Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor said Monday it had decided to stop new investments into Russia and to start the process of exiting Equinor's Russian Joint Ventures.'We are all deeply troubled by the invasion of Ukraine, which represents a terrible setback for the world…
The UK on Thursday announced sanctions, including a full asset freeze and travel ban, against seven oligarchs including Russian oil company Rosneft's CEO Igor Sechin and Gazprom's CEO Alexey Miller, over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.The…
Shell has made good progress with the Tanzanian government in recent months to advance a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to tap the East African country's huge gas resources, a Shell executive said on Monday.'We have seen some real quick…
Plexus Holdings, the AIM-quoted oil and gas engineering services firm that owns the proprietary POS-GRIP method of wellhead engineering, said Monday it would suspend its activities with Russian license partner Gusar due to the war in Ukraine…
Oil prices running at their hottest level in 14 years are poised to cut post-COVID pandemic fuel demand as consumers react to surging pump and power prices by pulling back on spending and travel, top energy executives warned on Monday.Global…
BP said on Sunday it plans to abandon its 19.75% stake in oil giant Rosneft in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, marking an abrupt and costly end to 30 at times fraught years operating in the oil-rich country.The British oil and gas giant did not say how it planned to exit its stake…
German oil and gas firm Wintershall Dea, one of the five co-funders of Nord Stream 2, on Wednesday said it is writing off its 1 billion euros ($1.11 billion) financing in the gas pipeline that was suspended last week.The management board of…
QatarEnergy on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement with NAMCOR Exploration and Production (NAMCOR E&P), a subsidiary of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR).'The agreement provides the framework for cooperation between…
President Isaac Herzog embarked on Wednesday on the first visit by an Israeli leader to Turkey since 2008 as the regional rivals seek to overcome years of animosity.Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan invited Herzog, whose post is largely ceremonial…
A London court will on Wednesday begin to hear a lawsuit launched by Nigeria against U.S. bank JP Morgan Chase, claiming more than $1.7 billion for its role in a disputed 2011 oilfield deal.The civil suit filed in the English courts in 2017 relates to the purchase by energy majors Shell RDSa…
Oil benchmarks are hitting multiple price and spread milestones across several key markets as the fallout from severe sanctions on key exporter Russia sows confusion and panic among global crude oil traders, shipping firms and importers.The…
Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA has awarded Aker Solutions a seven-year extension to their existing maintenance and modifications frame agreement, covering work on all installations offshore Norway operated by OKEA.Aker Solutions said that the contract was a substantial one…
In July 2020, just a few months after the COVID-19 pandemic started to spiral out of control, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden declared world oil demand may have passed its peak - all but condemning his company's core business to eventual obscurity…
Eni and BP have completed a deal to merge their oil and gas operations in Angola, the groups said on Friday, confirming what sources earlier exclusively told Reuters.The deal will create a company called Azule Energy that is expected to be Angola’s…
Marine seismic company SeaBird Exploration said Friday it had secured an OBN source contract but lost the one announced in February.The company said it had received a Letter of Award for an OBN source contract in the Eastern hemisphere. The…