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NRCAN Grant Triggers Major Investment in the Bay of Fundy

Sep 21, 2018

The next wave of tidal energy development at the FORCE facility in the Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia has been triggered by a substantial grant of $29,750,000 under the Emerging Renewable Power Program (ERPP) from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)…

Shell in Talks to Sell $1.3 Bln of Gulf Coast Assets

Sep 21, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is in talks to sell its assets in a Gulf of Mexico oilfield to Focus Oil to pay for its takeover of BG Group Plc, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with matter.The deal could value Shell's stake in the Caesar Tonga field at about $1…

China's CCCC Wins $398 mln Contract to Build Mombasa Oil Terminal

Sep 13, 2018

China Communications Construction Co has won a $398 million contract to build a new oil terminal at Kenya's main port of Mombasa, the acting head of the Kenya Ports Authority said on Thursday.Daniel Manduku said the new terminal, whose construction will take 18 months…

China, ExxonMobil Discuss $10 bln Investment in Guangdong

Sep 07, 2018

Chinese officials and executives of ExxonMobil Corp discussed a $10 billion investment by the U.S.-based firm in the southern province of Guangdong, Chinese state television reported on Friday.The state TV report, during its summary of a meeting…

Russia's Gazprom Does Not Rule Out Dividend Rise

Aug 31, 2018

Russian gas giant Gazprom may increase dividends on 2018 results, however it is more likely to raise them after 2020 once the current investment cycle is over, Alexander Ivannikov, the head of company's financial department said on Friday.Gazprom…

Now you see it, now you don't: oil surplus vanishes ahead of Iran deadline

Aug 30, 2018

An overhang of homeless crude in the Atlantic Basin has halved in recent weeks, suggesting oil traders are bracing for a further supply loss from Iran due to U.S. sanctions and a new rally in prices.Iran's oil exports are already dropping fast…

Russia's Transneft Reports 19% Drop

Aug 28, 2018

Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft's first-half net profit fell 19.2 percent year on year to 92.1 billion roubles ($1.38 billion), the company said on Tuesday.Transneft's first-half earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) stood at 208…

Sinopec, Zhejiang to Build LNG Terminal in China

Aug 22, 2018

China's Sinopec Corp has teamed with Zhejiang Energy Group Co Ltd on a 3 million tonne-per-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in east China, with the first phase set for operation at end-2021, the state oil giant said on Wednesday.The project…

India's Small Renewables Firms Fighting Consolidation Wave

Aug 21, 2018

Small to mid-sized renewable energy companies in India are starting to look like attractive takeover targets as lenders and investors withhold funds, worried by the stiff competition, weak bond markets, low tariffs and high debt besetting the sector…

ConocoPhillips Signs $2 Bln Settlement with PDVSA

Aug 20, 2018

U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips said on Monday it has settled with Venezuela's state-run oil company, PDVSA, to recover about $2 billion in arbitration payment.The International Chamber of Commerce awarded ConocoPhillips that amount in April…

Swiss Utility in Talks to Buy LNG from Canada's Goldboro Project

Aug 16, 2018

Axpo, a Swiss utility and energy trader, said on Thursday it was in talks for a 10-year supply deal with a Canadian company planning to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.A sales and purchase agreement would boost the chances that Pieridae Energy would decide to build the C$10 billion ($7…

En+ Considers Move to Russia's New Offshore Zone

Aug 16, 2018

En+ Group, hit by U.S. sanctions against Russia in April, said on Thursday it was investigating the possibility of re-domiciling from Britain's Jersey to one of Russia's new offshore zones.London-listed En+ Group, which manages the energy and aluminium businesses of Oleg Deripaska…

China Move to Drop Crude off Tariff List a Relief for Sinopec

Aug 10, 2018

China's decision to remove crude oil from its latest tariff list in an escalating trade war with the United States was a relief to state oil firms prompted by a strong lobbying effort by main importer the Sinopec Group, Beijing-based oil sources said…

India Launches 2nd Auction of Small Discovered O&G Blocks

Aug 09, 2018

India launched its second auction of small discovered oil and gas blocks on Thursday, as the south Asian nation looks to quickly monetise its hydrocarbon resources.The bidding for 59 fields will begin in the first week of September and will close on Dec…

Oil Falls on Slowing Chinese Demand, US-China Trade Spat

Aug 08, 2018

Oil prices fell on Wednesday after Chinese import data showed a slowdown in demand and as a trade dispute between Washington and Beijing escalated further.U.S. crude futures fell more than $1 per barrel to $68.13 after China said it was retaliating against U…

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