Niger Delta oil export facility resumed operations following an earlier two-month shutdown. A spokesman of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) said: “SPDC declared force majeure on Bonny Light liftings effective 10am Nigerian time today, August 12, 2016, due to shutdown of the Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL) by the pipeline operator, Aiteo following a leak.”Four days ago on August 8, Shell declared FM on the gas pipeline system through which it supplies the bulk of its gas to Nigeria LNG.
It now means that both Shell-operated crude oil export terminals in the country (Forcados and Bonny Light) are again out of action, but this time the principal gas pipeline system by which it feeds most Shell gas to the Nigeria LNG export facility is simultaneously off-line owing to FM.Many shutdowns, including those leading to FMs, over the past six months have been attributed to militant action to damage pipeline infrastructure. The reduction in gas supplies has severely impacted both Nigeria's power generation and gas exports to neighbouring Ghana.A 30-day truce, reported to have included the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) despite their claims to the contrary, broke down earlier this summer.
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罗马尼亚生产供应商罗马尼亚天然气公司（Romgaz）公布2016年第二季度净利润与去年同期相比下降38%，至1.259亿罗马尼亚新雷（约合3150万美元），收入同比下降44%。上半年净利率同比下降20%至6.153亿罗马尼亚新雷，收入同比下降17%。公司70%为国有。公司表示其业绩受2016年上半年罗马尼亚天然气需求量下降6%影响。
8月11日股东大会作出多项决议，99.9828% 的参会代表同意聘用外部法律代表应对欧盟委员会可能将会提起的诉讼。欧盟反垄断专员今年6月6日突击检查罗马尼亚天然气公司、奥地利石油（ OMV Petrom）公司以及罗马尼亚天然气运输公司（Transgaz），调查受指控的罗马尼亚石油出口至其他欧盟国家受阻事件。
另外，通过对深层岩体区域大量勘探，罗马尼亚天然气公司发现了罗马尼亚三十年来最大的陆上天然气资源，2016年上半年产量达250至270亿立方米。6月30日，美国DeGolyer & MacNaughton公司对罗马尼亚天然气公司进行的外部审计表明公司2013年至2015年间的平均年度储量替代率为83%，高于罗马尼亚天然气公司70%的目标。尽管如此，公司天然气产量2016年上半年下降21%至22亿立方米，第二季度天然气产量8.2亿立方米，与去年同期相比下降39%。公司认为上半年产量较低是由进口天然气价格较低以及天气温和造成的。
来自/Natural Gas Europe 8月12日消息 编译/孔艳坤 石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Romanian producer and supplier Romgaz said August 12 its 2Q 2016 net profit fell by 38% year on year to new lei 125.9mn ($31.5mn), while 1H net profit was 20% lower at NL 615.3mn as revenues fell by 44% and 17% respectively.The company, which is 70% state-owned, said its performance was marked by a 6% decline in Romanian gas demand in 1H 2016.
Among a number of resolutions voted at a shareholders meeting August 11, Romgaz said it was agreed by 99.9828% of votes cast to hire external legal advice and representation over "potential litigation arising from the inspection of the European Commission in 2016." EU anti-trust inspectors raided Romgaz, OMV Petrom and state-owned gas grid Transgaz June 6 to investigate alleged hindering of Romanian gas exports to other EU countries.
On the plus side, Romgaz's August 12 results noted that more intensive exploration in deep rocks had led to the largest gas discovery onshore Romania of the past 30 years, of about 25-27bn m³ during 1H 2016. Also an external audit by US firm DeGolyer & MacNaughton sent to Romgaz on June 30 showed that its annual reserves replacement ratio in 2013-2015 averaged 83%, higher than Romgaz’ 70% target.Nonetheless, gas production fell by 21% in 1H 2016 to 2.2bn m³, and by 39% in 2Q to 0.82bn m³; it blamed competitively-priced imports and mild weather for the low call on its 1H production.
