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• Total Goes on Drilling Spree

  Published 29 January 2019 | viewed 8,217 times

  French supermajor Total plans to drill 23 wells this year, three times more than it drilled in 2016 and 2017, with a focus on Africa…

• Canadian Natural Resources Calls Out Against Production Cuts

  Published 29 January 2019 | viewed 9,214 times

  Canadian Natural Resources, one of Alberta’s biggest oil producers, has made a 180-degree turn on the production cuts imposed by Premier Rachel Notley last December…

• U.S. Refiners Brace For Venezuelan Supply Crunch

  Published 29 January 2019 | viewed 10,197 times

  The trump administration announced new sanctions on Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA, which will significantly reduce its crude oil exports to Gulf Coast refiners, Reuters…

• Trump Looks To Neutralize Pipeline Opponents

  Published 28 January 2019 | viewed 35,028 times

  The White House is preparing measures that will reduce states’ powers over the approval or ban of new energy projects, notably oil and gas pipelines,…

• API Boasts Record-Breaking Industry Performance In 2018

  Published 28 January 2019 | viewed 6,856 times

  The American Petroleum Institute reported that a number of records were broken in the energy industry of the United States in December, including gasoline demand,…

• Venezuela Will Continue Exporting Crude To U.S.: Maduro

  Published 28 January 2019 | viewed 11,271 times

  Venezuela will continue trading with the United States despite the fact Washington broke off diplomatic relations following president Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration for a second term…

• Saudis Look To Attract $430 Billion In Foreign Investment

  Published 28 January 2019 | viewed 6,874 times

  Saudi Arabia is looking to attract almost US$430 billion in foreign investments for a large-scale infrastructure program, Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told media, as quoted…

• The ‘Venezuela Benefit’ For Canadian Oil Producers Is Limited

  Published 27 January 2019 | viewed 10,106 times

  Canadian oil producers are keeping a close eye on the latest events in Venezuela and the opportunity to boost their exports south of the border…

• Exxon Signs Up For Germany LNG Project

  Published 25 January 2019 | viewed 11,912 times

  Exxon has inked a preliminary agreement with Germany Uniper for future LNG supplies to a new import terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Reuters reports, citing the German…

• Aramco To Build First Hydrogen Fueling Station

  Published 25 January 2019 | viewed 8,931 times

  Saudi Aramco, in partnership with U.S. Air Products and Chemicals, will build the first hydrogen fuel cell station in the Kingdom, leveraging Air Products’ SmartFuel…

• Gasoline Overproduction Leads To Negative Margins

  Published 25 January 2019 | viewed 15,496 times

  Excess supply of gasoline coupled with slow demand has pressured refiners margins, Reuters reports, noting refining margins for the fuel in the United States sank…

• UK Taxpayers To Foot $31B Platform Decommissioning Bill

  Published 25 January 2019 | viewed 9,370 times

  Decommissioning the offshore platforms that have reached the end of their productive life will cost UK taxpayers some US$31.46 billion (24 billion pounds) over the…

• Canadian Heavy Crude Producers Find New Ways To Ship Oil

  Published 24 January 2019 | viewed 17,383 times

  When Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced obligatory production cuts of 325,000 bpd in December in a bid to tackle a deep discount between Western Canadian…

• South Korea Stays Off Iranian Crude For Four Months

  Published 24 January 2019 | viewed 6,582 times

  South Korea imported no Iranian crude oil for the fourth month in a row in December, S&P Global Platts reports, citing information from Korea National…

• Major Build In Crude Inventories Sends Prices Tumbling

  Published 24 January 2019 | viewed 32,351 times

  U.S. crude oil inventories went up by 8 million barrels in the week to January 18, the Energy Information Administration said in its latest weekly…

• Citgo Suspends Oil Refinery Unit In Texas

  Published 24 January 2019 | viewed 24,329 times

  Venezuelan PDVSA’s crown jewel, U.S.-based refiner Citgo, has idled a gasoline production unit at a small refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, Reuters reports, citing sources…

• BP Remains Bullish On Oil Demand Growth

  Published 23 January 2019 | viewed 11,672 times

  Crude oil demand this year will grow by 1.4 million bpd, BP has estimated, despite growing worry about where the global economy is headed, which…

• Iran Announces Oil Discovery In Untapped Region

  Published 23 January 2019 | viewed 12,111 times

  Iran has struck oil in a hitherto untapped region, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh told local media as quoted by Reuters. “This is the first time…

• Chinese LNG Imports Break Another Record In December

  Published 23 January 2019 | viewed 8,165 times

  China imported a record-high amount of liquefied natural gas last December, at 6.29 million tons or 25 percent more than in the previous month, Reuters…

• Aramco Ready To Pour Billions In U.S. Natural Gas

  Published 23 January 2019 | viewed 15,446 times

  Aramco is looking to invest in U.S. natural gas and is prepared to spend “billions” on acquisitions in the segment, the company’s chief executive Amin…