Venezuela proposes novel OPEC oil blending deal April 21, 2015 // 4 Comments VENEZUELA – Venezuela has launched talks this month on a novel plan to blend the country’s heavy crude with [...]
Pertamina gears up for high octane fuel April 20, 2015 // 2 Comments JAKARTA – Indonesia’s state-owned oil company PT Pertamina will introduce a new higher-octane gasoline next month as [...]
Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas have become top polluters April 17, 2015 // 2 Comments Previously, it was bovine emission that was the top polluter, but now it has been replaced by methane leaks from the oil and [...]
China sees largest dip in power output since 2008 April 16, 2015 // 1 Comment China produced 451.1 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of power in March – down 3.7 % from the previous year and is the largest dip [...]
Russia begins oil-for-goods swap with Iran April 15, 2015 // 2 Comments Russia paved the way on Monday for missile system deliveries to Iran and started an oil-for-goods swap, signalling that [...]
Once New Route is complete, Russia plans to end Ukraine Gas Transit April 14, 2015 // 0 Comments The natural gas transit contract between Ukraine and Russia will not continue after Russia seeks to build under the Black [...]
Iran piles pressure on US with China oil talks April 9, 2015 // 3 Comments Tehran officials are in Beijing this week to seek more oil sales, in a move that could reduce Iran’s vulnerability to [...]
Shell in ‘Advanced’ Talks to Buy BG for LNG, Brazilian Oil April 8, 2015 // 1 Comment Royal Dutch Shell Plc is in talks to acquire BG Group Plc in what would be the largest energy deal this year, according to a [...]
Oil jumps 5 % on tempered Iran view, slower U.S. inventory rise April 7, 2015 // 2 Comments Oil prices jumped more than 5 % on Monday as traders reassessed how quickly Iran might increase exports after a [...]
Crude Oil Price Declines Mean Steady Loss Of Oil, Gas Jobs April 6, 2015 // 1 Comment Like tens of thousands of other out-of-towners, Ryan Chennault moved to western North Dakota for the oil. Since 2008, he’s [...]