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Canada has added 15 rigs for the week ended May 24, according to Baker Hughes data. With 78 rigs running, the count is slightly less than the 81 units drilling this week a year ago. The number of oil-directed rigs in Canada increased by 16, bringing the count to 38 rigs for the week. Gas-directed rigs were down a single unit to 40. Read more »

While there hasn’t been a dramatic change for the energy industry in Mexico since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in 2018, progressive collaboration between the industry and country regulators is needed to fulfill the country’s hydrocarbon ambitions. Read more »

Light, sweet crude oil contracts for July and August plunged by more than $3.50/bbl on May 23, marking the sharpest single-session drop since Dec. 24, 2018, and the lowest settlement since Mar. 12. Brent crude oil prices also fell more than a $3/bbl on the London market with the July contract settling under $68/bbl. Analysts attributed the steep benchmark price drops on US-China trade relations as well as rising US oil supplies. Read more »

The title transfer for the Ironbark offshore gas prospect off Western Australia to the new BP Development Australia Pty Ltd.-led exploration joint venture has been approved, paving the way for the drilling program, said Melbourne-based Cue Energy Ltd.  Read more »

Appomattox field in the US Gulf of Mexico started production ahead of schedule in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles offshore Louisiana. Shell Offshore Inc. operates the field in 7,200 ft of water. Read more »