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STAR Oil Refinery to Reduce Turkey Dependence on Imports, says Erdogan

Oct 19, 2018

A new $6.3 billion refinery set up by the Azeri state oil company in Turkey will reduce Ankara's dependence on imports for processed oil products, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.The new plant could also help to ease some of the pain from Turkey's currency crisis…

Oil Up But Set For Weekly Loss on Stock Build, Trade Row

Oct 19, 2018

Oil prices rose on Friday on signs of surging demand in China, the world's second-biggest oil consumer, although the market was heading for a second week of losses on rising U.S. inventories and concern that trade wars were curbing economic activity…

Schlumberger CEO Says Permian Growth Could Be Lower

Oct 19, 2018

Schlumberger NV Chief Executive Officer Paal Kibsgaard said on Friday that growth in the Permian basin could be lower than anticipated, and that pricing and demand for oilfield services in North America will remain soft in the fourth quarter…

Rising U.S. Shale Exports Turn WTI into 24-hour Benchmark -CME

Oct 18, 2018

Rising U.S. crude oil exports to Europe and Asia have had a knock-on effect in the futures market, turning the U.S. West Texas Intermediate contract into a near-24 hour benchmark, exchange operator CME Group said. Owain Johnson, managing director for energy research and development at CME…

Rosneft to Invest $690 Mln in German Downstream

Oct 18, 2018

Russia's Rosneft, which owns downstream assets in Germany including stakes in a number of oil refineries, plans to invest around 600 million euros ($690 million) in the German downstream market, Russian government documents showed on Thursday…

Oil Falls Below $79 as Rising U.S. Stockpiles Weigh

Oct 18, 2018

Oil fell more than $1 a barrel to below $79 on Thursday as the fourth weekly increase in U.S. crude inventories suggested ample supply, while Saudi-U.S. tension and falling Iranian exports lent support.U.S. crude inventories rose 6.5 million barrels last week…

US Energy Exports to China Plummet

Oct 18, 2018

It's probably not the kind of success U.S. President Donald Trump had in mind, but his trade dispute with China has effectively killed off the burgeoning energy trade between the world's two biggest economies.China's imports of U.S. crude oil…

Mexico's Salina Cruz Refinery Normal After Electrical Accident - Pemex

Oct 17, 2018

Mexico's Salina Cruz oil refinery is operating normally after three people were injured in an electrical accident, a spokesman for state oil company Pemex said on Wednesday.The 330,000 barrel-per-day capacity facility, Pemex's largest, had a short-circuit on Tuesday evening that sparked flames…

U.S. Crude Stocks Up by 6.5 mln barrels - EIA

Oct 17, 2018

U.S. crude stocks rose last week, while gasoline stocks decreased and distillate inventories fell, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.Crude inventories rose by 6.5 million barrels in the week to Oct. 12, compared with analysts' expectations for an increase of 2…

Oil Prices Fall Ahead of U.S. Crude Stocks Data

Oct 17, 2018

Oil prices fell on Wednesday after three days of gains as markets awaited key U.S. inventory data expected to show a build in U.S. crude stockpiles.Brent crude was down 65 cents at $80.76 a barrel by 1325 GMT, after gaining $1.15 over the previous three sessions…

Modern Facies Analysis Brings Greater Accuracy to Reservoir Models

Oct 16, 2018

New facies-first technique provides greater geo-model accuracy to optimize reservoir appraisal and assessment.Deriving facies models from the outcomes of seismic inversions, and their derivatives, has become standard practice in reservoir characterization workflows…

Algeria Hopes to Have Energy Law Ready by 2019 - Sonatrach CEO

Oct 16, 2018

Algeria wants to have a new energy law ready by the first half of 2019 and might use Mexico's legislation as inspiration, the CEO of state energy firm Sonatrach said on Tuesday.The North African OPEC member has been preparing changes to its…

Devon Energy Sees Higher US Output in Third Quarter

Oct 16, 2018

Shale producer Devon Energy on Tuesday forecast higher U.S. production for the third quarter from a year earlier, helped by an increase in output of natural gas liquids.Devon now expects output of about 418,000 barrels of oil-equivalent per day boe/d…

Oil Steady as Saudi Tensions Balance Demand Outlook

Oct 15, 2018

Oil prices steadied on Monday as tension over the disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist stoked supply worries, balancing concerns over the long-term demand outlook.Benchmark Brent crude oil jumped by $1.49 a barrel to a high of $81.92 before giving up its gains to trade around $80…

US Drillers Add Oil Rigs for First Week in Four

Oct 12, 2018

The U.S. oil drilling rig count rose this week for the first time in four weeks even as crude prices tumbled to their lowest in almost three weeks.Drillers added eight oil rigs in the week to Oct. 12, bringing the total count to 869, General…

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