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Brent Oil Drops on Fears of Global Economic Slowdown

Feb 21, 2023

Brent oil prices fell on Tuesday as fears that a global economic slowdown would reduce fuel demand prompted investors to take profits on the previous day's gains. Traders are awaiting the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting, due on Wednesday…

Equinor Reports Record Profit for 2022

Feb 08, 2023

Equinor on Wednesday posted a record $74.9 billion adjusted operating profit for 2022, more than double its previous record thanks to soaring gas prices and with fourth-quarter results beating analysts' expectations.The oil and gas producer's…

Reuters: Equinor Launches Sale of Stake in Nigeria Offshore Oilfield

Jan 26, 2023

Norway's Equinor  has launched the sale of its stake in an offshore Nigerian oilfield, joining a retreat by Western energy firms from the West African country as they focus on newer and more profitable operations, three industry sources said…

Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela to Start Talks over Offshore Gas Field Development

Feb 06, 2023

Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Friday told Parliament his government had been in touch with Venezuela following U.S. license to jointly develop a key gas field, and the first meetings to begin negotiations have been set up…

Repsol Flags Big Spending Increase as Profit Beats Forecasts

Feb 16, 2023

Spain's Repsol said on Thursday its fourth-quarter adjusted net profit more than doubled, helped by high oil and gas prices, and flagged a big increase in capital spending for this year. Its fourth-quarter profit surged to 2.01 billion euros ($2…

Romania Sees Black Sea Gas as 'Game Changer' for Region

Feb 17, 2023

Potential extractions from a long-awaited deepwater gas field in the Black Sea could mean countries in the region can finally cut their dependency on Russian energy, Romania's foreign minister said on Friday.Romanian oil and gas group OMV Petrom said on Feb…

Norway' $1.35 Trillion Wealth Fund to Vote Against Board Members Who Fall Short on Climate

Feb 09, 2023

Norway's $1.35 trillion wealth fund said on Thursday it would step up its engagement with companies over the management of climate risk by voting against board members who it deems are not doing enough on the issue. Investing the state's revenues…

UAE's ADNOC Delivers First LNG to German Floating LNG Terminal

Feb 15, 2023

German utility RWE's trading arm received its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at Brunsbuettel port from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Wednesday, saying the gas will be fed into to onshore pipelines from the end of this month…

Japan May Buy Russian Oil from Sakhalin-2 to Secure LNG Supply -PAJ Head

Feb 15, 2023

Japanese oil refiners may buy Russian crude from the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, if needed, to secure a stable supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the president of the Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ) said on Wednesday. But Russian oil…

Kpler Buys Ship Tracking Firms MarineTraffic and FleetMon

Feb 15, 2023

Brussels-headquartered data and analytics group Kpler has bolstered its presence in the maritime space with the acquisition of ship tracking companies MarineTraffic and FleetMon, the company said on Wednesday. Tracking the movement of ships has become an integral part of trading strategies…

Trinidad's Energy Minister to Start Talks on Offshore Gas Deal in Caracas

Feb 07, 2023

Trinidad and Tobago's energy minister met Venezuelan officials on Monday, according to Venezuela's state media, the first high-level visit since the United States last month greenlighted the joint development of a key offshore gas project. The…

India's ONGC Videsh Eyes Oil, Gas 'hot spots' in Africa, Latin America

Feb 08, 2023

ONGC Videsh (OVL) Ltd, the overseas exploration arm of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp, is looking for exploration and production investment opportunities in Africa and Latin America, such as in Ghana and Surinam, managing director Rajarshi Gupta said…

Petrobras Taps Maersk, Alcatel for Mero Field PRM System

Feb 15, 2023

The Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras has awarded Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and Maersk Supply Service (MSS) the contract for the supply and installation of a Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) system on the giant Mero field offshore Brazil…

Offshore Workers' Strike Could Affect Over 30 Platforms in UK

Feb 10, 2023

UK-based workers' union Unite said Friday that some 300 Stork construction members would be balloted on strike action on over 30 offshore installations in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), potentially affecting operators such as EnQuest, Repsol…

U.S. Major ExxonMobil Faces $220M Tax Claim from Russia

Jan 31, 2023

The Russian General Prosecutor's Office is asking a court to recover 15.5 billion roubles ($220 million) in allegedly unpaid taxes from U.S. oil major ExxonMobil , local news agencies TASS and Interfax reported on Tuesday citing court documents…

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