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Petrobras' January Output Slips on Maintenance, Sale

Feb 21, 2018

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. produced 2.1 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in January, 1 percent below December's levels, due to maintenance and an asset sale, Brazil's state-run oil company said on Wednesday. Petrobras, as the company is known…

One year On, OPEC Closer to Target Production Cuts

Feb 20, 2018

OPEC is closing in on its goal of reducing oil inventories held by industrialised nations to their five-year average, the original target of a supply-cutting pact with Russia and others, figures from the group's head of research showed on Tuesday…

Harsher Sanctions Needed Against Venezuela -OAS chief

Feb 20, 2018

OAS boss Almagro says regime 'has become more tyrannical.' U.S. weighs tougher sanctions after Tillerson tour. Sanctions should be stepped up against Venezuela's leaders and oil sector in response to the country's repressive political climate…

Live Oil Discovered Onshore Jamaica

Feb 20, 2018

CGG GeoConsulting and Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica Announce First Reported Discovery of Live Oil Onshore Jamaica. CGG GeoConsulting and the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) have announced the discovery of two independent live oil seeps from different parts of the island of Jamaica…

TransCanada Seeks Okay for LA Cameron Access

Feb 16, 2018

TransCanada Corp's Columbia Gulf Transmission unit on Friday filed with U.S. federal energy regulators to commence service on its Cameron Access natural gas project in Louisiana on March 1. The $300 million Cameron Access projects includes…

Merkel Sees No Threat in New Gas Pipe to Russia, Poland Disagrees

Feb 16, 2018

The planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline connecting Germany and Russia poses no threat to Europe's energy security, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, publicly disagreeing with her Polish counterpart.Poland, Ukraine and Baltic states fear…

India's Oil Imports Reach Record High in January

Feb 15, 2018

India imported a record 4.93 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in January to feed its expanded refining capacity and meet rising demand, ship tracking data obtained from sources and data compiled by Thomson Reuters Oil Research & Forecasts showed…

LyondellBasell's Plastics Business to Double with Schulman Deal

Feb 15, 2018

Petrochemicals company LyondellBasell Industries NV will buy plastic composites maker A. Schulman Inc for $1.24 billion, doubling the size of its plastics business. LyondellBasell will pay $42 per share, an 8.7 percent premium to Schulman's Wednesday close…

China's Crude Futures Face Challenges: Russell

Feb 15, 2018

China's new crude futures contract faces a mountain of obstacles to overcome if it is to establish itself as a viable benchmark for trading with the world's largest oil importer. The Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE), which is part of the Shanghai Futures Exchange…

Colonial Allocates Cycle 12 Shipments on Distillate Line 20

Feb 15, 2018

Colonial Pipeline Co is allocating space for Cycle 12 shipments on Line 20, which carries distillates from Atlanta to Nashville, Tennessee, according to a notice sent to shippers on Thursday. Committed information will be available on Friday…

Asia's Soaring Gas Demand Beckons New LNG Projects

Feb 14, 2018

Global LNG imports rose by 20 percent in 2017; new demand emerges across South, Southeast Asia. Soaring gas demand from China, India and Southeast Asia is sucking up an LNG supply glut previously expected to last for years, opening opportunity…

Saudi Arabia to Restrain March Oil Exports

Feb 14, 2018

Saudi says to keep exports below 7 million bpd in March; OPEC's Barkindo says 2018 oil demand growth to be healthy. Saudi Arabia will restrain its oil exports in March despite lower domestic need for crude as OPEC's leader is pushing to…

Vallourec Drilling Products Cuts Roughly 150 Jobs in Texas

Feb 13, 2018

Vallourec Drilling Products, a subsidiary of Paris, France-based steel pipe maker Vallourec , will lay off roughly 150 employees in Texas, according to a regulatory filing.Vallourec specializes in making tubular products for the energy and other industrial sectors…

Colonial Allocates Cycle 12 Shipments on Main Distillate Line 2

Feb 13, 2018

Colonial Pipeline is allocating Cycle 12 shipments on Line 2, its main distillate line, the company said in a notice sent to shippers on Tuesday. Committed information on the line will be available on Thursday, the company said. Line 2 runs from Houston to Greensboro…

Seadrill Nears Comprehensive Restructuring Deal

Feb 12, 2018

Rig firm Seadrill, which last year filed for bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court, is working towards a comprehensive deal with all its creditors that could be concluded this week, it said in a court filing late on Friday. Once the largest drilling rig operator by market value…

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