Oil and Gas News

June 02, 2014

Army must do more to protect pipeline: Iraq deputy PM
Baghdad (AFP) June 01, 2014
Iraq's army must do more to protect a northern oil pipeline and should pay as much attention to it as it does to fighting militants, Iraq's top energy official told AFP Sunday. The rare criticism of the security forces comes with the pipeline, which connects the northern province of Kirkuk to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, having been disabled for three months as a result of militant attacks as the army grapples with a year-long nationwide surge in violence. "I have pointed out repeat ... read more

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Turkey 'driven by greed' in Kurd oil row: Iraq deputy PM Ankara has been "driven by greed" in an escalating row over oil pumped from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region and shipped overseas via Turkey, Baghdad's top energy official told AFP Sunday. ... more		Iraq oil exports continue rebound in May: ministry Iraqi oil exports rose for a second consecutive month in May, figures showed Sunday, despite a northern pipeline remaining disabled and a central government row with the country's Kurdish region. ... more		Oil prices rise after strong Chinese manufacturing data Oil prices rose in Asian trade Monday as data showing strong Chinese manufacturing activity fuelled hopes of a pick-up in demand in the world's top energy consumer. ... more
				Reversing oil export ban will drive economic growth, API says Even states that don't produce much oil could benefit from the lifting of a 1970s-era export ban, a report prepared for the American Petroleum Institute says. ... more		Friends and foes alike weigh in on Department of Energy policies A decision on U.S. liquefied natural gas exports is part of an administrative roadblock, congressional leaders say, though environmentalists declared a win. ... more

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More than a year after security scare, Austria's OMV to invest in Tunisian gas Austrian energy company OMV said Friday it was investing $680 million in the Nawara gas field development project in Tunisia. ... more		Deliveries could begin in 2019 from natural gas export facility in Texas U.S. gas company Cheniere Energy said Friday its Spanish counterpart, Iberdrola, agreed to buy liquefied natural gas from a planned export terminal in Texas. ... more		Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row China's birth rate falls to lowest on record Chile police arrest suspect over deadly wildfires		Libya's oil company has new outlook The chairman of the Libyan National Oil Corp. said the government aims to hold an auction for new oil licenses once political hurdles are cleared. ... more
				Norway removes Greenpeace ship from contested Arctic drill site Norwegian coastguards on Friday removed a Greenpeace ship from a controversial Arctic drilling site where it was trying to prevent oil explorations, the environmentalist group said. ... more		Ukraine's justice minister says legal notice given to Russia's Gazprom The drafting of a lawsuit against Russian energy company Gazprom is in the final stages, Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petronko said. ... more

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Iran aims to increase energy partnerships with Turkish neighbors Iran expects to add to the $10 billion trade relationship with Turkey through further cooperation in the energy sector, Iran's ambassador to Ankara said. ... more		Spain okays Repsol plan for Canary Islands exploration The Spanish government on Thursday gave oil giant Repsol the green light to explore for oil and gas off the coast of the Canary Islands, a move that environmental groups described as "unjustifiable". ... more		Elon Musk hints at buying Ryanair amid Starlink spat AST SpaceMobile secures role on MDA SHIELD defense architecture Slingshot to embed AI agent in US Space Force space warfare training		Annual report shows Vietnamese economy could slow down because of rig tensions Growth in the Vietnamese economy could slow in part because investors are growing wary of tensions surrounding a Chinese oil rig, an economic report said. ... more
China's Oil Giant At Center Of Corruption Probe Grins were on the faces of China National Petroleum executives this week as they celebrated a blockbuster 30-year deal for Russian gas. It was a good day for CNPC, the state-owned colossus at the ce ... more		Mexican oil exports to U.S. market at lowest levels since 1993 Though it's still the third-largest source of foreign crude, imports from Mexico are at their lowest levels in a decade, the U.S. Energy Department said. ... more		Visiting Sen. Ben Cardin says China is stoking tensions over oil rig China should work to calm the row over a drilling rig deployed in waters disputed by Vietnam rather than acting provocatively, a visiting U.S. senator said. ... more		EU lays out energy plan, to reduce Russia dependence The European Commission laid out plans Wednesday to cut the EU's costly reliance on energy imports, especially from Russia which has threatened to halt gas supplies to Ukraine, a key transit point for Europe. ... more

	Greenpeace ship reaches Arctic drilling site A Greenpeace ship arrived Thursday at the Arctic site where Statoil is sending an oil rig in an attempt to stop the drilling, the environmental group said. ... more		Better catalysts for the petrochemical industry Zeolites are among the substances which can accelerate chemical reactions - they are known as catalysts. Usually applied in pellet form, the industrial production of gasoline from crude oil without ... more

Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts

Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution

EU says ready to sign defence and security pact with India

Libya chaos deepens with Benghazi air strike on jihadists		Exxon, BP Defy White House; Extend Partnership with Russia		Moscow expects to see formal agreements on Kiev gas debt by week's end		The California Shale Bubble Just Burst		State Department spokeswoman says China largely to blame for rig tensions
Scotland could realize vast oil and gas wealth through independence		Statoil divides oil sands interests in Canada with Indonesian counterpart		British government blames mine closures, offshore woes, for declining production		Gulf of Mexico a 'critical component' of U.S. energy policy, government says		Shell makes its first LNG sale to Japan's third-largest utility company

Fukushima disaster means Japan needs more gas from new resource

How Turkey's regional ambitions tie into disputes over Iraqi oil

BP says most contracts awarded for gas field meant to break Russia's European grip

Russian energy company will keep gas flowing under proposed Ukrainian gas deal

Injuries on the job in Norway's oil and gas sector decline

Greenpeace activists board rigs to protest oil drills

French services company Technip to help feed growing Chinese demand for gas

Russia's Weakened Hand Could Pay Off For Beijing In Major Gas Deal

Dutch arrest six Greenpeace activists over oil drill demos

Oil and gas development homogenizing core-forest bird communities

Shale development generally helps local government coffers

China gas deal a symbolic victory for Russia but won't leave Europe dry

U.S. rail regulator said most rail companies following rules for Bakken oil

British government reviews shale oil potential in country's southeast

Expanding Nord Stream, building South Stream, will help Europe with gas, Gazprom says

Holiday travelers paying about the same at the pump, Energy Department says

Iraq files case against Turkey over Kurdish oil exports

Iraq repairs oil pipeline after months of attacks

Russian gas monopoly wants better ties with Azerbaijan, seen as a European savior

Chad suspends work by Chinese oil company CNPC

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