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Oil Prices Fall as Global Supply Rises

Oct 31, 2018

Oil prices fell for a third day on Wednesday on evidence of rising global supply despite the imposition of U.S. sanctions next week that are already curbing Iranian crude supply.Benchmark Brent crude oil was down 40 cents at $75.51 a barrel by 1410 GMT…

Turkish Drillship to Start Mediterranean Operations

Oct 30, 2018

A Turkish drilling ship will start operating in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, 100 km (62 miles) off the coast of Antalya province, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said, adding it would aim to open two drill holes annually.Donmez made the…

Oil Falls as Concern Deepens Over Global Economic Outlook

Oct 29, 2018

Oil prices dropped on Monday as concern over the global economy put crude on track for its biggest monthly fall since mid-2016.Brent crude oil futures had fallen 58 cents to $77.04 a barrel by 1423 GMT. U.S. crude futures were down 63 cents at $66…

Norway Fund to Double Investments in Saudi Arabia

Oct 26, 2018

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, plans to more than double its investments in Saudi Arabia after it is included in the fund's reference index soon, Chief Executive Yngve Slyngstad said on Friday.The fund currently has Saudi assets worth 6…

Total: Will be Disappointed if it Misses Out on Qatar LNG Expansion

Oct 26, 2018

French oil and gas major Total will be disappointed if it misses out on Qatar's planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion, the company's Chief Financial Officer said on Friday.'We are very interested in Qatar LNG with the decision made by…

Oil Falls on Oversupply Worries Despite Iran Sanctions

Oct 26, 2018

Oil prices dropped on Friday, heading for a third weekly loss after Saudi Arabia warned of oversupply, while a slump in stock markets and concerns about trade clouded the outlook for fuel demand.Brent crude oil fell $1.12 or 1.5 percent to a low of $75…

Oil Higher as Stocks Rebound, Saudi Signals Intervention

Oct 25, 2018

Crude stockpiles rising at U.S. futures delivery point; Saudi Arabia says oil market could shift to oversupply in Q4.Oil prices rose 1 percent on Thursday, following the U.S. stock market higher a day after Wall Street's biggest drop since 2011…

Oil Rises Towards $77 After Slide, Demand Outlook Weighs

Oct 24, 2018

Oil rose towards $77 a barrel on Wednesday after hitting a two-month low as the focus returned to looming U.S. sanctions on oil exporter Iran, although concern about a weaker demand outlook weighed.In a sign Iranian exports will drop further once the sanctions take effect on Nov…

Blue Water Energy Partners with Apex International Energy

Oct 24, 2018

Apex International Energy announced that affiliates of Blue Water Energy (BWE) have agreed to partner with Apex and join the existing investors: Warburg Pincus LLC, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and company management.The oil and gas…

Saudi Aramco Signs Deals Worth USD 34 bln in Oil and Gas

Oct 24, 2018

Saudi Aramco signed 15 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)  and strategic and commercial collaborations valued at more than US$34 billion with 15 international partner companies and entities from eight countries in 3 continents.These collaborations…

Oil Falls by $2 After Saudi Arabia Reassures Market on Supply

Oct 23, 2018

Oil prices fell more than 2 percent on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia said it could supply more crude quickly if needed, reassuring investors ahead of U.S. sanctions on Iran's crude exports that start next month.Benchmark Brent crude oil dropped $2…

ADNOC Offshore Says Nasr Field Facilities Completed

Oct 22, 2018

Abu Dhabi's state-owned ADNOC Offshore has completed the installation of all Nasr field facilities, said a company tweet on Sunday.''This megastructure is one of the largest supercomplexes in the world, with Nasr field contributing to ADNOC’s end of 2018 oil production capacity target of 3…

Oil Slips Below $80 After Saudi Pledges Rapid Output Rise

Oct 22, 2018

Oil slipped below $80 a barrel on Monday as Saudi Arabia pledged to raise its crude production to a record, two weeks before U.S. sanctions potentially choke off Iranian crude supplies.Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told Russia's TASS…

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…

Hariga Oil Port Operating Normally Following Protest

Oct 19, 2018

Libya's eastern oil export port of Hariga on Friday was working normally a day after a protest there, port workers said.Late on Thursday, tribesmen staged a demonstration at the port’s gate in protest against the appointment of a government minister…

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