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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…

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…

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…

Iraq Transfers Ownership of 9 Companies to New National Oil Company

Oct 18, 2018

Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi issued a decree transferring the ownership of nine state-owned oil companies from the oil ministry to the newly-formed National Oil Company which he also heads, a ministry spokesman said on Thursday.Luaibi…

Oil prices rise on signs of falling Iranian oil exports

Oct 16, 2018

Oil prices rose on Tuesday on signs of falling Iran oil exports ahead of U.S. sanctions against Tehran in November, while geopolitical tensions remain over a missing Saudi journalist.International benchmark Brent crude for December delivery rose 9 cents…

Lukoil to Start Oil Production at New Caspian Field in 2023

Oct 16, 2018

Russia's biggest independent oil producer Lukoil plans to start commercial oil production at its new Caspian field in 2023, the company said on Tuesday.Lukoil said it expected to reach peak production at the Rakushechnoye field of 1.2 million…

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…

India's Petronet LNG says Talks to Invest in Qatar Have Slowed

Oct 15, 2018

India's Petronet LNG Ltd said on Monday its talks to invest in Qatar's exploration and production sector had 'slowed down,' as the company had not been able to reach an agreement on pricing with the Middle Eastern nation.'Qatar is still at a very preliminary stage…

Hurricane FPSO Leaves Dubai After Upgrade, Shetlands First Oil Seen in H1

Oct 15, 2018

The Aoka Mizu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel ordered by Hurricane Energy has left Dubai following a series of upgrades, the company said, another milestone for the group as it seeks to extract so-called fractured basement oil in Britain…

World's Top Traders Divided on Oil Outlook as Iran Sanctions Loom

Oct 10, 2018

The world's biggest trading houses said on Wednesday they saw oil prices not falling below $65 per barrel and possibly breaking above $100 next year as U.S. sanctions on Iran reduce crude exports from the Islamic republic.The range of views…

Oil Prices Rise as Iranian Crude Exports Fall

Oct 09, 2018

Oil prices rose on Tuesday on growing evidence of falling crude exports from Iran, OPEC's third-largest producer, before the imposition of new U.S. sanctions and a partial shutdown in the Gulf of Mexico because of Hurricane Michael.Benchmark Brent crude jumped by $1…

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