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以色列财政部出台措施鼓励使用天然气汽车，尽管国内天然气产量供不应求。年度预算法附件条例中表示：财政部将逐渐停止对使用柴油发动机的重工业机动车运营者发放燃料税收减免。
以色列燃料税费高达燃料成本的70%，尽管重型货车、公共交通及出租车运营者享有税收减免。另外，财政部计划针对3.5吨以上使用天然气的商用重型汽车设定更高的折旧率，并将于2017到2021年的5年间停止收取天然气汽车执照年费。财政部也将对天然气加油站设定更高的折旧率，并将在加油站7年运营中采取鼓励措施并提供安全保障。尽管政府鼓励使用天然气汽车，由于塔玛尔巨型气田基本供不应求，目前尚不清楚可从哪里获得更多的天然气。
来自/Natural Gas Europe 8月12日消息 编译/孔艳坤 石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Israel's finance ministry is proposing initiatives that could stimulate the adoption of gas-fuelled vehicles, even though there is not enough domestic gas production yet to supply them in any quantity.In a new document, "The Arrangements Law," an appendix to the annual budget law, the ministry proposes gradually abolishing fuel tax rebates for heavy goods vehicle operators that run on diesel engines.
Fuel taxes in Israel are quite high, up to 70% of the fuel costs, though HGV operators, public transport operators and taxi drivers enjoy tax returns.In addition the treasury proposes to set a higher depreciation rates for commercial and heavy vehicles from 3.5 tons upward which are natural gas fueled, and to abolish for a five-year period, 2017-2021, the annual license fee for natural gas fueled vehicles.The ministry also proposes a higher depreciation rate for natural gas refuelling stations as well as incentives and a safety net for their operators for seven years.However, despite the government efforts to promote the use of natural gas in transportation, it is unclear what will be the gas source, since currently the supply from the Tamar gas field is barely enough to meet demand.
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北达科他州监管部门周五表示，如果不采取措施的话，北达科他州石油日产量将很快下降到100万桶以下，而如果要恢复可能至少需要一年。6月份，该州日产量下降2%，为103万桶/天。（路透社，Rigzone，8月12日消息）
根据美国能源信息管理局发布的2016年国际能源展望（IEO2016）和2016年度能源展望（AEO2016），预计世界致密油产量将在2015年至2040年间增长两倍多，从2015年的498万桶/天（b/d）增长到2040年的1036万桶/天（b/d）。预计中的大多数增长将来自美国，其余大部分来自俄罗斯、加拿大和阿根廷等国，这些国家有大量的致密石油资源和现存发达的石油工业。
美国致密油生产2015年3月达到460万桶/天，但在2016年6月降至410万桶/天，对低油价适应力比许多分析师此前预期的要强。根据AEO2016参考案例，美国致密油产量预计将达到710万桶/天。
AEO2016其他的参考案例与该案例在油价、技术进步以及资源可用性方面有着不同的设想和不同的致密油产量水平预估。两个石油价格方面的案例说明了全球原油价格起伏带来的影响。截止到2040年，全球基准布伦特原油现货平均价格达到73美元/桶的低油价案例、136美元/桶的参考案例及230美元/桶的高油价案例。在高油价的情况下，累计生产钻探活动将有所增加；相反，在低油价的情况下，生产量会相应减少。
在现有资源和技术情况下，预计美国致密油井最终将比参考案例高出50%或低出50%。在美国，降低成本和提高生产率的技术改进率也比参考案例高出50%或低出50%。到2040年，参考案例生产值导致的差异将达到最大。
来自/OilVoice 8月14日消息 编译/郑雨晴
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World tight oil production is expected to more than double between 2015 and 2040, increasing from 4.98 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2015 to 10.36 million b/d in 2040, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's International Energy Outlook 2016 (IEO2016) and Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016). Most of the projected increase will come from the United States, with much of the rest coming from countries such as Russia, Canada, and Argentina that have significant tight oil resources and existing, developed oil industries.
United States tight oil production, which reached 4.6 million b/d in March 2015 but fell to 4.1 million b/d in June 2016, has proven more resilient to low oil prices than many analysts had anticipated. U.S. tight oil production is expected to reach 7.1 million b/d in 2040 in the AEO2016 Reference case.
