Category: Oil and Gas Industry

Mexico Oil and Gas Industry


Mexico Oil and Gas Industry has witnessed a mixed result ever since post-nationalization. Mexico is sixth biggest producer of oil in world having seventh largest natural gas reserve in western hemisphere. Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Mexico’s state-owned petroleum company, which is a major force of oil and gas industry of Mexico, intends to pull in more bids from drilling contractors for 500 new development wells on Chicontepec field. Higher output from Chicontepec field is expected to compensate falling production from other fields of oil and gas industry at Mexico.

US Oil and Gas Industry


As per latest information on US oil and gas industry, Total, which is a major oil and gas company of France, has announced on 14th January 2009 in a company statement that it would purchase 50 percent in American Shale Oil. American Shale Oil is a sister concern of IDT, which is a diversified telecommunications services provider based in New Jersey.

Oil Fields


Oil fields are regions with abundant underground oil reservoirs. Oil wells are drilled in these fields to extract crude oil and petroleum by-products. The largest oil fields in the world are found in the Middle East, in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait and the UAE. Other oil rich countries include the Russia and other former Soviet Union states, Nigeria, the US and Venezuela.

The US, China, Japan, Russia and Germany are the major oil consumers.

Historical Oil Price Charts and Graphs


A review of historical oil prices shows that oil displays wide price swings when markets suffer from scarcity or oversupply. The price cycle of crude oil ranges from a small duration to several years.

Major Events: Historical Oil Prices

From 1948 to 1970, oil prices remained stable at around $3 per barrel. A major development was the formation of OPEC in 1960; consisting of Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Venezuela.

 

Gasoline, Petrol


Gasoline is a complex liquid mixture that is processed from petroleum. Among Commonwealth nations, it is known as petrol. It consists of more than 500 hydrocarbons which have five to twelve carbon atoms per molecule. To enhance its performance and reduce emissions, small quantities of alkane cyclic and aromatic compounds, such as toluene and benzene, are added to petrol. It also boosts its octane rating, which is gasoline’s measure of resistance.

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