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Opec+ agrees 100,000 b/d quota increase for September

  • Spanish Market: Crude oil
  • 03/08/22

The Opec+ group has agreed a nominal 100,000 b/d increase in their overall production quotas for September, according to two delegates.

The increase will be pro-rated, the delegates said, much in the way the group has been steadily bringing back the 9.7mn b/d it agreed to remove from the market in April 2020. This would give the group's largest producers — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq and the UAE — the largest segments of that 100,000 b/d increment.

But with many producers in the group unable to raise output much if at all beyond current levels, the actual increase will be significantly smaller than the headline 100,000 b/d.

Opec+ is next set to meet on 5 September, according to one delegate.

By Nader Itayim and Ruxandra Iordache

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18/12/25

Ithaca first to try new UK North Sea regime

Ithaca first to try new UK North Sea regime

London, 18 December (Argus) — UK-listed upstream producer Ithaca Energy has begun the approval process for a development in the North Sea, the first since the government softened its approach to the region. Ithaca has submitted a development summary and environmental statement for the Fotla field to the offshore regulator Opred. It outlines a two-well tie-back to the Britannia platform, which processes liquids from the Greater Britannia Area, including Ithaca's Alder field. Ithaca indicates that if the process is successful, drilling will begin in the first half of 2027, with first oil in the final quarter of that year. This is the first submission of an offshore proposal since the UK government published its 'North Sea Future Plan' alongside its budget in late November. That enables "limited oil and gas production in areas that are already part of an existing field, or in areas adjacent to already licensed fields, linked via a tieback, to help ensure they remain economically viable". Developers are not permitted to explore for oil and gas at these sites, and a ban remains on new oil and gas licensing. London's stance on North Sea development has delayed the Rosebank project, in which Ithaca holds a 20pc stake, and the company's west of Shetland Cambo project. Ithaca expects its production to average 119,000-125,000 b/d of oil equivalent (boe/d) this year. By Ben Winkley Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

BP appoints Woodside’s O’Neill as next CEO

17/12/25
17/12/25

BP appoints Woodside’s O’Neill as next CEO

New York, 17 December (Argus) — BP appointed Woodside Energy chief executive officer Meg O'Neill as its next chief executive effective from next April. O'Neill will replace Murray Auchincloss, who has decided to step down on 18 December after more than three decades with the London-based oil major. O'Neill transformed Woodside into the biggest energy company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange after taking over as chief executive in 2021, according to BP. While at Woodside, she also oversaw the acquisition of BHP Petroleum International. O'Neill also spent more than two decades at ExxonMobil earlier in her career. "Her proven track record of driving transformation, growth, and disciplined capital allocation makes her the right leader for BP," said Albert Manifold, chairman of the company's board of directors. Carol Howle, executive vice president, supply, trading & shipping of BP, will serve as interim chief executive until O'Neill takes over. Auchincloss will also serve in an advisory role until December 2026 to ensure a smooth transition. BP scaled back ambitious low-carbon goals earlier this year with Auchincloss conceding that the company had been "optimistic for a fast [energy] transition but that optimism was misplaced." The company raised its 2030 target for oil and gas production as part of a "fundamental reset" of strategy that also entailed a cut in renewable energy investments. O'Neill's appointment follows a search process overseen by the board, with the help of an independent recruitment firm, as part of the company's long-term succession planning. By Stephen Cunningham Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

Trump doubles down on Venezuela oil threat

17/12/25
17/12/25

Trump doubles down on Venezuela oil threat

Washington, 17 December (Argus) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his threat to blockade Venezuelan oil shipments unless Caracas offers compensation for oil assets expropriated years ago. Democratic lawmakers on the same day forced the House of Representatives to schedule a vote on resolutions that would prohibit Trump from using military force against Venezuela without explicit authorization from Congress. "They took all of our oil from not that long ago, and we want it back," Trump told reporters on Thursday. "They illegally took it." Trump's domestic policy adviser Stephen Miller on Wednesday said that "American sweat, ingenuity and toil created the oil industry in Venezuela". Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in 1976, only to partially reverse course in the 1990s by inviting US and other foreign oil companies to participate in joint ventures with state-owned PdV. Former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in 2007 ordered PdV to change the business terms of operations in joint ventures. Chevron and some European companies accepted these terms. ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips did not, eventually winning awards in international tribunals and US courts for the expropriation of their assets in Venezuela. ConocoPhillips holds the largest claim for expropriated assets, at $12bn. That claim is about to be partially satisfied as a US court has ordered the auction of PdV-owned US refining company Citgo. It was not clear what prompted the change in the stated rationale of the US campaign of pressure against Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Trump and US officials until this week described the campaign in terms of curbing the seaborne flow of drugs and putting an end to migration from Venezuela, even though Trump previously mentioned possibly pushing for regime change in Caracas. Trump in a social media post on Tuesday night declared a blockade of most Venezuelan seaborne oil shipments. "We're not gonna let anybody going through that shouldn't be going through," Trump said on Wednesday. The Maduro government denounced Trump's threat and appealed to the UN. It is not clear if Caracas can counteract the blockade. Venezuelan oil flows to Cuba already have stopped and cargoes to other destinations were grinding to a halt, following the 10 December seizure of a Cuba-bound Venezuelan oil tanker by the US Coast Guard. US House debate The House of Representatives later on Wednesday will vote on two separate resolutions to prohibit the use of US military force against Venezuela without congressional approval. Debate on the House floor Tuesday afternoon showed a division largely along partisan lines, indicating the resolutions are unlikely to pass. Republican lawmakers pushed back against the resolution, casting the US operation as an extension of the administration's domestic counter-narcotics efforts — a line the White House had advanced until Wednesday. "Congressional authorization is not required to carry out precise, limited strikes," House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Brian Mast (R-FLorida) said. "My colleagues did not object when prior presidents conducted military operations in Yemen, in Libya, and Syria," Mast said. The US military operation near Venezuela "isn't about drugs — it's about regime change, and it's about oil," said congressman Gregory Meeks (D-New York), who sponsored one of the resolutions. "Trump is provoking a new war right in our backyard and threatening to destabilize an entire region", Meeks said. By Haik Gugarats Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

