Companies
2016, November, 18, 18:35:00
VENEZUELA & CHINA: $50 BLN
Venezuela has borrowed over $50 billion from China under a financing arrangement created by late socialist leader Hugo Chavez in 2007, in which a portion of its crude and fuel sales to the world's second-biggest economy are used to pay down loans.
2016, November, 18, 18:30:00
NIGERIA'S OIL SETTLEMENT: $5.1 BLN
Nigeria reached a $5.1 billion settlement to reimburse foreign oil companies including Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc for past operating costs.
2016, November, 17, 18:45:00
IRAN - SAUDI COMPETITION
Iran overtook political rival Saudi Arabia as India's top oil supplier in October, shipping data showed, just ahead of a producers' meeting this month to hammer out the details on output cuts aimed at reining in a global glut.
2016, November, 17, 18:40:00
JAPAN NEEDS MORE OIL
Japan sees the current low oil price environment creating "a significant chance for acquiring [upstream] stakes and assets," as well as the need to facilitate upstream investments amid slowing investments globally, Yuki Sadamitsu, director of the oil and gas division at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in an interview with S&P Global Platts last month.
2016, November, 17, 18:30:00
$500 MLN FOR LUKOIL
LUKOIL has raised USD 500 million in a 5-year unsecured loan at 3 month LIBOR+3.0% to finance the development of the Gissar group’s gas condensate fields in Uzbekistan. Soyuzneftegaz Vostok Limited, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of PJSC “LUKOIL”, is the borrower under the loan.
2016, November, 16, 18:45:00
RUSSIA - SAUDI COMPETITION
The deal between Essar and a consortium led by Kremlin oil giant Rosneft (ROSN.MM) appeared dead in the water two months ago after Saudi state energy firm Aramco weighed in, according to seven Russia, India and Saudi-based industry sources familiar with or involved in the negotiations.
2016, November, 16, 18:35:00
SAUDI'S IPO $2 TLN
“This is going to be the most transparent national oil company listing of all time,” Khalid al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, told.
2016, November, 16, 18:30:00
EXXON VS CHAD: $74 BLN
Exxon Mobil Corp. is negotiating with Chad’s government about a record $74 billion fine the oil company was told to pay last month by a court in the central African nation because of a dispute over royalties.
2016, November, 15, 18:40:00
THE NEW NORD STREAM
Gazprom has terminated a shareholder agreement for Nord Stream 2, a joint venture to build a pipeline between Russia and Germany, circumventing Poland and other countries, Russian press agency TASS has reported.
2016, November, 14, 18:40:00
CHINA'S TAX EXPORTS
After more than a decade, China has decided to restore tax rebates on exports of gasoline, gasoil and jet fuel, a sign that Beijing is more than comfortable with the domestic supply situation for oil products.
2016, November, 14, 18:35:00
CONOCO PLANS $50
ConocoPhillips plans conservative financial and operating programs in 2017, planning for a longer-than-expected $50/b oil world by reducing its capital budget 4%, growing production up to 2% and forging technologies to squeeze out the last smidgen of resource from existing assets.
2016, November, 12, 12:04:00
PETROBRAS NET LOSS R$ 16,458 MLN
PETROBRAS - Net loss of R$ 16,458 million, compared to net income of R$ 370 million in the 2Q-2016,
2016, November, 11, 18:45:00
ROSNEFT DOWN 62%
In 3Q 2016, the Company net profit was at RUB 26 bln. The decline was primarily driven by lower operating profit.
2016, November, 11, 18:40:00
SHELL INVESTS IN BRAZIL $10 BLN
Royal Dutch Shell Plc will invest $10 billion in Brazil over five years now that the country has increased opportunities for foreign companies in its oil industry, its chief executive officer said on Thursday.
2016, November, 11, 18:35:00
CONOCO DIVESTS AMERICA
ConocoPhillips has set its 2017 capital expenditures guidance at $5 billion, down 4% compared with its 2016 guidance of $5.2 billion and less than half of its 2015 capex and investments that totaled $10.1 billion. The firm recently cut its 2016 capex from $5.5 million.