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Nov 21 (Reuters) - U.S. sanctions are dismantling what remains of Lukoil's Litasco, once Russia's biggest oil trader and a rival to top Swiss houses and oil majors, five sources told Reuters. The measures, which also target state-owned Rosneft, took effect on Friday as Washington seeks to choke off Moscow’s ability to fund its war in... Continue Reading →
Nov. 14 (Reuters) U.S. private equity firm Carlyle is exploring options to buy Russian oil major Lukoil's LKOH.MM foreign assets, three sources familiar with the situation said. The U.S. has hit Lukoil with sanctions as part of its effort to bring the Kremlin to peace talks over Ukraine, and has blocked Lukoil's attempt to sell... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's BRICS presidency this year will not advance a common currency for the group of major developing economies this year, four government officials said, but its agenda may pave the way for less reliance on the U.S. dollar in global trade. That agenda could draw the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump, who... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) Since 2015, Guyana has emerged as the global leader in oil discoveries, with unmatched volumes boosting its position in the energy sector, according to Rystad Energy. The Norway-based intelligence company ranked Guyana against 19 other countries. They estimate that Guyana’s recoverable resource is over 13 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) since the initial... Continue Reading →
(oilprice.com) Rosneft has denied reports that there were plans to consolidate the country’s biggest oil companies into one entity, the company said in a statement. Rosneft cited an “unprecedented amount of coverage in foreign media alleging imminent consolidation of assets in the Russian oil industry with a direct hint on Rosneft's intention to take over the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Asia's largest oil and gas producer, has over the past three decades built a global portfolio with assets in 33 countries. The company's overseas production exceeded 100 million metric tons, or 2 million barrels per day of oil equivalent, for the first time in 2019 and has since... Continue Reading →
(RZ) The European Commission (EC) is allotting up to $7.43 billion (EUR 6.9 billion) in public funding for hydrogen infrastructure projects. The EC approved the third Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI), which aims to boost the supply of renewable energy in the European Union (EU), reduce dependence on natural gas, and help achieve... Continue Reading →
(Argus) Brazilian and Guyanese medium sweet grades have replaced Russian Urals in Europe and are unlikely to face competition from other crude producing Latin American countries, according to Gustavo Hooper, head of trading and shipping at Brazilian independent Prio. "After the changes with the Russia and Ukrainian war, China lost a bit of the market... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has long tried to position himself as an independent arbiter in global conflicts, now faces the uncomfortable task of mediating a crisis between Brazil’s northern neighbors Venezuela and Guyana. Escalating tensions over Essequibo, an oil-rich region roughly the size of Florida that’s controlled by Guyana but claimed... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Wintershall Dea on Monday reported that its third-quarter net profit slumped 86% year-on-year due to weaker oil and gas prices, unplanned maintenance outages in Norway and the costly loss of Russian business. The company's earnings showed that adjusted net income totalled 61 million euros ($64.4 million) in the three months to September, compared with... Continue Reading →
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