Companies
2014, September, 30, 20:15:00
ENCANA & ATHLON: $7 BLN
Encana of Canada has become the latest company working in North America’s shale reserves to make a leap to reduce its reliance on gas, and increase its oil production, by agreeing a $7.1bn deal to buy US-listed Athlon Energy.
2014, September, 30, 20:10:00
SEIZING THE MEXICO’S OPPORTUNITIES
Argentina’s YPF and Malaysia’s Petronas are negotiating a joint-venture with Mexico’s Pemex – possibly starting with shallow water fields – in a bid to become the first foreign oil companies to seize the opportunities of Mexico’s energy reform.
2014, September, 30, 20:05:00
FILIPINO-UK GAS
The chairman of a Philippine energy company said Friday a Chinese state-owned oil producer hasn't responded to a revived proposal to jointly explore a disputed area of the South China Sea but drilling will go ahead by 2016 with or without a partnership.
2014, September, 30, 20:00:00
MAMMALS OF ROSNEFT
The Company’s representatives made a report on RN-Shelf-Arctic’s experience in implementing marine animals protection plans during geological survey in the Barents Sea.
2014, September, 28, 13:10:00
UKRAINE & RUSSIA DEAL: $3.1 BLN
Russia, Ukraine and the European Union moved closer to sealing the deal, with European Commissioner Günther Oettinger announcing on Friday that there is a high probability of signing a binding interim agreement by the end of next week.
2014, September, 28, 13:05:00
RUSSIA & EXXON: ARCTIC OIL
Russia Says Arctic Well Drilled With Exxon Strikes Oil
2014, September, 28, 13:00:00
ROSNEFT: NEW DISCOVERY
Rosneft Discovered a New Hydrocarbon Field in the Kara Sea
2014, September, 28, 12:55:00
MEXICO: HONEY OIL
Mexico is “like a sweet shop in the oil business”, according to one executive, and international energy companies are eyeing the goodies it offers as they wait for technical and fiscal details to work out how much they can splurge.
2014, September, 26, 22:50:00
RUSSIA SANCTIONS: POSSIBILITY DESPITE
After Exxon Mobil Corp. mounted a campaign to warn U.S. officials that prematurely halting work with Russian oil giant Rosneft on an exploratory oil well could foul the Arctic, the Obama administration last week gave the company a two-week reprieve from sanctions on Russia.
2014, September, 26, 22:25:00
PETRONAS CLOSES CANADA: $10 BLN
Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas group, is threatening to pull the plug on a $10bn liquefied natural gas project in Canada, saying new taxes and rising competition from a slew of US shale gas projects threaten its viability.
2014, September, 25, 21:30:00
CHINA COULD SHAPE
China, not Russia, could shape Asia’s energy future,
2014, September, 25, 21:15:00
RUSSIA OPTIMISM
Moscow auctioned off its first successful debt sale in more than two months on Sept. 24 after cancelling a string of bond auctions because of the sour investment climate that continues to surround Russia.
2014, September, 25, 21:10:00
GAZPROM STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP
Gazprom Tries to Capitalise on Western Sanctions, Strengthen LNG Leadership
2014, September, 25, 21:05:00
US LNG: ISN'T SOLUTION
US LNG to Help, Not to Solve European Problems with Russia
2014, September, 25, 20:50:00
R&D UNDER THREAT
Some analysts and investors worry that oil companies will not spend enough either to sustain growth in their core businesses, or to open options in alternative energy sources for a world in which oil and gas consumption is constrained by climate policy or high prices.