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Qatar Quits OPEC to Focus on LNG

Dec 04, 2018

Qatar said Monday that it will leave the oil cartel OPEC on January 1 after nearly 60 years.  The announcement was made in a series of tweets.Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, announced Qatar’s withdrawal from OPEC and said the organization was informed…

ExxonMobil Makes Discovery Off Guyana

Dec 03, 2018

U.S. major ExxonMobil has made its 10th discovery offshore Guyana and increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to more than 5 billion oil-equivalent barrels, reinforcing potential for at least five floating storage…

Qatar to Leave OPEC

Dec 03, 2018

Qatar said on Monday it was quitting OPEC from January to focus on its gas ambitions, taking a swipe at the group's de facto leader Saudi Arabia and marring efforts to show unity before this week's meeting of exporters to tackle an oil price slide…

E.on Officially Opens Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 03, 2018

The 400-MW Rampion offshore wind farm off the Sussex coast in the UK has been officially opened, said German energy company E.on SE.  The offshore wind farm now generating enough green electricity for around 350,000 UK homes setting a new power record in the country…

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Backs Offshore Wind

Dec 02, 2018

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) is remaining committed to supporting the state’s goals of generating 3.5GW of offshore wind by 2030 and reaching 100% of renewable energy by 2050.The Offshore Wind Supply Chain Networking Event…

Eni in Talks to Grow Presence in the Gulf

Dec 02, 2018

Italian major Eni is in talks to grow its footprint in Oman and the United Arab Emirates as part of plans to build its asset base in the oil-rich Gulf and offset its reliance on Africa, a source close to the matter said.The international oil company has a limited presence in the Middle East…

Russian and Saudi Energy Ministers to Meet at G20

Nov 30, 2018

Russia's energy minister Alexander Novak will meet his Saudi counterpart at the G20 summit in Argentina and discuss an oil output reduction in 2019, RIA news agency cited Novak as saying on Friday.He was also reported to have said that Russia's…

After Trump Calls, Gulf OPEC Members Cover Most of Iran Oil Loss

Nov 30, 2018

OPEC oil supply has fallen in November from a two-year high due to U.S. sanctions on Iran, a Reuters survey found, although most of the output gap left by Iran was plugged by Saudi Arabia and the UAE in response to calls from U.S. President Donald Trump…

Petrobras May Divest $15 Bln Over Next Few Years

Nov 30, 2018

Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is considering divesting up to $15 billion within the next few years, one person with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.The total divestment goal has not been approved yet and…

Lukoil Sees Production Up 3.5% in 2018

Nov 29, 2018

Russian oil producer Lukoil said on Thursday that it was expecting its hydrocarbon production to increase by 3.5 percent this year.The company also plans an increase in hydrocarbon production of 1 percent next year, a company official said on a conference call…

Saudi Oil Minister Meets with Argentina's Energy Minister

Nov 29, 2018

Saudi oil minister Khalid Al-Falih met with Argentina's energy minister Javier Iguacel on Thursday, Al-Falih said on his twitter account.Al-Falih said they discussed cooperation and investment in oil sector, as well as 'the importance of the…

Oil Rises After Russia Leans Towards Output Cut

Nov 29, 2018

Oil reversed course and rose as much as 3 percent on Thursday, after industry sources said Russia had accepted the need to cut production, together with OPEC ahead of its meeting next week.Prices, however, were still set for its biggest one…

Saudi Energy Minister Goes to OPEC with a Weak Hand: Kemp

Nov 29, 2018

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Khalid al-Falih, must play a bad hand of cards as well as he can at next week’s meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers in Vienna.Falih’s challenge is to get other countries on board with output cuts to avert…

NYK to Demonstrate Tidal Energy in Singapore

Nov 28, 2018

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Japanese telecom giant MTI have reached an agreement to participate in a long-term demonstration of tidal energy being sponsored by MAKO Energy and Sentosa Development Corporation, which will provide the demonstration site…

Vandals Cause Oil Spill in Peruvian Amazon

Nov 28, 2018

Peru state oil company Petroperu said approximately 8,000 barrels of crude oil had spilled in the Amazon after vandals severed the pipeline and then impeded technicians seeking to repair the damaged pipe.The pipe began to spill oil on Tuesday…

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