Libyan oil firms bypass government to sell crude

17/12/25
17/12/25

Libyan oil firms bypass government to sell crude

London, 17 December (Argus) — Libyan upstream operators have used a special contractual clause to sell some crude directly to international oil firms in recent months, bypassing the central government to directly access oil revenues, sources told Argus . Mellitah Oil & Gas, Akakus Oil, Zueitina Oil and Agoco sold crude worth more than $380mn between March and October, under this "proxy-payment" scheme, to Italy's Eni, Spain's Repsol, Austria's OMV and Libya's Arkenu Oil respectively, according to sources. The mechanism is legal under a clause in production-sharing contracts dating back to the time of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, which allows operators to sell crude directly to cover special funding needs, sources said. But sources and analysts say the mechanism is opaque, lacks checks and balances and could be exploited for personal gain. It also diverts oil revenues away from the central bank, the custodian of Libya's oil wealth. "The proxy payments occur outside the framework of the ministry of finance and the central bank [and] are not recorded as official revenues or expenditures," said an official at the ministry of finance. "It is being used as an unlawful tool for controlling oil revenues." NOC, Eni, Repsol and Arkenu have been contacted for comment. OMV declined to comment. State-owned NOC, which has stakes in the upstream operators, normally sells its equity crude production to international buyers with proceeds flowing to a ministry of finance account at the central bank in Tripoli. International oil firms with stakes in the operators, including Eni, Repsol and OMV, are allocated equity crude and pay royalties and taxes to the Libyan state. The crude being sold under the proxy payment mechanism is from Libya's equity production, and is separate from the equity crude allocated to international oil firms. The operators are usually reliant on the state to fund their operations. But Libya's political division, with rival governments in the east and west, has for years prevented a unified state budget, leaving operators with irregular and insufficient funding from the central government in Tripoli. "The mechanism was never supposed to be used in this way," said a source with knowledge of the matter. "You can't confirm where this money is being spent." "It's been heavily exploited now in the absence of a budget," said another source at a private Libyan oil firm. Libya's fragmented political framework has allowed powerful groups varying levels of control over the economy, including in the upstream sector. Enter Arkenu The most high-profile example of this is services firm Arkenu Oil, which the UN has said is controlled by Saddam Haftar, a son of east-Libya militia leader Khalifa Haftar. Arkenu has a contract with NOC subsidiary Agoco , operator of the Sarir and Mesla oil fields, to boost output in return for payments in crude. Industry figures and analysts question the capacity of Arkenu to carry out such work and have said the company may be part of an illicit revenue generating scheme. Arkenu has received crude valued at $200mn under the proxy payment mechanism, a source said. Libya's Tripoli-based government ordered a review of contracts related to Arkenu earlier this year, although analysts question the sincerity of the move. Sources and analysts say the use of proxy payments mechanism could spiral and further drain state revenues. Libya produces about 1.4mn b/d of crude and makes most of its income from oil exports, which were worth $28.7bn in 2024, according to Opec's latest Annual Statistic Bulletin. The heads of NOC, the central bank, audit bureau and the attorney general met in late November to discuss, among other issues, the proxy payment mechanism "and its implications for the state's general budget." By Aydin Calik Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

US to blockade Venezuela oil flows: Trump

17/12/25
17/12/25

US to blockade Venezuela oil flows: Trump

Washington, 16 December (Argus) — US president Donald Trump dramatically escalated the conflict with Venezuela Tuesday night by declaring a blockade of most Venezuelan seaborne oil shipments. Trump, in a social media post, also demanded — without providing any credible explanation — that Venezuela return "all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us." Venezuelan oil flows to Cuba already have stopped and cargoes to other destinations were grinding to a halt, following the 10 December seizure of a Cuba-bound Venezuelan oil tanker by the US Coast Guard. "I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela," Trump said. The tanker seized by the US was previously sanctioned for alleged involvement in transporting Iranian oil. More than 30 tankers could be within the reach of US naval forces positioned near Venezuela if Washington decides to continue seizing ships on its sanctions list. It is not clear what Trump meant by claiming that Caracas "stole" US-owned oil, land or assets, especially his reference to "land". Venezuela during the rule of former president Hugo Chavez nationalized assets of US and other western companies. The government of President Nicolas Maduro also faces claims of expropriation of mining and other western assets, and it has defaulted on sovereign debt obligations. All in all, almost $60bn worth of claims have been advanced against Caracas and state-owned PdV in US courts and international tribunals. A US federal court ordered the sale of PdV-owned US refiner Citgo to partially satisfy those claims. Trump's post concluded a day that featured his senior national security advisers briefing US lawmakers on the US military operations near Venezuela, without mentioning a possible escalation that likely requires congressional approval. The US has stationed a large naval force in the waters near Venezuela since early September as part of an effort ostensibly aimed at stopping waterborne drug shipments. The US Navy has reported having destroyed 25 boats allegedly carrying drugs near the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia since early September, killing 98 crew members. The most recent strikes, destroying three boats, took place on Monday. US lawmakers briefed by defense secretary Pete Hegseth and secretary of state Marco Rubio earlier on Tuesday said they were left wondering about the ultimate objectives of the US military operation. By Haik Gugarats Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

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