Italian oil and gas operator Saipem has decided to withdraw its 2020 guidance
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Baker Hughes to cut capex and take US$15bn impairment
Energy technology company Baker Hughes has announced that it will take a non-cash goodwill impairment of US$15bn in Q1 2020 and it will cut its 2020 capital spending by 20 per cent, due to low commodity prices and COVID-19 pandemic
Nigeria to cut crude oil production up to 10 mmbbl
Nigeria has joined other OPEC+ counterparts in a historic curtailment of crude oil production to rebalance and stabilise the global oil markets
South Sudan joins OPEC, Russia, and Saudi Arabia to stabilise oil market
Puot Kang Chol, minister of petroleum of South Sudan, has joined its other OPEC and OPEC+ counterparts to agree on a historic deal to cut 9.7 mmbbl of oil per day of supply starting 1 May
Oil seen down 9.4 per cent, jet fuel down 31 per cent, road fuel down 9.4 per cent in 2020
Rystad Energy’s newest forecast for oil demand now projects a decrease of 9.4 per cent for 2020, or 9.4 million barrels per day (bpd) y-o-y