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2015, March, 20, 19:10:00
OIL HUNTING
Private equity groups including Carlyle and Blackstone are to deploy billions of dollars in a hunt for acquisitions across the oil and gas industry, with a collapse in oil prices expected to lead to a wave of asset sales.
2015, March, 20, 19:05:00
U.S. GEOPOLITICS
Lifting the longstanding ban on U.S. crude oil exports would boost the country’s economy and enhance its global leadership, a former senior Obama administration official will tell senators on Thursday, introducing a strategic dimension to the growing debate over selling American oil abroad.
2015, March, 20, 19:00:00
TRUST IS CRUCIAL
Energy Minister Taner Yıldız claimed the allegation regarding the 10.25 percent discount agreement reached with Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom was not real.
2015, March, 20, 18:55:00
SANCTIONS TILL END
From the first day of the summit of EU leaders in Brussels, the message resonated loudly: there seems to be one single front against Russia and toward the creation of the Energy Union, while a widespread criticism over the European approach to the Greek saga emerged amid tensions.
2015, March, 20, 18:50:00
RUSSIA & CHINA PIPELINE
Russia may postpone completion of a huge pipeline to bring gas from two new fields to China, three sources with direct knowledge of the plans of export firm Gazprom said, delaying one of President Vladimir Putin's signature projects.
2015, March, 20, 18:45:00
U.S. DRILLING INCOME
The level of interest in new oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico is slowing due to the low price of oil, but federal regulators said they remain optimistic about the future of offshore drilling.
2015, March, 20, 18:40:00
THE NEW RUSSIAN EMPIRE - 3
Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman is preparing to sell a dozen North Sea gasfields at the heart of a fierce row over ownership, in a move that would avert a high-profile legal battle with the UK government.
2015, March, 20, 18:35:00
EU & TURKEY AGREE
As the West tightened its grip on Russia with sanctions, particularly in energy, following the annexation of Crimea last year, the European Union is trying to expand its cooperation to counter Russia's dominant position in energy sector.
2015, March, 20, 18:30:00
NIGERIA’S OIL RISKS
Deepening political divisions between Nigeria’s regions over the presidential poll and the absence of a clear front-runner increase the risk of a contested outcome and a turbulent aftermath
2015, March, 20, 18:25:00
INDIA OIL RESERVES
Taking advantage of lower oil prices, India will next month begin filling up its maiden strategic oil reserves to insulate itself from supply disruptions.