2016
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2016, April, 3, 16:30:00
СОГЛАШЕНИЕ ГАЗПРОМА И OMV
«Сегодня подписан ряд важных документов в развитие диалога с нашим стратегическим партнером OMV. Теперь это взаимодействие выходит за рамки исключительно деловой сферы. Последовательно расширяя сотрудничество, мы движемся к реализации стоящих перед нами амбициозных задач — увеличения поставок российского газа и нефти в Европу и развития научно-технического потенциала наших компаний».
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2016, April, 3, 16:25:00
EU GAS USE UP 4%
Natural gas consumption in the 28-nation European Union grew by some 4% last year to 426.3bn m3, according to latest estimates from Eurogas, the trade association representing 43 gas wholesale and distribution companies.
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2016, April, 3, 16:20:00
IRANIAN GAS UP BY 15%
According to documents prepared by the oil ministry and obtained by NGE in mid-March, South Pars produces a little less than half of Iran's total raw gas, meaning Iran's total raw gas production was above 260bn m3 in the last fiscal year.
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2016, April, 3, 16:15:00
SAUDI FUND $2 TRILLION
The sale of Aramco, or Saudi Arabian Oil Co., is planned for 2018 or even a year earlier, according to the prince. The fund will then play a major role in the economy, investing at home and abroad. It would be big enough to buy Apple Inc., Google parent Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. -- the world’s four largest publicly traded companies.
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2016, April, 3, 16:10:00
KUWAIT & SAUDI AGREE
Production at Khafji was halted in October 2014 because of environmental concerns. The 300,000-b/d field lies in the Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone. Kuwait Gulf Oil Co. and Saudi Aramco Gulf Operations Co. jointly operate it. Neither company commented on restart reports.
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2016, April, 3, 16:05:00
SHELL & NIGERIA CORRUPTION
The international oil company said on Wednesday it was co-operating with officials from both the Netherlands and Italy as they investigate the $1.1bn deal, which Shell signed five years ago alongside Eni, the Italian oil company.
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2016, April, 3, 16:00:00
BP & CNPC CONTRACT
BP’s Energy Outlook for 2016 forecasts that by 2035 shale gas will account for a quarter of total gas produced globally and China will become the world’s largest contributor to growth in shale gas production.
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2016, April, 3, 15:55:00
BP & KUWAIT AGREEMENT
The framework agreement includes opportunities for joint investment in future oil and gas exploration, and possible oil and gas trading deals, including LNG.
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2016, April, 3, 15:50:00
BP & AZERBAIJAN COOPERATION
But in order to extract those resources, BP has had to wage a battle to control inflated costs and root out fraud, internal documents and interviews with former employees of BP and its contractors show.
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2016, April, 3, 15:45:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 14
U.S. Rig Count is down 14 rigs from last week to 450, with oil rigs down 10 to 362, and gas rigs down 4 to 88.
Canadian Rig Count is down 6 rigs from last week to 49, with oil rigs unchanged at 11, and gas rigs down 6 to 38.