Eni SpA has cancelled a development phase of a field in Iran

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Italian oil company Eni SpA has cancelled a development phase of a field in Iran, according to an announcement by Italy's Prime Minister, as Rome moves to block new oil ...


Iran, Bahrain discuss gas terms

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

A delegation of oil and gas ministers from Bahrain arrived in Tehran for a fifth round of negotiations on importing gas from Iran, the semiofficial Fars News Agency reports. Talks in ...


Brazil, China, India, Iran and Saudia Arabia are likely to see the highest growth in refining

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Brazil, China, India, Iran and Saudia Arabia are likely to see the highest growth in refining leading up to 2013, by which time they will make up 44% of the ...


Oil News from around the web,US crude for August delivery fell $1.58 to $65.15 a barrel by 0018 GMT. London Brent crude fell 74 cents to $64.87

Monday, July 6th, 2009

France's Total and China National Petroleum Corporation plan to bid for two large oil blocks being auctioned in Venezuela, instead of one in which they had already shown interest. The sources ...


Oil News from around the web, US crude rose $1.28 cents to $71.90 by 1122 GMT after falling below $70 earlier in the day. London Brent crude rose $1.37 to $71.61

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

The Chinese National Petroleum Corp. announced plans to begin drilling operations at the Azadegan oil field in Iran, one of the largest in the world. CNPC said it signed a $2 ...


Oil News from around the web, Crude oil for July 2009 delivery dropped $0.26 to $72.42 a barrel in after-hours trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange ,Brent crude for July 2009 delivery gained $0.99, or 1.4%, to $71.79 on 11 June on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange

Friday, June 12th, 2009

The IEA raised its global estimate for daily oil demand by 120,000 barrels to 83.3 million barrels in its monthly. The increase was driven by the US and China. Consumption ...


Oil News from around the web, US light sweet crude hit $70.32 per barrel $69.21 before sliding to $68.75. London Brent was at $68.60 a barrel

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

)))The Petroleo Brasileiro consortium, in which Petrobas holds a 65% operating stake, has confirmed the potential for 5-8 billion barrels of recoverable light oil and natural gas in the pre-salt ...


Reliance Industries Ltd. stops petroleum exports to Iran

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Reliance Industries Ltd., the largest private-sector oil conglomerate in India, stopped petroleum exports to Iran under pressure from U.S.-backed sanctions. U.S. lawmakers in April introduced a bill imposing harsh penalties on ...


Oil News from around the web, $67.80 dollars a barrel ; new discovery has been made in Sudan

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Crude oil for July 2009 delivery dropped as much as $0.78, or 1.1%, to $67.80 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was traded at $68.42 a barrel ...


Oil News from around the web, 67.69 dollars a barrel ; Nigeria’s current potential crude oil production at three million barrels per day

Monday, June 1st, 2009

)))New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, struck 68.29 dollars. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in July bounced as high as 67.69 dollars a barrel )))) ...


Oil News from around the web, US crude fell $0.54 to $57.48 a barrel ; Iran’s proven oil reserves increased dramatically; World oil demand will fall by 2.56m barrels per day (bpd) in 2009

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

)))))))))US crude fell $0.54 to $57.48 a barrel at 06.19 GMT, and London Brent fell $0.33 to $57.01 ))))))))))OPEC members should move to enforce current quotas, the Algerian oil minister said. The ...


Oil News from around the web, hydrocarbons in Libyan waters,OPEC is worried about oversupply,RWE Dea to invest in North African countries

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

))))) Oil prices lingered below $49 a barrel Thursday in Asia as rising U.S. crude inventories and a stark demand forecast by the IMF doused investor optimism for a near-term ...


Dana Gas seeks to surpass 2008 achievements, Leading regional gas company looks to build on achievements

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East's first and largest private sector regional natural gas company, outlined the key business achievements made by the company in 2008 at the Annual General ...


Oil News from around the web, Brazilian oil workers, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at 50.44 dollars a barrel on Tuesday, compared with $50.18 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations -Oil prices dipped Wednesday ...


OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

OPEC Oil Export  Revenues   Based on projections from the EIA March 2009 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could earn $383 billion of net ...


Edison Signs a contract for the exploration of hydrocarbons in Iran

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Edison strengthens its upstream operations: the objective is to achieve annual production equal to 15% of the Group’s total needs Milan, January 9th 2008 – During a ceremony attended by Iran’s ...


Exploration & Exploitation News w/e 31/12

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Saboteurs blow up Agip oil pipeline in Delta State Saboteurs blew up an oil pipeline operated by Italy's Agip in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta late on Friday, the military said on ...


Exploration & Exploitation News,Oil & Gas w/e 5/12

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Crude oil prices slumped close to 40 dollars a barrel in trading on Today. The US expects a steep drop in energy demand. Oil has fallen 70 percent since reaching ...


$5 billion in funding for joint venture projects with foreign oil companies

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Nigeria's draft 2009 budget includes $5 billion in funding for joint venture projects with foreign oil companies, President Umaru Yar'Adua told parliament on Tuesday. Funding shortfalls at state-run oil company ...


Oil News FYI @ 21st Nov. 08

Friday, November 21st, 2008

US light sweet crude fell to $49.62, while London-traded Brent crude fell to $48.90 a barrel. The price of oil is around two-thirds cheaper than in July, when it hit ...


Edison Signs a contract for the exploration of hydrocarbons in Iran

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Edison strengthens its upstream operations: the objective is to achieve annual production equal to 15% of the Group’s total needs Milan, January 9th 2008 – During a ceremony attended by Iran’s ...


3bn Barrel Oil Discovery in 4 New Oilfields in Iran

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Manager of National Iranian Oil Company for exploration affairs announced the discovery of 4 new oil and gas fields bearing about 3.7bn barrels of in-place oil and 1.5bn cm of ...


Gazprom’s delegation visits Iran

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Led by Alexey Miller, the Management Committee Chairman, a Gazprom delegation paid a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Within the visit the delegation met with Gholamhossein Nozari, Iranian ...


Polish gas monopolist PGNiG inks deal to develop gas fields in Iran

Monday, February 11th, 2008

WARSAW.  FEBRUARY  11.  INTERFAX  CENTRAL EUROPE - Polish gas monopolist PGNiG has  signed  a  letter  of intent with Offshore Oil Company on co-operation  concerning  development  of previously discovered Iranian gas ...