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Libyan Navy Intercepts Oil Tanker On Smuggling Allegations

Libyan Navy Intercepts Oil Tanker On Smuggling Allegations

Aug 28, 2017 at 16:04 | Zainab Calcuttawala

The Libyan navy detained 20 Filipino crew members near Tunisian waters after intercepting their oil tanker, according to official sources that spoke to The Libya Observer. Spokesman Atounb Qassam…

Venezuela’s Oil Minister To Discuss OPEC Deal With Saudis, Russians

Venezuela’s Oil Minister To Discuss OPEC Deal With Saudis, Russians

Aug 28, 2017 at 14:14 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Venezuela’s Oil Minister Eulogio del Pino, who was appointed again as minister last week, plans to visit Saudi Arabia and Russia ahead of the September 22 meeting of the joint…

Fuel Shortages Expected In Texas Amid Gasoline Price Spike

Fuel Shortages Expected In Texas Amid Gasoline Price Spike

Aug 28, 2017 at 13:13 | ZeroHedge

According to retail fuel supplier Mansfield Oil, short-term fuel supplies for Houston and San Antonio are significantly impacted by Tropical Storm Harvey. Bloomberg reports that San Antonio and Houston supplies…

UAE Pledges More Cuts To Meet OPEC Commitment

UAE Pledges More Cuts To Meet OPEC Commitment

Aug 28, 2017 at 12:03 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the state-held oil company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will cut by 10 percent its October crude term agreements for three grades,…

South Pars Gas Exports Jump 12%

South Pars Gas Exports Jump 12%

Aug 28, 2017 at 09:38 | Irina Slav

Natural gas exports from the world’s biggest deposit, South Pars, rose by 12 percent over the past 12 months, according to Iran’s head of customs, as quoted by Reuters.…

White House Approves Fresh Sanctions On Venezuela

White House Approves Fresh Sanctions On Venezuela

Aug 25, 2017 at 16:22 | Zainab Calcuttawala

The White House approved new sanctions against President Nicolas Maduro’s regime on Friday, making it harder for Venezuela’s embattled government to secure funds as Caracas spirals towards a default.…

Indigenous Leaders Threaten Access To One Of Peru’s Largest Oilfields

Indigenous Leaders Threaten Access To One Of Peru’s Largest Oilfields

Aug 25, 2017 at 16:08 | Zainab Calcuttawala

Indigenous leaders in Peru will obstruct the government’s access to one of the country’s largest oilfields if an indigenous rights law does not take effect in the next 20 days,…

New Russia Sanctions Create Snag For Italian Bank

New Russia Sanctions Create Snag For Italian Bank

Aug 25, 2017 at 15:20 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Due to the new U.S. sanctions on Russia, Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has hit a snag in its plans to syndicate a US$6.13 billion (5.2 billion euro) loan it had…

Iraq’s Plan To Change Oil Pricing For Asia Faces Resistance

Iraq’s Plan To Change Oil Pricing For Asia Faces Resistance

Aug 25, 2017 at 15:10 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Buyers do not support Iraq’s plan to change the way it prices its Basra crude for the Asian markets, because longer lead times between pricing and delivery would make it…

North Sea Floating Oil Stockpiles Almost Halve In Two Weeks

North Sea Floating Oil Stockpiles Almost Halve In Two Weeks

Aug 25, 2017 at 13:56 | Irina Slav

Crude oil stored on tankers idling in the North Sea has shrunk from 12 million barrels two weeks ago to just 6.6 million barrels, Paris-based energy data provider Kpler reports,…

Sanctions On North Korea Won’t Slow Chinese Oil Flow

Sanctions On North Korea Won’t Slow Chinese Oil Flow

Aug 25, 2017 at 11:05 | Tsvetana Paraskova

While the latest round of U.S. sanctions on North Korea’s oil trade is likely to stop major companies from trading due to reputational risks, it is unlikely to stop China’s…

U.S. Coal Output Hits 2017 High

U.S. Coal Output Hits 2017 High

Aug 25, 2017 at 10:49 | Irina Slav

U.S. coal production is on the rise, hitting a high last week of 17.025 million tons, according to the Energy Information Administration. That’s 3.4 percent more than in the…

Maduro Shuffles PDVSA Management, Oil Minister

Maduro Shuffles PDVSA Management, Oil Minister

Aug 25, 2017 at 09:02 | Irina Slav

As investors wait to see if PDVSA will default on about US$3.5 billion in debt due this fall and push oil prices up, Nicolas Maduro has for the second…

Saudis Expects To Exceed Renewable Energy Targets

Saudis Expects To Exceed Renewable Energy Targets

Aug 24, 2017 at 15:33 | Zainab Calcuttawala

Riyadh plans to surpass its commitment to generate 9.5 gigawatts of energy from renewables in order to boost its commitment to green energy and climate-friendly initiatives, according to a…

Kurdistan Strikes Deal With Genel And DNO For Oil-Debt Repayment

Kurdistan Strikes Deal With Genel And DNO For Oil-Debt Repayment

Aug 24, 2017 at 15:31 | Zainab Calcuttawala

Kurdistan struck two agreements with Norway’s DNO and British Genel Energy to structure oil exports and debt repayment, according to an announcement by the oil producers on Thursday. Debt repayment-related…

Brazil Pre-Salt Tenders Attract 10 Oil Companies’ Initial Interest

Brazil Pre-Salt Tenders Attract 10 Oil Companies’ Initial Interest

Aug 24, 2017 at 15:21 | Zainab Calcuttawala

Two tender rounds for exploration rights in the pre-salt areas of Brazil have attracted the attention of ten oil companies, according to a government official who spoke to Reuters on Thursday.…

State Firm PetroChina Pays Entire H1 $1.9B Profit As Dividends

State Firm PetroChina Pays Entire H1 $1.9B Profit As Dividends

Aug 24, 2017 at 14:13 | Tsvetana Paraskova

China’s biggest oil and gas producer, state-held PetroChina, said on Thursday that it would be paying its entire first-half net profit in interim dividends to shareholders, in a move…

Shell Plans To Double Gas Stations In Russia

Shell Plans To Double Gas Stations In Russia

Aug 24, 2017 at 14:00 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Royal Dutch Shell plans to double the number of its retail gas stations in Russia from the current 227, Sergey Starodubtsev, the chief executive of Shell’s Russian unit, said…

Shell Launches Second Phase Of Major Nigerian Gas Project

Shell Launches Second Phase Of Major Nigerian Gas Project

Aug 24, 2017 at 09:51 | Irina Slav

Shell has begun pumping natural gas from the second phase of development at the Gbaran-Ubie Niger Delta project. The gas from the expanded project will go to both the…

Ruling Party Claims Victory Angola’s Elections

Ruling Party Claims Victory Angola’s Elections

Aug 24, 2017 at 09:19 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Oil-rich Angola’s incumbent ruling party is claiming victory in yesterday’s critical elections to replace President Jose Eduardo dos Santos after nearly four decades of rule. With five million votes…

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