Other AEO2016 side cases that have different assumptions than the Reference case about oil prices, technological advances, and resource availability have different projected levels of tight oil production. Two oil price side cases illustrate the effects of higher or lower global crude oil prices. By 2040, the global benchmark Brent crude oil spot price averages $73/b in the Low Oil Price case, $136/b in the Reference case, and $230/b in the High Oil Price case. In the High Oil Price case, drilling activities increase cumulative production. The opposite is true in the Low Oil Price case, where production decreases in response to low prices.
In the resource and technology side cases, the estimated ultimate recovery for tight oil wells in the United States is 50% higher or 50% lower than in the Reference case. Rates of technological improvement that reduce costs and increase productivity in the United States are also 50% higher or 50% lower than in the Reference case. By 2040, these cases result in the largest differences from Reference case production values.
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Cosmo Energy公司发言人周五表示，希望阿布扎比海上Hail油田在2017年上半年投产。该公司早前在2015年5月预计今年下半年将投产。（路透社，Rigzone，8月12日消息）
Enhanced Oil Resources Inc.近日宣布，为了更好地体现公司业务，将把公司名变更为Hunter Oil Corp.。2016年8月16日公司贸易开盘时更名立即生效，本公司的普通股将以新的名称和新的TSX交易代码“HOC”进行交易。
公司新的CUSIP代码为44570P102，ISIN代码为CA44579P1027。公司的网站也已更新为www.hunteroil.com，以反映其名称的更改。
此次公司名称变更之前已得到了董事会批准，并已办理完成相关手续。公司股东不需采取任何与此次公司名称变更相关的措施，公司的股本也没有作出任何变更。
来自/OilVoice 8月14日消息 编译/郑雨晴
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Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. (TSX-V: EOR; OTCQX: EORIF) is pleased to announce that the name of the Company will change to 'Hunter Oil Corp.' to better reflect the business of the Company. Effective at the opening of trading on August 16, 2016, the common shares of the Company will trade under the new name and new corresponding TSX Venture Exchange trading symbol, 'HOC'.
The Company's new CUSIP number is 44570P102 and its ISIN number is CA44579P1027. The Company's website has also been updated to www.hunteroil.com to reflect the name change.
The name change was previously approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and has received all requisite approvals. No action is required to be taken by the Company's shareholders in connection with the name change, and no other change has been made to the Company's share capital.
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Deloitte LLP最近研究报告表明，持续低价与市场缺乏信心，导致油气行业并购恢复延缓。2016年上半年，并购交易数达到5年来的最低水平。2012年上半年，共有385起并购，价值1273.7亿美元。而2016年上半年，共有198起并购，总增加为856.6亿美元。自2014年以来，全世界有81家上游企业破产，其中77家为生产商，今年下半年并购交易可能会增加。在136起上游并购交易中，72起交易占总交易额的45%，最大两笔交易：Suncor Energy收购Canadian OilSands Ltd，交易价为45亿美元；Range Resources Corp以44亿美元收购Memorial Resources Development。（Rigzone，8月12日消息）
在美国能源公司里，女性在最高管理层所占比率与男性相差甚远。来自全球咨询企业Korn Ferry公司对美国33个州的能源公司进行了分析，发现女性在这些公司的所有最高管理层位置中占比不到四分之一（24%）。除了首席人力资源官外，下面是各高管女性占比数：首席执行官6%，首席财务官10%，首席信息官35%，首席营销官13%。最高级职务首席执行官女性仅占很小比例。对于能源工业来说，性别差异依旧是一项挑战。（Rigzone，8月12日消息）
伊拉克库尔德地区安全委员会在一份声明中透露，负责监管伊拉克和叙利亚边界地区石油作业的伊斯兰国武装人员周四在伊拉克库尔德与美国特种部队联合作业的地区被杀。Haji Hamad和他的助手在靠近叙利亚边界的卡恩镇附近被杀。（路透社，Rigzone，8月12日消息）
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